Alayna

Chapter 2

After we escaped from the castle, he lead me to this small opening in the mountain. After we crawled through my eyes captured the most beautiful scene ever. Greenery....more green that I've ever seen considering that we live in the dessert. I couldn't believe my eyes the normal looking mountain I see everyday is capable of hiding a whole small forest, but there wasn't any huge looking or dense trees, just a few palm trees here and there, flowers, plants a beautiful lake and small but not too small little house on the bank of the lake, with the porch that's reach

into the water, with a small farm at the back but the few animals are roaming freely. It was a beautiful sight indeed.

"let's go" I hear the prince saying. He lead me down the mountain with steps that were carved in. After a few long minutes, we reached the house. I entered the house and was welcomed with a sneeze, the whole furniture was covered with sheets, and the whole house was buried in dust.

"Make yourself home!

After 5 months of living here, one would think that Alayna have grown accustomed to it but no, aha. The prince left 2 months ago, yes there is enough to feed her, and the closets did hold a few dresses, but the loneliness is killing her." This was not what I've wanted my life to be like". Alayna muttered while getting out of bed. Suddenly nausea hid her and she ran outside to trow up. Suddenly it his her that she haven't had her period in five months."No this doesn't make sense, I'm not even showing, how could this be?" She cried while talking to herself, then it hit her, every morning when a concubine left the prince's chambers they drank a herbal mixture to prevent pregnancy, but Alayna haven't consumed it, because that was the night that the attack happened. While touching her stomach she loudly cried out. She looked into the sky and gently asked"Why me lord? I can't do this, I'm only 18, I can't take care of an child in such circumstances "she said while looking around her.