Jars of Clay by Lee Strauss

Author:Lee Strauss [Strauss, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ancient Rome Romeo and Juliette
Publisher: ESB Publishing
Published: 2014-03-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

HELENA’S JOURNAL

Oh to the gods! What have I done??? I’ve fallen in love with a servant! I am the most foolish of Roman maidens! He kissed me, and I let him. I should have slapped him, reported him and had him hung. Yet all I can do is think of the warmth of his kiss and how alive I feel when I am near him.

What have I done to be so cursed? Why do the gods hate me? Is it because I willingly deceived my family? I know I have shamed my father before the gods. They are laughing and ridiculing me in the heavens even now.

And now Gordian suspects me. If he were to find us out, I have no doubt he would do as he threatened—and more! Lucius would die and the fate of his family would also be in jeopardy.

What am I to do? I cannot bear the thought of knowing Lucius is nearby and yet so out of my reach.

But it’s too dangerous. I could not live with myself if something happened to Lucius because of me. I must never see him again. Never! I will be the most wretched of creatures but it is my fate and my duty.

I must be strong. Oh, holy Diana, help me to be strong.

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