At 05:00 PM,
A twenty-year-old woman is seen standing in front of the wide-open window, which was in her room. Lavena looked up at the blue sky with many white clouds. A light breeze began to hit the face of the young mother-to-be.
“I have to keep my child in the womb; no matter the risk I and my husband will face later. She is innocent and does not deserve any torture from anybody. If I can hide her in this place forever… but it is impossible, because when she was born and grew up, she would go to school, and of course, must enter our society. She would get married to a man someday, and I do not want her to be alone in this cruel world,” said Lavena quietly.
The beautiful, intelligent woman closed her eyes while her left hand rubbed her stomach. Not long after, there was the sound of a door being opened from outside, so that a twenty-year-old woman had to open her eyes and turn towards the source of the sound. It turned out that the person who entered without knocking on the door was a burly man.
“Wifey, I have finished writing a letter to our parents.” Tristian opened the conversation when he was beside his beloved wife. Meanwhile, Lavena looked at the man but did not say a word.
There was silence again because the conversation between them had been paused for a while because Lavena had made no comments yet.
“Did you send directly to the letter to them, hubby?” The wife finally asked something to her husband after a moment of silence. The man, who had a height of one hundred and eighty-five centimetres tall, also nodded in response to the other person.
“Yes, Wifey. I have already sent someone there so that the letter will be delivered directly to their homes.” The emerald-eyed man answered the question of his lovely lady. This made the interlocutor feel relieved, as well as there was a little feeling of worry. The man was aware of this situation.
“What is it, honey? Why do you look worried?” Tristian asked, full of curiosity.
“If they received the letter, then read it. I was thinking, would they not report this matter to the emperor?” Lavena instead asked her husband a question, so the red-haired man was stunned.
“They might understand our situation, so they do not give a dirty mouth to the emperor, Wifey. Let us wish for the best. There are no normal people in Zlatav, let alone a married couple who wants bad things to happen, especially for the child in the womb.” The twenty-five-year-old man answered firmly. However, there was still tenderness.
“I hope so, Hubby. I wish there were no problems with them. They were definitely surprised, but that did not mean all was well. What we are experiencing is not an ordinary event.” Lavena’s expression became increasingly restless, so the head of the family smiled as if he understood what his beloved spouse was feeling.
“So, you are worried about the reaction of our parents, honey? How about we go downstairs so that we can pray in front of the altar of the Goddess Asiles? Maybe after that, we can get another hint.” The man with the bushy beard gave a suggestion.
Tristian began to rub his spouse’s belly, which was growing because it was filled with the fetus of the first child, who had been waiting for three years to arrive. The child should be their pride. However, what happened was the opposite. Lavena enjoyed the touch of her beloved husband. A gentle breeze was now hitting the faces of the husband and wife.
“Okay, Hubby. Come on, let’s go to the shrine room!”
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Twenty minutes later
A husband and wife seemed to arrive on the ground floor. They were seen walking side by side, but everything was done slowly because considering the condition of the petite woman who was pregnant, Tristian, who was embracing his beloved lady’s waist, did not dare to walk quickly while being on guard for an unfavourable event, which may be Lavena could experience it.
“Are you okay, honey? If you really feel tired, let me carry you in my arms,” asked the well-built man.
Anxiety was evident when he said that, especially when he saw the sweat dripping down his lovely spouse’s forehead. When she heard the question, the young lady turned her head and then smiled at the other person as if nothing had happened.
“I am okay, Hubby. Do not worry,” Lavena replied calmly.
A beautiful woman seemed to calm the man who had been with her for three years in ups and downs. However, the head of the family frowned as if not believing his beloved woman’s words. He stopped embracing his waist, then carried his wife as soon as possible. That twenty-year-old woman was shocked and wrapped her arms around the red-haired man’s neck.
“No, my love. You are tired. Do not push yourself so hard,” said Tristian, looking at his wife meaningfully. Lavena said nothing at the moment as if bewitched by the emerald-eyed man’s gaze. She could only nod awkwardly so that her lovely husband could continue his delayed activities.
Every now and then, Tristian and Lavena would meet the maids who were passing by to get to the area they were going to work on. When they accidentally crossed paths with their master, the maid stopped, paid their respects, and continued to their destination. The atmosphere in the magnificent house did feel lonely because there were only those who lived.
Not long after, the man with the beard and bushy sideburns still carrying his lovely spouse finally arrived in front of a room. He began to lower the body of the woman he admired carefully so as not to let his wife’s body fall. When the pregnant woman stood up straight, Tristian’s right hand, without further ado, opened the door so I could see the scene there. “Come on, let’s go in, Wifey!”
“Yes, hubby.” Lavena entered first, followed by her husband.
Silence greeted the couple so that now only their footsteps could be heard. There was a faint smell of incense that was so distinctive as if inviting anyone who had intentionally or not been there to take the time to stop and pray in front of the statue of the goddess.
The sun’s light still entered the worship room, but not as strong as during the day. Additional illumination was coming from several torches, which someone had already lighted. The green-eyed young woman stopped walking, then looked back. The husband seemed to be one meter away from where he was standing, so a smile spread across the thin pink lips.
When Tristian was right in front of Lavena, the blonde girl said to him, “Hubby, come on, let’s get started!”
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Four hours and five minutes later
“Good night, wifey,” said a red-haired man softly.
Tristian’s left hand stroked the smooth cheek of his beloved wife, who could not hide her tiredness. The woman, who had a height of one hundred and sixty-five centimeters tall, smiled sweetly as if she really enjoyed the touch of her beloved husband. They looked at each other meaningfully.
“Good night to you, hubby. Hopefully, one of us will get the new instructions from the Goddess Asiles, even though by the dreams. I hope so,” Lavena said, holding back the drowsiness that swept over her.
A few moments later, the pregnant woman in the twenty-third week began to close her eyes, followed by her beloved husband. Unbeknownst to the husband and wife, whatever actions have been taken did not escape the observation of a goddess in the sky. She watched all these events with a cold gaze.
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