She stood quietly at the window while looking at the setting sun at the horizon. Her face was glumy. Maya did not sat there to appreciate the outside scenary. But she seemed lost in deep thought. Rena's suddsn entry at the courtand Patrick's vow to protect her state were the reason of her thought. She had no hold on the circumstances but she wanted to make herself prepared for it.
Suddenly she felt someone's touch on her shoulder. She pulled a dagger from her hair and tried to stab the assulter with it. But her hands were stopped in the mid-air. Her third husband, Sebastian, stopped her hands and grabbed the dagger. He dragged it out of her hands and tossed it aside.
"Let me go. Let me go." She yelled but stopped by seeing Sebastian's smiling face.
"What are you doing? Do you want to kill me?" He was still smiling.
She turned her face abruptly. She did not want to see him now. She felt angry with him.
"What? Are not you going to talk to me?" He asked while kissing her neck.
She neither did reply nor flinch.
He twisted her hair with his hands and then removed it to her right while kissing her left neck deeply. He wanted to tease his wife.
But she stopped him and pushed him aside.
"What happened? Don't you want me to touch you anymore?" He asked.
She stood up and went towards the window. She was not in talking mood.
"Are you angry with me, my love?" He asked.
"I have nothing to say to the great commander general of the great army." She stood tall.
"Hey, you are angry with me for I did not stop that fool passing such low remark on you. I am sorry but I was bound by my duty." He looked genuinely sincere in his apology.
"I have no grudge against you. I am just your wife, not a partner or lover of you. So I did not expect it from you." She was still not looking at him.
Sebastian frowned a little. How could he now make this woman believe that he sincerely fell in love with her?!! She would never listen to him. Because of his first love affair with Sylvia she would never believe him.
"I know but look I did not want to call for that b***rd. It's both of yours and Patrick's idea. I have nothing to do with it. Then how can you ever blame me for the insult?" He tried to reasonate with his wife who was looking now most naggingly unreasonable to him.
"I am not blaming you or your brother for anything. Not even for my insult. Just let me go this time. I don't feel well." She told him.
He backed away. He never in his life wanted to insult any girl. And he loved his wife very much. He tried to touch her shoulders but at last moment decided against it.
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"Are not you going to talk to even this night? You are already distant from me since the entire morning. Will you please forgive me now?" He asked his wife who was sleeping beside him but was maintaing a distance.
She turned back to him and tried to sleep. He sighed hard. She would in this rate harm her own health.
He got up from his place and leaned over her. "If you want to slap my face, I don't mind. But please talk to me. I can't go on like this way. You are my only wife." He told her.
"Then go and marry more." She snapped at him.
He made a hurt face. This woman, so sober, so sensitive, so gentle, was suddenly became rude, nagging and unforgiving.
He flipped down and cursed himself under the breath. His sleep was gone now.
She was also trying to sleep in vain. But the reason was totally different. She was feeling quite uneasy inside. She suddenly bolted to the restroom with closing her mouth tightly. He got up in an instance but failed to know what was going on. A faint sound reached his ears. She was vomiting!!! What the hell!! He rushed to the restroom and banged the door open. She was there vomiting, trembling and huffing hard. He put his hands on her back but her speed of vomiting increased more. After throwing for two more times, she at last collapsed on his arms. He lifted her numb senseless body and brought it back to their room. He put her down on the bed and stayed awake till she gained her consciousness.
When she fluttered open her eyes later she saw him sleeping on her forehead. She sighed hard and ran down her hands through his hair. He smiled a little and all her anger got melted away instantly with it.
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