Where My Heart Belongs

Chapter 158 " Dear Jhanvi" (1)

Earlier

Dahab looked forward with widened eyes and held on the handle of the chair, she is sitting on not able to look at him as he looked down.

Leon: ...it wasn't a love story like we pretended and told the royal families, I never felt anything towards Sona, it is a marriage of interests, family interests, as a head of my family I am obligated to do what they expect from me and think the best for them, what I was asked to do by my father's will, I had to get the title of a Prince and this was the way my family saw fits, they saw Princess Sona is good for me and I accepted, I didn't imagine what your father wanted to do with all this power he asked for and I never imagined that I will fall in love and with you.

Dahab frowned and covered her ears...

Dahab: stop, I can't hear any more (then she looked at him ) I don't want to hear your excuses of why you are accepting to hurt those innocent people, you didn't know at first but now you know and not willing to do anything because of your family !!! I can't understand.

Leon: that wasn't the thing I cared to make you understand or wanted to explain, I love you Dahab don't pretend you didn't hear that.

Dahab looked at him and then she shook her head

Dahab: I don't believe you do, perhaps you think so because you are angry about what Sona did

Leon: I thought we agreed to not treat each other as fools, Dahab

Dahab looked at him as he said in low tone

Leon: I don't know when my feelings started for you, I have always admired you in everything you do and never believed or agreed on how you were treated, I loved to see you more than anyone else, I loved to spend time with you and hear your voice, but I didn't realize my feeling till last summer when we were at my family's mansion at Greece (then he smiled ) when we were sitting at the beach and you were talking (then his smile vanished) so passionately about how beautiful my wedding on Sona will be on the white sand of Crete and you were describing the aisle and the flowers on its side and her coming towards me wearing the white wedding dress my mother picked for my bride (then he closed his eyes ) and it you who am I imagining in it, it always been you

Dahab: no, no (then she said sadly) you are my sister's fiancé and she loves you, Sona loves you Leon, her love for you is the only thing she is truthful about

Leon frowned: you said it, the only thing she is truthful about is her love for me, her whole life is lies and cruelty, she doesn't see in this life anything or anyone but me and herself, and I don't want to be in a life that only me and her in it, I don't love her, Dahab and if you want I will tell her

Dahab: NO, I don't want that, if you want to do it for yourself do, but don't do it for me, don't make me part of this, please. And don't expect something from me in return.

Leon: what you mean, you don't love me? If it is because of Princess Surbhi's family and what your father doing to them with my Guards, I can stop it at once if you just...

Dahab: I CAN'T, I really admire you Leon and I came here to ask you to stop Sona from hurting those people, to stop my father too, and I know you are capable of doing that since you are the source of their power that they misuse but now I can't ask you for it because you are expecting something in return that I can't give you and I can't lie to you, I can't use you even for this, but I really wish that you will do the right thing at the end.

Leon frowned with teary eyes: that is it? That is how it ends? (Then he swallowed) is there someone else Dahab?

Dahab: you and everyone, I love everyone so much and you too, but not in the way you want or need (then she shook her head) I am sorry Leon