I grew light-headed and could scarcely breathe. Something burst inside of me, spread throughout my being, and made me giddy.
Then the Noble Son nodded and stepped aside to introduce himself to the man next to me, and his manner was every bit as sweet and gentle. He had a simple grace and a universal kindness.
But my destiny changed on the day I met the Noble Son. The effect he would have on me would change who I was and who I would become.
I had always suffered from resentment and malcontent. Everybody around me was unhappy, how could we not be?
But most of my people, including my parents, resigned themselves to their fate. Though they knew life was unfair at their expense, they accepted their paltry share of it without complaint.
Perhaps apathy was a form of self-preservation for them, while rage over the injustice of it all seethed through me every minute of every day.
I hated my life. I had always wanted more.
Then along came the Noble Son, and the desire for something better became the most excruciating craving.
The Noble Son was impossibly out of reach, but that didn’t stop me from falling madly in love with him.
Desire is powerful, and the longing I felt for him was so raw I thought about him all the time.
Suddenly, I understood why girls allowed themselves to be seduced, even if it brought them to ruin.
In my world, privacy was unheard of. Thus throughout my life, I had caught couples in the fuck many times.