Sofia era pr\u0103bu\u0219it\u0103 pe podea.<\/p>\n
Pentru o secund\u0103, Fahad a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat \u00een prag.<\/p>\n
P\u0103rul ei blond era \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tiat peste covorul deschis la culoare, iar una dintre perdele se mi\u0219ca lent \u00een b\u0103taia aerului de diminea\u021b\u0103. \u00cencercase probabil s\u0103 ajung\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la balcon.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sofia!<\/p>\n
Vocea lui a spart lini\u0219tea rece a camerei.<\/p>\n
S-a apropiat rapid \u0219i s-a l\u0103sat \u00een genunchi l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea. Fruntea \u00eei ardea.<\/p>\n
Foarte tare.<\/p>\n
A ridicat-o u\u0219or \u0219i a sim\u021bit cum corpul ei tremur\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sofia, m\u0103 auzi?<\/p>\n
Ea a deschis ochii cu greu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sunt bine\u2026 a \u0219optit automat.<\/p>\n
Minciuna aceea l-a enervat mai mult dec\u00e2t febra.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu e\u0219ti bine.<\/p>\n
A ap\u0103sat imediat butonul de pe perete pentru personal.<\/p>\n
\u00cen c\u00e2teva minute au ap\u0103rut dou\u0103 femei din staff \u0219i medicul familiei.<\/p>\n
Fahad nu s-a mi\u0219cat de l\u00e2ng\u0103 pat \u00een timp ce doctorul o consulta.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Febr\u0103 puternic\u0103 \u0219i epuizare sever\u0103, a spus medicul. Probabil stres \u0219i lips\u0103 de somn. Organismul a cedat.<\/p>\n
Fahad \u0219i-a \u00eencle\u0219tat maxilarul.<\/p>\n
Stres.<\/p>\n
Desigur.<\/p>\n
Fusese adus\u0103 \u00eentr-o \u021bar\u0103 str\u0103in\u0103, \u00eentr-o cas\u0103 uria\u0219\u0103, \u00eentr-o c\u0103s\u0103torie rece, iar el se purtase ca \u0219i cum ar fi fost doar o obliga\u021bie decorativ\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 ce personalul a ie\u0219it, \u00een camer\u0103 a r\u0103mas doar lini\u0219tea \u0219i respira\u021bia grea a Sofiei.<\/p>\n
Fahad st\u0103tea l\u00e2ng\u0103 pat, privind-o.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 machiajul perfect de la nunt\u0103 p\u0103rea mai t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i mai vulnerabil\u0103.<\/p>\n
A observat atunci ceva ce nu remarcase \u00eenainte: m\u00e2inile ei.<\/p>\n
Aveau mici urme fine \u0219i pielea aspr\u0103 \u00een anumite locuri.<\/p>\n
Nu erau m\u00e2inile unei femei crescute \u00een lux.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce ai acceptat c\u0103s\u0103toria asta? a \u00eentrebat \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Sofia a z\u00e2mbit slab f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 deschid\u0103 ochii.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 familia mea avea datorii.<\/p>\n
R\u0103spunsul simplu l-a lovit mai tare dec\u00e2t dramatismul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i ai fost de acord s\u0103 tr\u0103ie\u0219ti a\u0219a?<\/p>\n
Ea l-a privit \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Crezi c\u0103 femeile ca mine primesc multe op\u021biuni?<\/p>\n
Fahad a r\u0103mas t\u0103cut.<\/p>\n
Toat\u0103 via\u021ba lui, oamenii \u00eel ascultaser\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-l contrazic\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dar Sofia nu \u00eencerca s\u0103-l impresioneze.<\/p>\n
Nu \u00eel lingu\u0219ea.<\/p>\n
\u0218i nici nu \u00eei cerea nimic.<\/p>\n
Asta \u00eel tulbura.<\/p>\n
\u00cen urm\u0103toarele dou\u0103 zile, febra ei nu a sc\u0103zut complet.<\/p>\n
Iar spre surprinderea \u00eentregii case, Fahad a \u00eenceput s\u0103 apar\u0103 constant \u00een camera ei.<\/p>\n
La \u00eenceput venea doar s\u0103 \u00eentrebe medicul despre stare.<\/p>\n
Apoi a \u00eenceput s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 aceea \u00eei aducea ceai.<\/p>\n
\u00cen a treia sear\u0103, Sofia l-a g\u0103sit \u00eencerc\u00e2nd st\u00e2ngaci s\u0103 \u00eei preg\u0103teasc\u0103 sup\u0103 \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103ria uria\u0219\u0103 a palatului.<\/p>\n
A izbucnit \u00eentr-un r\u00e2s slab.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce e? a \u00eentrebat el iritat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu cred c\u0103 a\u021bi f\u0103cut vreodat\u0103 asta.<\/p>\n
Fahad a privit oala.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu am f\u0103cut.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Se vede.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 de c\u00e2nd se cuno\u0219teau, el a r\u00e2s \u0219i el.<\/p>\n
Scurt.<\/p>\n
Aproape surprins de sine.<\/p>\n
\u00cen zilele urm\u0103toare au \u00eenceput s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
Cu adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n
Sofia i-a povestit despre Gala\u021bi, despre mama ei bolnav\u0103 \u0219i despre faptul c\u0103 lucrase de la \u0219aisprezece ani ca s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i ajute familia.<\/p>\n
El i-a povestit despre presiunea familiei lui, despre tat\u0103l care \u00eei transformase via\u021ba \u00eentr-o list\u0103 de obliga\u021bii \u0219i despre femeile care \u00eel iubiser\u0103 doar pentru numele lui.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De asta ai vrut camere separate? a \u00eentrebat ea \u00eentr-o sear\u0103.<\/p>\n
El a r\u0103mas c\u00e2teva secunde \u00een t\u0103cere.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ca s\u0103 nu poat\u0103 nimeni s\u0103 te r\u0103neasc\u0103 primul?<\/p>\n
\u00centrebarea l-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 o priveasc\u0103 lung.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 nimeni nu \u00eei mai spusese vreodat\u0103 lucrurile at\u00e2t de direct.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o noapte, Sofia s-a trezit din cauza unei furtuni puternice.<\/p>\n
Tunetele f\u0103ceau geamurile s\u0103 vibreze.<\/p>\n
Pentru o clip\u0103 s-a sim\u021bit din nou ca \u00een copil\u0103rie, \u00eentr-un apartament mic unde ploaia intra pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 rame.<\/p>\n
A ie\u0219it pe coridor dup\u0103 ap\u0103 \u0219i l-a g\u0103sit pe Fahad st\u00e2nd singur \u00een salon, cu un pahar \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nici dumneavoastr\u0103 nu dormi\u021bi? a \u00eentrebat \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
El a ridicat privirea spre ea.<\/p>\n
\u0218i pentru prima dat\u0103 nu i-a mai r\u0103spuns rece.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu prea dorm bine de ani.<\/p>\n
Sofia s-a apropiat \u0219i s-a a\u0219ezat pe canapeaua din fa\u021ba lui.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 protocol.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 distan\u021ba aceea atent calculat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Doar doi oameni obosi\u021bi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218ti\u021bi ce e ciudat? a spus ea dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce?<\/p>\n
\u2014 C\u0103 mi-a fost mai fric\u0103 de dumneavoastr\u0103 dec\u00e2t de \u021bara asta.<\/p>\n
Fahad a cobor\u00e2t privirea.<\/p>\n
Apoi a \u00eentrebat \u00eencet:<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i acum?<\/p>\n
Sofia l-a privit lung.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Acum cred c\u0103 dumneavoastr\u0103 sunte\u021bi mai speriat dec\u00e2t mine.<\/p>\n
A z\u00e2mbit f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vrea.<\/p>\n
\u0218i exact atunci a \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 problema nu era c\u0103 Sofia nu rezista \u00een lumea lui.<\/p>\n
Problema era c\u0103 ea \u00eencepuse deja s\u0103 sparg\u0103 zidurile pe care el le construise \u00een jurul s\u0103u de ani \u00eentregi.<\/p>\n
\u00cen diminea\u021ba urm\u0103toare, personalul palatului a r\u0103mas \u0219ocat c\u00e2nd i-a v\u0103zut cobor\u00e2nd \u00eempreun\u0103 la micul dejun.<\/p>\n
Nu perfect \u00eendr\u0103gosti\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Nu teatral.<\/p>\n
Dar aproape unul de altul.<\/p>\n
Iar c\u00e2nd Sofia a ame\u021bit u\u0219or \u00eenainte s\u0103 se a\u0219eze, Fahad a prins-o instinctiv de talie.<\/p>\n
Gestul a fost rapid.<\/p>\n
Natural.<\/p>\n
Protector.<\/p>\n
Ea l-a privit surprins\u0103.<\/p>\n
Iar el \u0219i-a retras m\u00e2na \u00eencet, de parc\u0103 realizase prea t\u00e2rziu c\u0103 \u00eencepuse deja s\u0103 \u021bin\u0103 la ea mai mult dec\u00e2t promisese vreodat\u0103 c\u0103 va permite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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