Anastasia felt so bad after what Valdimir told her.
How could he say that she will become a burden when she has been struggling on her own since she was reborn?
Despite trembling, she stood up while looking very upset:
- Even if I'm at fault here, aren't you acting too harsh?
- You didn't see me acting harsh yet...I have been considerate toward you, but you took advantage of that and started disobeying my order.
Anastasia became furious:
- WHY DID YOU CONSIDER MY FEELINGS? WHY DID YOU TAKE ME TO THE CITY? WHY DID YOU ASK ME TO STOP THE TRAINING? WHY? YOU MADE ME MISUNDERSTOOD AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU...
Valdimir became very surprised when he heard that confession. As for Anastasia, when she realized that she confessed without realizing it, she panicked.
" What did I do? "
She ran away immediately without saying any other words to Valdimir, who kept staring at her with a confused face.
" Did I hear right? She said that she loves me! "
As soon as she arrived at her tent, Anastasia threw herself into her bed and covered her red face. Her heart was beating so fast.
" I must be crazy...How could I say those words to him? it is too soon to confess to him. he already thought that I'm a burden. what should I do? what if he hates it? he will push me even further and, then I won't have a chance. "
The next day, Anastasia went to her training like usual. She wished that she could run away, but she will have to confront him sooner or later.
" I will try my best to act like nothing did happen yesterday.."
Valdimir came and started the training as usual. Nothing seemed strange between the both of them, which made Anastasia kind of relieved.
" At least he is not angry, nor avoiding me. later, I will make sure to fix what I did yesterday. "
When the day ended, the commander went back to his tent. Though he pretended to act as if nothing happened, he watched her all day long. He couldn't forget about the last night. It kept bothering him how he yelled at her and the way she confessed to him.
" Now what? When I saw the bear attacking her I lost my mind and lashed out at her. Was she being serious about her confession? If she was then, does that mean that I have a chance? "
While Valdimir was lost in his thoughts, Sergio came into the tent.
- Commander, Lady Anastasia wants to meet you.
- Where is she?
- Outside of the tent...should I tell her that you are busy?
- No, let her in...
- Really? You will let her enter your tent?
- Is there a problem with that?
- No, I will inform her.
Anastasia entered valdimir's tent. She was very hesitant,l but in the end, she decided to talk with him. Though the tent was quite big, it was empty. There were only a small bed and a desk. Valdimir stood up and approached her:
- You came to talk about yesterday, right?
Anastasia was very nervous, she couldn't even look into his eyes:
- Y...Yes...
- What do you want to say?
Anastasia took a deep breath:
- Please forget about what I said...Yesterday...
- Were you lying?
That question surprised her:
- What? No, I wasn't lying.....You... You helped me a lot and let me stay in the camp. I'm really thankful to you so I don't want to be a burden...I don't want things to be more awkward between us...I...I don't want to be kicked out.
Anastasia said all that she wanted while Valdimir was only listening. After that she finished she waited for his response, but he didn't say anything.
" Why he is not saying anything? Is he angry again? Well, I said everything I wanted ...I will leave. "
Valdimir wasn't pleased with those words. He was indeed thinking about the same thing, but hearing it directly from her mouth pissed him off.
Anastasia bowed her head:
- I'm sorry for troubling you. I will do my best to not make any problems....now...I will leave...
When she turned around and was about to leave Valdimir pulled her from her hand.
- What if it wasn't a misunderstanding?
- W...What do you mean?
Valdimir wrapped his hands around her waist and, kissed her. Anastasia was very surprised, she didn't expect such a move from him.
" He....he is kissing me?"
Her heart was about to burst...it was her first kiss. She had never experienced such a sweet thing. Even when she got married in her past life, her husband had never touched her.
" This how it feels to kiss someone that you love!"
She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck.
Valdimir was kissing her passionately. He was like a thirsty beast. Her sweet scent and her red lips made him out of control. After some moments, he realized that he must stop before something else will happen. He pushed her away and then turned around to not see her:
- Please, leave.....We will talk tomorrow.
Anastasia felt a little bit disappointed:
- Alright...Good night.
She went back immediately to her tent while her head was dizzy after that tense kiss. She didn't even hear Sergio when he called her.
- What is wrong with her? Did they fight again?
Sergio went to Valdimir to know what did happen exactly, but when he was heading in, Valdimir was rushing out...
- Where are you going?
- I'm going to take a cold bath...
Sergio couldn't understand what was going on.
" I wish nothing major did happen. "
Anastasia sat for a moment while touching her lips. She kept recalling everything that happened to her with a big smile on her face:
- My lady, did something good happen?
- Lucia! what does it mean if a man kissed you?
- It means that he likes me....Wait a minute, Why are you asking me this?
Anastasia blushed right away:
- OH MY GOD! DID THE COMMANDER KISS YOU?