CHAPTER 38

“When did you learn how to spy on me?” she asked lifting her head. He thought he was in huge trouble but she was smiling.
“I was worried about you so I did that. I’m sorry about that,” he told her.
“It’s okay, I’m glad that you did it. It shows that you care and I’m glad that you are here now,” she said as she closed her eyes.
He smiled as he realized what was happening. His Valery was sleeping as if nothing had happened. She was really tired he could see. He let her sleep like that for a while before he laid her comfortably on the bed.
He left the room and found Nora standing outside.
“Is she sleeping now?” she asked him. He could see the worried look on her face.
“Yes, she is. Can we go and speak somewhere else?” he asked her.
“Sure, let’s go to my room,” she suggested and he followed.
Nora’s room was next to Valery’s but he doubted if she will be able to hear anything since, she was sleeping soundly. He took a seat and looked at Nora.
“Tell me what is happening to her?” he asked.
“It’s just an old sickness of hers. She was born with it. She will suffer from such great pain and there is nothing one can do to stop it. It’s good that you were there tonight. It’s the first time she slept early after encountering it again,” she explained.
After listening to Nora speaking, he recalled what happened the last time she got sick. She had similar symptoms back then.
“What happened the other time she fainted and slept for two months, is it the same?” he asked hoping it wasn’t the truth.
“Yes, it is. That was the worst. I just hope she will never suffer like that again,” Nora said.
“Do you know what causes it?”
“From what I have discovered, she can suffer something like that if she is extremely angry. You mustn’t make her angry no matter what,” Nora told him.
He noticed that there were a lot of crucial things he still didn’t know about the woman he loves.
“I will bear that in mind. Thank you for telling me that. While we are on that, do you mind explaining why my mother’s gifts are being tested for poison?” he asked and waited for her reaction.
Her face suddenly went dark and pale. He could see the anger hidden under that façade.
“Since you already know then I won’t hide it from you but don’t let the mistress know. She didn’t want you to worry,” she said looking at him.
“I will handle it. Please just tell me everything. I want to know,” he said readying himself to stand the blow that Nora will send his way.
Nora began to narrate the whole story and he realized the issue was even worse than he had imagined.
He simply stood up and left Nora’s room for Valery’s. She was sleeping very soundly. Tears were running down his cheeks. He didn’t know what to do. He loved her so much and yet now he wondered if he it was right for him to ask this from her.
He slid besides her and wrapped his arm around her. He had never been this close to her before but he wanted to feel her this night. He wanted her, he wanted to beg for mercy but he couldn’t say it.
She opened her eyes and looked at him with a smile.
“It will be okay. Just like how I forgave her for all the evil deeds she did, I will let it pass this time but if she tries anything like this next time, I swear I will make her regret,” she told him with a smile on her face.
No wonder why she was angry and was having so much pain earlier. She was shouldering a lot of things.
“I don’t deserve you,” he said cupping her cheek.
“Don’t ever say that to me again. I don’t care what your parents are plotting; all I want is to be with you. I know that might be selfish but this time I will live my life the way I want and you are my life. You promised that you will never leave,” she corned him.
He sighed and looked at her again.
“I won’t leave. I just wish things were different. All I ever wanted was to just love you and let you live a normal life like other people do. I wanted us to go and live in seclusion, away from all these wars and battles, but I guess we can never run away from it,” he said sounding very sad.
“Don’t worry about that. Once I’m done with what I’m doing, we can do that and live our lives just like you said. Don’t let it eat you up. You have to cheer up for me to be happy. Can you do that for me?”
“I will do anything for you,” he promised her.
“That’s good then. What I want from you tonight is for you to hold me and never let it go. Don’t think about anyone else except me,” she gave him an order which he was ready to obey.
He kissed her lightly on her lips before hugging her to sleep.