Chapter 304: Second chance (1)
"I know you are still angry with me, but just let me help you. Are you aware that you are bleeding? Let me help," Annalise said, trying to reason with a stubborn Rafael.
She watched him walk on his own into the cave she found, still holding his side. Annalise walked behind him to be ready to help if he lost his balance. She said she would be patient with him forgiving her, but he was wounded right now. Now was not the time to be turning her away.
"I’m sorry that my father attacked you. He has a little bit of a temper and it grows when people like you step foot on our land. Also, he might have found out about us. He’s probably worried about me being used," Annalise explained her father’s actions.
It was expected because of the dirty talk that came out of border guards’ mouths in regard to women. If her father didn’t react the way he did, it almost would not be normal in her eyes.
Annalise was angry her father attacked Rafael when it was obvious he was trying to help them, but she understood her father’s anger. His concern was why she didn’t want to tell him yet and now she thought of who let it slip to her father.
Celeste, Celine, and Thomas all needed to have a good excuse.
"If only he knew that his daughter was the one to welcome me to touch her. You didn’t need to take me away. I could have ridden back to my knights-"
"And yet, you were silent during the long ride here. Take off your armour so I can try to tend to your wound. We need to stop the bleeding," Annalise said, stooping down in front of where Rafael sat on a rock. "I don’t think he pushed it too far in."
Rafael focused on Annalise, watching how her hands trembled and she fidgeted as she tried to get a good look at where he was hurt. Of course, her father would try to kill him. It fit the current predicament they were in. "This might have been avoided had you told him."