Eventually, I stopped crying.
He sat on the bed next to me. His arms were warm and comfortable.
"If you don't mind. Can you tell me what happened?"
"It was during your meeting. I was walking in the garden. Then I was knocked out. When I woke I was in a room. And a man took me to another room. Then Raven came. He took me down a long hallway of paintings. Yours was there. He told me about you. And he..."
I cut off. Not wanting to say what happened.
"And he....?" He asked me.
I hid my face. "He kissed me. And told me. To give you a present. I don't know what it is. But it felt weird when he kissed me."
His hand squeezes the sheet.

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Winter Song •「冬の歌」• CPN
Historical FictionCarefree isn't a word that describes Fuyu's Life. Bearing the burden of causing her mother's death during childbirth is heavy. When life can't seem to get worse she is suddenly whisked away into an arranged marriage with a mysterious half Japanese...