Rose smiled at his straight-forward yet warm confession.

"That's what made me fall for you," she said, still in his embrace. "Your ability to say things as they are and confidence to stand for what is correct," she added.

Rhehan sighed at her words.

"But what If one day I tell you that I have broken your trust and acted against your integrity?" he asked her in despair. He was now strongly clutching both his fists.

"You will never do that! I trust you," she said lovingly caressing his neck.

"But what if I have already done that?" he asked her. His heart was thumping so loudly, that he thought it would fall out of his chest.

Rose frowned at his words. Her hands stopped caressing his neck and she pulled herself away from his embrace.

Rhehan was startled at her sudden reaction. Infact he was always scared of her unexpected amd abrupt reactions. He was always apprehensive of how she was going to react or act next.

She looked in his eyes seriously and asked ,"is something wrong Rhehan?"

"Just answer me," he said, holding both her hands, looking nervously in her eyes.

"Rhehan I have always been a very strong and independent woman. My father died just few days after my brother was born. From that day my mother raised us both with much hardships. Do you know why I was trained to be what I am?" she asked him with moist eyes.

Rhehan frowned at her words. There is much more to this girl than he thought. He could make out from her eyes that she was about to tell something deep burried inside her heart!

"Why?" he asked her, lovingly rubbing her hands.

"Because my father was murdered in front of my mother's eyes and my mother was then raped right in front my dying father," she said, with tears in her eyes.

Rhehan was stunned at her revelation. He had no idea about all this. He quickly wiped away the tears from her eyes and hugged her tightly.

"That gang had raped an innocent ten year old girl and my mother stood up against them, supporting the child legally .Thus, they killed my father and raped my mother," she added, sobbing loudly.

Rhehan could feel her anguish and pain in his own heart. He was also surprised amd overwhelmed that the girl trusted him enough to tell such deep secrets about her family!