The truth

Robert held Zoe in his arms and walks to his house, he couldn't risk taking her back with him to Zanuel's house, he placed her on the bed and stares at her blood dripping from her arms and ankles as she was chained. He vanished and comes back with the bowl of hot water to clean her wounds.

Zoe hissed at the pain, Robert stood closer to her cleaning her wounds, she opened her eyes looking at him, "I don't deserve this" she says reaching for his hands "shh, don't talk" he says sitting beside her, and placing his fingers on her lips, she smiles looking at him and moved his finger "you know I always liked you, you were the only person I liked seeing in the palace" she says holding his hand "really?" he asks staring at her and she nods her head "yes, I have been watching the palace for years and every time I saw you, my heart skipped a beat" she confessed.