You\u2019re Not the First, Nor the Last\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next day, when Cassian woke up, he felt a warm body next to him. When he opened his eyes, he saw Maya sleeping beside him, her legs tangled with his. They were both still completely naked, and he closed his eyes again to avoid looking at her. At that moment, with a clear head, he realized the mistake he had made; he wasn\u2019t quite sure what to do or what to say to Maya when she woke\u00a0<\/p>\n
While he was thinking about what to do or say when Maya woke up, she got up, and said to him, \u201cAre you going to pretend to sleep until I leave?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian opened his eyes. Maya was completely naked, the light from the windows seemed to wrap around her body. He looked away with cheeks flushed red and replied, \u201cI wasn\u2019t pretending to sleep, I was just collecting my thoughts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya picked up her nightgown from the floor, put it on, and said, \u201cAnd have you organized them\u00a0<\/p>\n
yet?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian gave a quick glance, and seeing that Maya was already dressed, he turned his head towards her and answered her question, \u201cI don\u2019t think so.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre\u00a0<\/p>\n
you\u00a0<\/p>\n
worried about what happened between us last night?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian remained silent, and Maya deduced that was the case, so she said, \u201cYou can act like nothing happened if that makes you feel better.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t do that,\u201d Cassian spoke with a serious face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will take responsibility for what happened.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cResponsible? What exactly do you mean by taking responsibility?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will marry\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStop,\u201d Maya interrupted him, raising her hands in the air. \u201cDon\u2019t even think about saying you\u2019ll marry me just because we spent the night together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya approached, sat on the edge of the bed, and said to him, \u201cListen here, prince, I slept with you. because I wanted to. You\u2019re not the first, nor the last man I\u2019ll sleep with, and believe me, I don\u2019t plan to marry any of you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I\u2019m just another guy to you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know my place. I\u2019m just a simple commoner, you\u2019re a prince, we live in completely different\u00a0<\/p>\n
THU\u00a0<\/p>\n
15\u00a0<\/p>\n
< You\u2019re Not the First, Nor the Last\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
worlds. I told you yesterday, I\u2019m a free spirit, I could never become your wife and live locked up in a mansion waiting for you to have time for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya stood up and said to him, \u201cSo don\u2019t even think about saying that nonsense about taking responsibility again. If you want, we can be lovers, have a good time together, but then I\u2019ll leave,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and maybe we\u2019ll never see each other again, or maybe I\u2019ll visit you from time to time until you find a\u00a0<\/p>\n
young noblewoman from a good family to marry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya headed to the door, and before leaving, she said to him, \u201cI had a good time yesterday, I\u2019m\u00a0<\/p>\n
going to take a bath, think about what I\u2019ve told you and give me an answer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Maya left, Cassian felt as if he had been used. He didn\u2019t love her, but he had thought about taking responsibility for spending the night with her. Although he hadn\u2019t thought much about it, making Maya his wife didn\u2019t seem like a bad idea. She was pleasant and a very beautiful woman; falling for her didn\u2019t seem out of the question, but Maya brought him back to reality with a jolt. She would never marry him, and in the end, he just looked like an idiot to her for suggesting such a\u00a0<\/p>\n
thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro was heading to his office when he saw Maya leaving Cassian\u2019s room, wearing only a fine nightgown, which meant the two had spent the night together. He had been a little worried that his brother was so reluctant to marry, but apparently, it was because he already had someone in his heart; otherwise, he wouldn\u2019t have brought her to the pala\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro was working when Cassian knocked on his office door and asked if he could come in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCome in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood morning, Lessan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood morning, Cassian. I thought you\u2019d come later; you must have had a busy night.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what you mean.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw your friend leaving,\u201d Alessandro remarked sarcastically, \u201cfrom your room this morning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not what you think.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t say anything, but if you\u2019re denying it, it must be because something did happen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian looked away, avoiding his brother\u2019s gaze, and said to him, \u201cNothing happened.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
T\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know you very well, Cassian, I know when you\u2019re lying, but I won\u2019t force you to tell me what\u2019s going on between you and that girl. I just want to say that I\u2019m glad you\u2019ve found someone special for you, and I hope you\u2019ll soon give me the news that you\u2019re going to get married.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian looked out the window, unsure about women, so he decided to talk to his brother. \u201cI don\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
You\u2019re Not the First, Nor the Last\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
think that\u2019s the case. Maya made it clear to me that she would never marry me; to her, I\u2019m just one more.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWow, she really turned you down, huh?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose so.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, brother, but don\u2019t get discouraged. If you love her, don\u2019t give up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In reality, Cassian wasn\u2019t in love with Maya. They had just spent the night together because they had gotten carried away. Neither of them harbored such feelings for the other, though Maya\u2019s words stung, he just sighed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think she wants me to keep insisting. She just wants to have a good time with me, she\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
made that very clear.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo she just wants to string you along?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian already knew that, but hearing Alessandro say it so bluntly felt like being hit with darts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLessan, I already know that, and your <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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