How lengthy has he been right here?

Initially, knights from the Leander household patrolled across the space.

The thugs had been being crushed to demise with Alexid’s fists.

“Why are these items of ineffective sh*t preserving my ugly youthful sister from going ahead?”

“Sor—-sorry!”

“I’ll right it!”

“Strengthen the patrol. Hand these males over to the guard. You’d higher put together yourselves if this occurs once more.”

“Sure!”

The knights arrived and so they dragged the gangsters away.

Alexid kneeled in entrance of me and reached out his hand.

Alexid stated with a smirk, “Are you all proper?”

I threw the remaining shoe at his face. Alexid snatched the shoe earlier than I managed to hit him with it.

“Our ugly one is indignant.”

Why am I ugly, you punk

I burst into extra tears. Emotions of frustration and unhappiness got here out naturally.

I’m already upset, so why is the state of affairs getting worse?

It’s one thing I’ve by no means skilled earlier than.

“Don’t name me ugly!”

Alexid giggled and wiped my tears with the again of his hand. Alexid didn’t give in, regardless that I hit his hand in annoyance.

“Then what can I say? You’re ugly, what do you name it? Would you like me to hold you on my again?”

Once I nodded, Alexid turned his again.

I comfortably hung myself on Alexid’s again and he began strolling slowly. The horse adopted us behind.

“Did they hit you? Are you okay?” he requested.

I shook my head. Alexid had appeared earlier than my voice may attain him.

“So why are you crying so sadly? Had been you scared?”

I nodded.

“Oh, my. I used to be fearful of the ugly one.”

Alexid’s breath dissipated within the air as he exhaled.

‘I such as you, my older brother,’ I believed. His again felt heat. Alexid laughed softly as I buried my face in his again.

“Your brother informed you to not go round alone.”

“I didn’t know that one thing would truly occur to me.”

“You realize when, the place, and one thing goes to occur. Who did you meet right now? That Brenti man? Did he not take you residence?”

“What are you asking me after I simply met him?”

“Gerald is healthier. Gerald won’t ever allow you to go residence alone.”

“He’s only a good friend.” I sniffed.

“Which good friend does that? I didn’t see him eat with you.”

“Whose aspect are you on?”

I pulled Alexid’s hair. You don’t know something.

“Assume exhausting. Why would mother really feel sorry for Gerald? There’s a cause for every part. Mother wouldn’t have picked simply anybody and put him subsequent to you.”

I gave Alexid a pat on the again.

Why do you retain taking his aspect? At occasions like this, it’s stuffed with Gerald’s aspect.

You actually don’t know something.

“There will need to have been a cause, if Gerald did one thing incorrect. Discover out why.”

He in all probability doesn’t know something proper now, so why is he appearing as he does?

“You don’t know something.”

“Yeah, I don’t know something. How would I do know what occurred between you two? However I simply wished to let you know that it’s best to give it some thought.” Alexid raised me up. “There’s one thing unusual.”

Silence crammed each of us.

Then he muttered. “Did you achieve weight lately, pig?”

I sue you for saying that to me!

* * *

Mother was shocked to see us are available in with me on Alexid’s again. After taking a heat tub, I used to be ingesting a cup of scorching milk when my mother got here into my bed room.

“You should be shocked, my daughter.”

I lay on my mom’s knee as she sat beside the mattress. This makes what occurred right now really feel like a dream.

“What about Alexid?” I requested.

“He’s washing up now. Alexid will need to have been very shocked.”

I don’t suppose so.

“My eyes opened up after I heard you screaming. It will need to have been exhausting on my physique as a result of I ran impulsively to see what was occurring.”

It wasn’t actually apparent, mother.

“My daughter. You should be busy as of late?”

“Sure.”

“Lulu, let’s have candy desires tonight. I’ll defend you and your brother in order that it doesn’t occur once more.”

“Sure.”

He nodded his head. My mother swept my hair. I felt like I went again to my childhood. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

‘You realize that. There will need to have been one thing unusual.’

The phrases that my older brother stated lingered in my head for a very long time.

It was bizarre.

It was bizarre.

* * *

“Are we even a married couple?”

I’m drained. I can’t even beg Gerald anymore.

“What does that imply, Lulu?”

Gerald received off the bed and walked as much as me.

I lay right down to sleep, however I felt disgrace. I felt resentment in direction of myself and the resentment I felt in direction of Gerald soared.

I believed we may stay fortunately, however I used to be sad all through my marriage.