A Dance with the Devil

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min

with a basket

that will never happen as long as

, her eyes travelling over h

. The men are treating you better n

wl of wet clothes. She picked one up and shook i

eplied as she hung the clothes o

hat mouth of yours. It wi

ho do you think I learn

er seen me going ar

t's what you

ughter, so she kept her mouth shut and left

rtunate daughter to do everything," Anna mu

he sat down to sort

sed to be here helping me? I'm so going to

ing f

t the sudden vo

er friend, burst into laughter as she emerge

d me, you

g me a thin girl! I might as well leave for the market

friend's tiny wrist, pulling

king on the portion of veget

mom up to aga

bitch has up her sleeves?

ut your marriag

for a moment as she stared at the

alk things over with the groom

e agree to c

ly has no other

old i

Lucky me! I thought I'd be getting

st into

ou," Anna said w

t to get mar

ou have. What if you reject him and they decide to

t. I can't believe w

ng Abigai

she processed her friend's wo

tting married, or you

he corners of her eyes and sniffed a

e really

idn't

gaze fixed on Abigail as if silentl

this week, on the day

ll over th

arm tightened, making h

y calm. Breathe in and o

followed her

dness. She's

sighed i

lief didn'

she heard was

HH!

frenzy. Their wings flapped wildly as they soared into the sky, leaving

eyes shut and covered

y rushed out of the backya

eyes, all she saw was an

to ruin eve

no... Ann

lifted her skirt, and

na was planning, and thing

-

marched like a soldi

She ignored Abigail, who was calling her name from a distance, as well as

quickly entered her shop to fetch the pres

e and stretched out the present, ready to deliver

I wis

to the ground. Its contents spilled out as Anna walk

elderly woman, who was struggling to bend down. She helped her

y right now, and that's why she behaved that way.

plied. "I remember. I was j

e back and apologise. Let me ho

ght, my

tightly and looked ahead, b

the elderly woman bef

-

r to knock. She barged inside, and

urned towards her as

furious expression, she looked more like a madwoman

to send shivers dow

I don't know what's gotten into her," Diana said with a nervo

uided her towards a seat, silent

r eyes was thr

. And Anna, this is your husband

ws, her glare growing even more

n, who

Anna C

, overly sweet sm

re my husband-to-be. I'

eet you, L

eet you to

hing and wondered wha

blushing