Chapter Eighteen

Leah wake up the next day only to find herself alone she got scared thinking tyler has left her and then she saw him coming towards her, she ran and hug him close to her as tears escape from her cheek "le...ah"

"I was scared I thought you left"

He gently pull away and held her face as he wipe her tears away before staring into her captivating eyes "i will never leave you leah....I didn't want to wake you up cause I kept you awake all through the night I went in search for breakfast and here is our beloved peach scattered all over the ground" he said while laughing at her before kissing her then he pull away immediately "if I didn't stop now I might end up tearing your gown and make love to you this instant"

"Let's eat" she obviously avoid the topic for her body have started reacting.

He smiled as he sat down behind her while holding her in his arms, all he wanted was to be with her right from the moment he met her there was something different about her that always kept him going crazy for her "how did you make this necklace?"

"It's my gift to ariana I used to love her more than anyone and anything in the world" hr said while smiling at his stupidity "I ended up being the reason of her being kidnapped and sold into slavery" he said bitterly

"How is it your fault?"

"I couldn't love my betrothed instead I love Ariana and she decide to punish her by sending some men to have her killed but in the end she became a slave it breaks my heart just thinking about it"

"Atleast you should be happy you found her"

"What about you?" He said with his hand caressing her back. She found it difficult to concentrate "I have a family and they lived in Airangon" she confessed causing the hand caressing her back to stop "leah"

"A woman who was supposed to be our neighbor did this to me, sold me off because of my beauty as if that wasn't enough she cut my hair ...I was only a child then but I escaped I did .. I was bought into slavery three years ago I was scared until this necklace found me it gave me hope and strength, I thought it was a photo of an angel until Ariana told me who you are" he could feel her pain in every words she said as he slightly open her gown revealing the slave mark on her shoulder as he caress it gently with his fingers she stir in response to his touch "it must be painful" he said as he gently kissed her lightly on the mark

"It's no longer painful"

He clench his fist wanted to punch whosoever that gave her that mark on her soft and beautiful skin

"Tyler let's get going we have rested more than enough"

"I promise to take you home safely to your family. They must have been waiting for long "

She smiled as she began to braid her hair but he held her hand and shook his head "leave it...I prefer it this way"

"Then let's go"

He held her hand as they walk only to find their horse dead "damn"

"Wild animal"

"Many parts are gone"

"We should get going" he said

Ariana was furious because no one has found leah or any traces of her " how could she have gone this far?"

"Calm down"

"You so much believe in leah than your sister" she flare at him

"Because you ought to know leah better than anyone else Ariana she is your friend"

She glare at Eric "have you fallen for her Eric? Are you also in love with leah?"

"Hell no, you know the only woman I love is you"

He pull her close to him and held her tightly around him as he kiss her on her temple "I miss you Anne..."

Leah smiled as tyler braid her hair "it's too long isn't it?"

"I love it that way leah" he said with his breath fanning her neck she smile at how close they have become for the past three weeks

"Am done" he said while smiling revealing his cute dimples she found her fingers stroking his dimples lightly as she stare at him "you are so handsome tyler more like an angel" she said unconsciously, he smiled as he held her hands before kissing it softly against his lips she was shivering with the desire to have him fully in her again taking her

"you are the most beautiful being I have ever seen"