It was too early for Sean to wake, but his head was aching and he couldn't go to sleep again.

It was 5' o clock in the morning,  when he dragged himself from his room to the kitchen to get lime water to ease the ache in his head.

He went inside the kitchen and decided to make himself a black coffee instead of lime water.

With the mug in his hand he went outside and he was startled, there was someone sleeping in the hall, he went to see who it was.

It was Rania, she was fast asleep and she looked at peace. He had never seen anyone sleeping like that, just serene and calm.

He knew that if his mother saw her sleeping there it would create a problem. He nudged her lightly on the arm, she was a light sleeper ,she woke up with a start and she looked at him.

' come upstairs if anyone sees you here , we'll be in trouble.'

She nodded and they both went upstairs and she slumped on the sofa, trying to sleep but all the walking had driven her sleep away.

Meanwhile, Sean was standing by the window drinking his coffee ,his mind becoming clearer and he remembered last night. He had been rough with her.

He cleared his throat and he said' about last night I was drunk'.

She looked at him with amazement after manhandling her all he could say was that he was drunk and no apology ,men and their egos.

She was in no mood to argue with him, she simply nodded.

' so how do you know my mother'.he inquired.

Rania knew that this time time she had to answer ' she visited the NGO where I used to volunteer in Kolkata'.

' That's all miss Conwell ?'.

' what else do you want me to say ,your mother is a fine lady and I got along with her'.

'ok'.

Having conversations with someone you loathed was the most difficult task ever.

Rania had decided that she would ask him some things that would clear her understanding of the situation better.

' may I ask you a question Mr Knightley' she said.

He nodded.

' when you told me about your sister and my step- brother, you said that my father's family had broken that covenant's rules twice, so when was the first time?'.

He looked at her and said' that you should ask your father' .

She understood he was not going to answer her.

' why did you come to London to attend a wedding of a sister you didn't know?'. He asked suddenly.

' I had too my grandmother wanted to see me' she said melancholy.

How I wish I hadn't.

She didn't realize she had said it out loud.

Sean turned away from the window and walked towards her, he was standing at a distance and he was looking at her.

Rania was feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, she looked down.

' you didn't come here because your grandmother wanted to meet you, you are here because your father wanted you here, I don't know his motive, but I have known him for a long time'.

She looked up there were tears in her eyes.

' I expect it from him , but you had a choice ,why did you do this to me'.

' you are the eldest Conwell ,I had no choice it had to be you and your red lipstick is to be blamed' he replied while smirking.

' are you flirting with me Mr Knightley'.

'oh!!!! The girl gets the innuendos' he said and was about to go to the bathroom when she said' I'm innocent, yet I paid the price, now what?'.

' now I'm going to go the bathroom what else? Miss Conwell'.

She didn't reply and looked away ,she got her answer she was stuck here atleast for the time that was uncertain.

As the water trickled down his face, her questions repeated itself in his brain and her eyes,it spoke volumes.

She was not the type to wallow in self- pity she was a fighter ,he knew that.

But the question stood ' what now' ?.

They got married and now what were they supposed to do, live like a normal couple and behave like nothing happened.

He couldn't do that whenever he looked at her the Conwell name was the first thing that came to his head and he couldn't change that it was stuck forever.

She was not like other girls who would fall to his feet in love.

She was his wife and that was the reality.

Even if it didn't work out they would have to stay together for one year , it was the rule of the covenant.

And one year was enough time for things to change, nobody knows what the future holds, you just live life one time at a day and there is nothing in the world that can change this process.

The next day was going to change their lives forever.

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