After doing sophia's hair, jane helped her up and they both headed to the rosewood garden where sophia agreed to meet with Liam.
Getting to the garden, sophia signalled to Jane to wait outside.
As soon as sophia stepped in, her eyes scanned the area until they landed on a tall broad-shouldered figure standing with his back to her.
Lord Liam's dark hair was cut short, revealing a strong neck and chiseled jawline. He wore a black fitted jacket with silver embroidery, accentuating his athletic build.
Liam on the other hand on hearing the sounds of footsteps, turned to look at the owner, only to be welcomed with the face of the only woman who held his heart, who's slowly slipping away from him.
His ocean blue eyes bore deep into sophia, as if looking deep into her soul.
'Liam, I'm here', sophie's voice rang out in the quiet garden, her silk dress trailing gently behind her, with her flawless round face glowing with a hint of gentleness.
'I never expected that you get here this early' she said again as she struggled to keep her emotions at bay.
'Of course, I'm here. I got here not long ago'.
Liam's gentle gaze settled on her gently, before continuing. "Why will they want to take my little lamb away from me and give it into the hands of those monsters".... He continued
'Sophia, what do you think of this arranged marriage, why didn't you oppose it' , he questioned
'Cause I can't, Liam, you also know my father. Out of my five sisters, he chose me. He must have a reason for doing that'. Sophia paused, before continuing...
'I also never wanted this marriage to happen in the first place. But I can't do anything about it anymore'.
'So you just want to throw away our love and all the years we've been together?' liam questioned
'no liam. I also don't wish for this to happen' , sophia said, her nose tinged with emotion that she's hanging by a thread from crying
'How about we elope from here' Liam said, his voice trailing off at the end of his sentence.
Silence filled the air, as sophia found it hard to comply.
'Run away??? Liam, have you lost it?. Why should we run away?. That just proves nothing but how cowardly we are'...
She continued 'We have duties to perform and we cannot let our personal problems separate us from the kingdom we vowed to uphold' .
" But you're going to get married to that son of a bitch in few weeks, and you still care about a damned kingdom that didn't bat an eye to sell you off as a tool for politics."
"Sophia, just for once, be selfish! Fight back. Don't let them use you as a bait."
Smack!...
A slap landed on Liam's cheek. Followed by sophia's lecturing.
"How can you say that?" Sophia cried out, completely breaking down on realizing what she just did as tears slipped down her face.
"I'm sorry, I never meant to do that. She said, stopping to wipe her tear-streaked face, she continued.... I came here here to today to let you know you deserve better than this".
" I'll be leaving in just a few weeks away from your life and away from this kingdom. I hope you find happiness. And remember, I'll always love you, she said as she turned to run away, her sobs echoing as she ran.
"Sophia...."
"Sophia, wait, Liam shouted after her after breaking out of his trance.