Chapter 231. Novelty in Loyalty

DOVE

I could only take refuge in Jacob’s arms. When Larry took the old woman to the dungeons of the castle, I felt hurt in the depths of my heart.

“Why, I don’t understand.” I began to say, stammering. It seemed as if I would never have a milligram of peace.

He said nothing, his severity made him implacable, and I knew that his justice would be to condemn her to death for daring to betray us. He was not very merciful; he was strict and sometimes cruel. He was my husband, the man I loved more than life itself.

I clung to him in that moment of destabilization because I knew he could handle anything, that he would always protect me. At that moment, I remembered our wedding day because I was overcome with nostalgia and even shed a few tears.

“I love you, my husband.” I said, remembering the moment we got engaged, it was a contract wedding, I didn’t even know him.

He hugged me, held me in his big muscular arms, and I knew that as long as we stayed toge