Naomi
I woke to the sunlight streaming through the balcony doors, my head fuzzy and my body sore in places that hadn’t been that way in a long time. Wincing, I pulled myself up to a seated position, rubbing my head lightly. My eyes felt gritty from the tears I had shed until I fell asleep, disbelieving of what I had gotten myself into.
I really should have tried to stop it when I had the chance. It was one thing for me to marry Gavril and become his wife.
It was completely another situation for me to marry him and give him a child that was meant to carry Sveta’s bloodline. That was something I couldn’t do, no matter what anyone thought.
Sighing, I threw back the covers and took care of my bathroom needs before staring at myself in the mirror.
I saw a familiar broken woman who barely k
