تسجيل الدخولSAMIEN'S POVI soon fell asleep, oblivious to my worries for a short while. A knock rang on my door, jolting me awake.“Samien!!! Are you awake?” Lyra’s shrill voice rang in the air. The door turned open before I could speak.She jumped onto the bed, her face wet with sweat. Her stench reached my nose quickly.“How's my sweet sister doing?”I sat upright. “Why are you sweating so much? And your stench? Ewww!!” I twitched gently at my nose, my brows creasing. “I've been training all day with the soldiers. Would you like to join us tomorrow?”“No!” I replied blankly, quite uninterested. “Of what use is it anyways?” She pulled closer. I pushed her away, gently. “You should take a shower first. You smell so bad.”“Fine!” Her hands flung in the air, eyes rolling. I remained still, patiently awaiting her return. That didn't take so long as the door came open.“What did Father say when you met him this morning? Anything positive?”I exhaled. “He's refused to change his mind. Mentioned a
SAMIEN'S POV I remained quiet for a minute, eyes flickering incessantly.Option? What option could be possible be talking about?Confusion heightened in me as my lips parted slowly. “What's that, Dad?”“You'll have to get married immediately,” he blurted, his voice cold and harsh.I shuddered, dumbstruck.Was I imagining things or did I just hear my father utter those words? No, this had to be a joke…It really had to be.“Getting married quickly is the only way to get people's attention off our family, most importantly you.”I swallowed hard. Since when did Father start caring about the opinion of others?“But Dad,” my voice rang softly in protest. “Why?”“Why? You're really asking me, Why?” His voice raised slightly as he glared hard at me.Silence. Thick, hard.“This is what you get when you think you are wise and can have everything go your way.”“Surely, there has to be another solution besides getting married.”“Leave my office, Samien. I've got other things to attend to.”“Now
SAMIEN'S POV I stood by the entrance to my father's house, tears welled in my eyes.I struggled hard to keep them from trickling down my face, but to no avail. “Miss Samien!!” The guards exclaimed in loud voices, their faces plastered with shock.“Welcome back. Your father has been so worried about you, ma'am.”I nodded in response, too shaken to speak. The maids rushed out quickly, greeted me and then took my bag from me.“Samien!!” The voice rang as I stepped into the house. Lyra, my sister.She threw her hands around me, locking me in a warm embrace. Tears I had tried hard to suppress, trickled down my face in large torrents.Loud sobs broke from my body as I shook endlessly.“I'm sorry. I'm sorry I failed you.”“No, you didn't,” she replied, patting my back gently For a minute, I remained in her arms, the memory of the day I left home, replaying in my head.The joy on her face, and the thrill of it. Now, that was in the past. All in the past.“Where's father?” I whispered.“He
MARK'S POV I laid against my back, head facing the ceiling. For the hundredth time, I tossed from side to side. Nothing seemed good enough for me.Damn it!I jumped right to my feet and began pacing around the room. It had suddenly become too hot and stuffy. I needed some fresh air. I needed to calm my throbbing nerves.The evening was cool and satisfying. I stood under the open sky, my hands clasped to my side.So her real name was Samien. She had such a beautiful name just like her face.Little wonder I had always felt different about her face. A man with such a beautiful face was a rarity.I swallowed hard, guilt welling in me.I should have gone after her and at least spoken to her for the last time.Thinking about it now made me realize how foolish I was.Frustrated, I returned to my room, slamming the door behind me.A ray of sunlight seeped into my eyes through the space between the curtains.I squinted, sitting myself up. My body felt weak, frail and for a moment, I contemp
SAMIEN'S POV I stood still watching my world crash before my very eyes.Everything I had worked so hard to achieve in the last three months had come crashing on me.Hot tears burned my cheeks, the words of the council's head replaying in me.This was the end for me. Not just the end.This was shame! Pain! Humiliation.“Long time no see, Samien!” Vesperus said sarcastically, disrupting my thoughts.I raised my head to her, my hands tightened into fists.She chuckled. “Who could have thought that you of all persons would have managed to sneak your way into the academy.”My eyes flickered, bile rising in my throat.“Get away from me!!”“Well, I must give it to you,” she added, pretending not to have heard it. “How you managed to steal your way in here and then rise to become so known and important.”“I said you should get away from me?” My voice thundered. I saw her shiver, quickly taking a few steps backwards.“Oh my! Take a chill pill, girl..” she giggled, slowly sauntering off.My fe
MARK'S POV I didn't like the sound of this.Anger rose in me, hands tightened into fists. There's no way I'd allow them to do this to Roberts.Absolutely no way.My voice rang in the air as I spoke to the council, but nothing changed their mind. Roberts stood behind me, tears in her eyes. Vesperus wore a malicious grin, giggling.The audacity she had.I'd have chased her out of there if I had my way. Roberts' hands raised in the air. He took a deep breath and was going to take off the shirt.“No!” I yelled, stopping her halfway. She looked into my eyes, pain clouded firmly in them.“You can't do this. You shouldn't let them do this to you,” he whispered.It was too late though. There was nothing I could do at this point.The whole school had their attention on me, and not even a natural disaster could stop them.My breath caught as I swallowed hard. Mark grabbed my hand, preventing me from taking the shirt off.“Not under my watch. Absolutely not.” “Mark!!” The head of the counci
SAMIEN'S POVI'd never understand Mark. Never!One minute he was helping me out! The next minute, he's acting all cold and hard.Not like I cared, but it was strange.Now, I had been pair
SAMIEN’S POVMy eyes blinked rapidly as a lump formed in my throat. He ogled at me, lips grimly pressed.“What are you doing here?” I mumbled under my breath, anxiety between in me.“What do
MARK'S POV Something was wrong. I could tell especially from the way colour drained from Robert’s eyes when he saw Vesperus.It was almost like he knew her and was shocked at seeing her there.“Are you alright?” The words slipped through my lips as I stood by his side.“Yes I am. Why do you ask?”
MARK'S POV Holy heavens!This feeling. Her tender and succulent lips. I could drown in them for all I cared.The fact that she didn't withdraw from me meant she wanted it too..My breath caught in my throat as my hand fondled her back.And no, this wasn't Roberts to me. This was someone else, some







