Chapter Seventeen
London
The days that followed were agonising for both lovers as their world suddenly got tossed upside down, inside out. Annalise was placed on a massive lock in but she could hardly be bothered as she never left her room. The only person she allowed in was Aretha who held her as her tears and sorrow racked through her, whispered words of comfort, dried her tears, and forced her to eat. She fell sick at some point and had to be nursed back to health.
Her parents worried about her, but concluded she would be fine soon enough. All that mattered was that her virtue had not been ruined by Lancaster. They were right for as soon as she recovered, she got a better hold of herself, and started to deal with her sadness. Once or twice, she tried to sneak away but was caught. Eve
