Chapter 71
June - 3,390 BC
Earth: Village of Assur
NINSIANNA
Jamin stroked her hair.
"If you marry me," he said, "I will lay the world at your feet."
Ninsianna frowned. She did not want to marry anyone. But right now, Jamin was not listening to reason.
"What about Mikhail?"
She held her breath and waited for him to fly into a rage.
"If you marry me—" he surprised her —"I'll ask my father to let him stay."
He glanced over her shoulder, his expression intense. With a sudden move, he pulled her against his chest and kissed her.
"Jmmmm…. Nooooooo… Mmmpfffhhhh….."
She tried to wriggle out of his embrace, but he gripped her hair and crushed her head against his lips, preventing her from taking a breath. He tilted her backwards, forcing her to grip his shoulders, keeping her too off-
