ELIZABETH

I could remember vividly when I was a little girl,our family had long held dinner as a sacred ritual a time to forget about problems and just spend time together.

Tonight Julietta insisted reminded me of that.

The table was exquisitely arranged with candles illuminating the food spread.

Lukan sat next to Merida and they occasionally smiled as though they were trying to reassure one another.

Nahla sat beside me, she had a small smile on her lips but her eyes betrayed everything as she kept stealing glances at Lukan.

I sighed, we had discussed about this before coming here today, I can't blame her though. She was still...