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Romanian Proverb5

Sãrãcia nu-i rusine

Poverty is no disgrace

Her mouth was dry, and her hand shook as she raised it to touch the place on her neck where Vasile, Alpha of their pack, had onlyso insignificant, and yet it was the one now, along with his tarriors and her father Fes, but really there was no point Theto protect theiraccomplished

She had not moved from the place where he had left her Her shoes were suddenly filled with lead too heavy to lift Her eyes stared, not seeing anything in front of her as her mind raced, and she battled her will She wanted to flee, to hide from the male who had affected her so She also wanted to throw herself in his arain But instead of doing either, she just stood there frozen with indecision, doubt, and, to her surprise, curiosity While he had been next to her, she had felt as if she could fly, but now her body felt heavy and uncoordinated

"Alina," her mother called to her yet she still could notcloser and knew that her , and for once she was afraid to tell her―afraid she would insist she pack and leave with him at once and afraid she would not

"He is the one, no?" she asked

Soet her head to perform a wobbly nod Her eyes finally shifted as she looked at her eta’s lips puckered "Tsk, girl, I know aat you as though you were the ripest fruit plucked froht have even seen a tad bit of salivating"

That finally ht of anyover her, especially one such as Vasile, was indeed ludicrous She was no great beauty, she knew that, and usually that did not bother her "You must not have seen him clearly, Mother Had you seen his expression from a more direct position, you would have seen the scowl plastered on his handsolared down at me"

"He is quite lovely, is he not?" Her mother beamed at her

Alina crossed her arms in front of her and narrowed her eyes "I hardly think yourso"

"Did you notice how tall he was? And that hair was so dark and thick," herher "His lips were definitely worth a second glance"

Alina stoh! How can you carry on so?"

"Feeling a bit possessive, dear?" Hereyes sparkled at her

Alina turned and walked towards the house needing to sit down in the shade for a few hts

Her e of her bed She looked around their tiny home, so simple, but it met their needs So as she embarrassed? "He lives in a castle His wardrobe is probably the size of our entire house I justI do not," she stuhs repeatedly