"Why did you run?" I scolded her, afraid because of her condition. Our baby meant everything to me, and I did not like her running. "What happened?" She said, and I bowed my head. Lilly was crying, her nose bleeding. "It was Lilly that helped facilitate the treasonous moves. She exposed me to them

~Leo~ I did not know the meaning of misery until I found myself living in it. Since I learned that Tamia was getting married to Sylvester, my heart has broken into a million pieces. I was hoping she would come back one day. Most of the northern captives always do. I wanted to right all my wrongs a

Amanda wrapped her arms around me and let me cry. The irony was that she was the cause of my pain and was trying to comfort me. "You have to forgive yourself, Leo. Tamia has moved on, and she has found love." She said with a definite tone, meaning she knew something I didn't. I broke the hug, wipe

"What is the matter with you?" I asked him, and he began to weep. "I shouldn't have let my Linda go, Leo. I was a horrible man. I did unspeakable things to her, and now I am paying dearly for it," he said, and I wondered what he was talking about. "Rebecca is a bitch," he said with scorn. "Her tr

~Sylvester~ Tamia was very angry about Lily's betrayal; I could feel it in her. I tried to calm her down as we walked back to the room. "We must search all the women in the harem and all the lunas working here. Everyone that has come to live here through war," She said, and I could understand her

"Tell me you drew blood, Tamia," She said, and I was shocked. These women were dangerous. "More than she could spare. She was lucky it was a controlled environment. I am not done with her yet," She said, and Theodore linked me. " I would not want to be on her bad side," he said, and I nodded. "Ve

He was the only person that was related to her and hers alone. I could not speak because being alone was the worst thing ever. She looked at me and smiled, and I plastered a smile on my face. I looked into her green eyes; although she had been through horrible things, she still found a reason to s

~Sylvester~ I took out the following letter, and it was a letter my mother had written to Jenny. "Dear Jenny, I am pained to my soul that Maurice would do such a thing to me. Kindly let me know if there is a way to overturn this injustice. That seat is rightfully mine, and I want Dominic to sit on

Some had dried tears on them. Meaning Jenny wept while she read some. I wondered about the kind of life Jenny was living. I put down the letters and picked up Volkov's file again. "She kept a journal, Sylvester," Tamia said, and I looked at her and saw a book in her hand. Just then, the rest of o

Although my mother had a lot of questions to answer, I doubted she would tell the truth or lead me right. She had so many secrets that I could never tell the difference between her truths and lies. I checked the file and saw a letter addressed to David. "Dear David, as per your request, I have sen