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Kel looked at Joren, laying next to her on the bed, and realized what she was about to do. Falling in love with another guy would destroy her. She had sworn to Mithros and promised herself never to fall in love again. Not after Cleon, Dom, and her ex-friend Nikolas of Saxton's Creek. She might want to do this, but she was still afraid. Luckily Joren didn't make any moves on her yet. Her eyes widened in fear as he leaned in to kiss her. She violently jerked back in fear, the emotion showing blatantly on her face. He looked startled, looking deeply into her fear filled eyes. "What's wrong?" he asked, hugging her to him. "Shhhh.It's okay, its all going to be okay. What in the name of Mithros happened?" She struggled against him in true fear. "You haven't heard?" she asked surprised, after ceasing a seemingly futile struggle. "No, what happened?" She started to cry in earnest this time, tears welling out of her beautiful hazel eyes. "Shhhh.it's okay Kel, everything is going to be alright." "Well, Cleon and Dom.you heard they dumped me for 'prettier women' right?" He nodded. "Please continue", he said. "Well, don't go after them they didn't do anything.it was Nikolas of S.s..s..s.s.s.ax..ton's Cr.cr..cr..cr.cr.cr.eek." "Kel, What did Saxton's Creek do?" Joren said with a tone of warning. "He..he" She was crying too hard for him to make a head or tail of what she was saying. It was like trying to look for light in a totally dark room. "If he hurt you in any way, I will kill him, Kel, so help me Mithros, I will kill him." Joren said gravely. "He.forced." "He RAPED YOU?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" She nodded. "No wonder you are so scared. Were you a virgin at the time?" Again, she nodded. He hugged her tightly to him. Instead of stiffening against him, she relaxed against his chest. "Joren, you do know that you can do anything to me now, and I'd be helpless." She said. "No, Kel, Why didn't you tell anyone of the rape? You can get in deep trouble for the rape of a noble woman." She looked him directly in the eye. "You know as well as I, Joren, that they would never do anything. After all I am only the second Lady Knight. And he is related to the king. No one would believe me. Remember the days I was absent from practice?" at his sickened nod, she continued. "Well, I was recovering from my injuries."
Kel looked at Joren, laying next to her on the bed, and realized what she was about to do. Falling in love with another guy would destroy her. She had sworn to Mithros and promised herself never to fall in love again. Not after Cleon, Dom, and her ex-friend Nikolas of Saxton's Creek. She might want to do this, but she was still afraid. Luckily Joren didn't make any moves on her yet. Her eyes widened in fear as he leaned in to kiss her. She violently jerked back in fear, the emotion showing blatantly on her face. He looked startled, looking deeply into her fear filled eyes. "What's wrong?" he asked, hugging her to him. "Shhhh.It's okay, its all going to be okay. What in the name of Mithros happened?" She struggled against him in true fear. "You haven't heard?" she asked surprised, after ceasing a seemingly futile struggle. "No, what happened?" She started to cry in earnest this time, tears welling out of her beautiful hazel eyes. "Shhhh.it's okay Kel, everything is going to be alright." "Well, Cleon and Dom.you heard they dumped me for 'prettier women' right?" He nodded. "Please continue", he said. "Well, don't go after them they didn't do anything.it was Nikolas of S.s..s..s.s.s.ax..ton's Cr.cr..cr..cr.cr.cr.eek." "Kel, What did Saxton's Creek do?" Joren said with a tone of warning. "He..he" She was crying too hard for him to make a head or tail of what she was saying. It was like trying to look for light in a totally dark room. "If he hurt you in any way, I will kill him, Kel, so help me Mithros, I will kill him." Joren said gravely. "He.forced." "He RAPED YOU?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" She nodded. "No wonder you are so scared. Were you a virgin at the time?" Again, she nodded. He hugged her tightly to him. Instead of stiffening against him, she relaxed against his chest. "Joren, you do know that you can do anything to me now, and I'd be helpless." She said. "No, Kel, Why didn't you tell anyone of the rape? You can get in deep trouble for the rape of a noble woman." She looked him directly in the eye. "You know as well as I, Joren, that they would never do anything. After all I am only the second Lady Knight. And he is related to the king. No one would believe me. Remember the days I was absent from practice?" at his sickened nod, she continued. "Well, I was recovering from my injuries."