Betrayal - Season 2 - Episode 45

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Betrayal - Season 2 - Episode 45

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*continues*
With a whimper of relief he smiled at me. His face was absolutely ashen, his lips white, as he pulled me savagely into his arms, folding me into the safety of his body, cradling my head, then cupping my face in his hands and tilting it upwards.

His eyes moved feverishly over my face as if he wanted to reassure himself i was really there.

“thank God” he murmured as he bent his head, pressing his lips to my hair.
“i thought i’d lost you again” he confessed.

“but what kept you away for so long?” i asked curiously,
“it was my pride my dear, it ate me up like a terminal disease, but i eventually overcame it and came running with my parents. How do i make up for my complete and utter crassness?” he asked remorsefully. I looked away.

“I got this for you……” He said, as he let go of me for a moment, pulling out something from his pocket,
“now i want to do it properly, before anything else happens to come between us” he smiled as he held out his hand. In the centre of his palm lay a gold ring.
‘Cyndii—‘ he pulled me gently back into his arms, kissed my cheekbone, my temple, and the corner of my mouth.

‘I love you—‘ he murmured.
I closed my eyes in bliss and felt the tears spilling out from beneath my lashes. Protesting against the sudden constriction of our bodies pressed together.

“i will forever love you, cherish you–” He broke off, raising my hand to his lips and placing a kiss on the tip of my index finger.
“comfort you, protect you…..” he kissed my middle finger.

“honour you and make endless fantastic love with you for all the days of my life.” holding up my third finger, he slid the ring onto it.

“if you will have me” He prayed. Through a shimmering veil of tears, i gave a soft laugh…….

I was so happy, and so thrilled, because all my dreams were coming to past. What else could i wish for?

Together we walked into the sitting room to break the joyful news to our dear old parents.
Mike made the necessary first payment {which showed that he has reached an agreement with my family}, just like our custom demanded, before collecting the list of items required for our traditional marriage, Promising to show up three weeks later for the first stage of Introduction{presenting himself to my kinsmen}

Unluckily it never happened as we planned.
Precisely two weeks later, I got a very terrible news which almost killed me.

Hmmmm it truly wasn’t the kind of news i was expecting at that stage of my life, neither is it the kind of news you guys are eager to read.

/Whatever/The following January brought unhappiness to my life.