Chapter 174
"I cannot believe that you are the daughter of a lord. All this time you had this awaiting you," Alexander said, trying to wrap his head around Rose’s new status. "Mathias would lose his mind if he knew this. He might run far away to hide."
"I’m sure he would. Are you two still close?" Rose asked, curious about the state of their friendship.
"Right now, we are not like brothers. I am disappointed with his actions of kicking you and then he knew where you had been all along. I have some things to be disappointed by when it comes to me. I have much to apologise to you for. I failed you," Alexander admitted.
"I have already told you that I am not angry you did not come to get me. I made that promise to a boy. There wasn’t anything you could do for me or yourself. As I grew older, I knew not to expect anything. I am free now so we can forget about it," said Rose, desperately wanting to move on.
"I cannot. There was a time that I struggled to find food but then I started to earn money. I joined the army and I had a bit of money to return to help you but I didn’t. I could have helped you years ago but I was so wrapped up in enjoying being a soldier that I-"
"Alexander," Rose touched his hand to make him stop. "I am not angry with you therefore I hope you can stop beating yourself up about it. I am free and I have my family now. I like that I made my way out of there."
Alexander still couldn’t let go of feeling guilty. "It feels like I was the one meant to save you."
"Well, you didn’t. There isn’t anything we could do about it," Rose replied.
"What happened to Graham? Does he still search for you?" Alexander asked, eager to take Graham’s life. Not only for Rose but for all the pain that Graham caused him and since Graham’s father was dead, he could only go after Graham.