I love you

“Are you sure this is going to work, my dear?” Nanna asked me, her eyes full of worry. “Or better, are you sure that is what you want?”

“Nanna, I have told you again and again: Johannes is pretending to like me!” I told her one again. I didn’t know why, but she was taking it hard to believe that Johannes was a liar.

“Maybe you overheard it wrongly. DId he say your name?”

“No. But no need! Who is the daughter of the traitor that he has been having contact with? Who is the daughter of the traitor who he had been acting all nice with?” I asked Nanna again and took her hand. “Nanna, I am this person. You know it!”

Even so, Nanna was still with those eyes, as if we were missing something.

“I hope you are right, my dear, because if not, you’ll not only put yourself in danger, but also, you’ll be betraying Johannes trust.” She said and I felt a tightness inside of my chest. “He trusts so much in you that he let you sleep beside him, inside his own bedchamber. He let you stay there all b