Chapter 81. Will Racheal Return to Xen?

“How are you feeling?” Steffan asked, as the waiter, assisted by another female staff, began to clear their table. Racheal pushed her chair back, and stood up.

“I am Ok.” She said, and walked towards the floor to ceiling window. 

She stared out at the lake that bordered this side of the resort. This was truly a beautiful place. The water took on the colour of the sky above, grey. She suspected it would rain before the end of the day. It had been windy from the time she arrived at the stadium. 

Even now, the weather was misty, although some rays of light still broke through the clouds.

She felt Steffan come up behind her, and hug her. She held his hand but did not turn back. She wanted to just stare out at this beautiful place, and not think about all the things that were not so beautiful about her life. 

Her meeting with her father a few weeks after he sold her off to this place frightened her. How would she look at him, how would she hol