Tasmina
Ruki’s arms wrapped tightly around me as I burrowed my face into her chest.
“Hush, Mina. It will all be alright soon. You did what you thought was best.”
I sniffled, refusing to cry.
“But what if I was wrong? What if my marriage to Rikom falls apart. What if… what if I can’t bear him children? What if another woman can and he falls in love with her?”
Ruki guffawed, her laugh so ridiculous one couldn’t help but join in.
“Oh, Mina, come on. He is your mate, not a random boy from Daro that you romp with from time to time. It will take more than some pretty princess from the north to tear him away from you,” she comforted, pushing my hair back gently.
I pulled my face from her bosom and looked up at her.
“You think she’ll be pretty?”
She laughed harder and I couldn’t r
