Don't cry anymore, I'm here.

"You said he's using me but in what way?" Kahlan spoke again raising her head to look at her friend.

"That...That I don't know but I feel he just wants to play you and lure you to bed. That's what some men do these days. You are beautiful Kay, he knows just asking for a night of fun with you won't be an easy peasy. Thank God he hasn't bedded you yet, who knows what the pervert is thinking?"

Kahlan covered her face and cried bitterly, she didn't want to believe all these.

She grew up not feeling any love from her family except her grandmother and grandfather. No one showed her love at all, they either despised her or were totally harsh on her.

She couldn't even play with the children in her hometown where she was raised because she was termed a bastard.

She sought for love secretly every day, she didn't want to be a loner. She just wanted that love and attention from someone.

Then the heavens brought Leo her way and sparked some light in her dark world.

She couldn't stop herself from falling for him, he was so gentle, caring and treated her like a princess.

She worked hard every day in Italy and was overwhelmed with the thought of revenge every single day.

She never knew a part of her just wanted to be loved and cared for.

The ward was in utter silence, only the crying voices of the two ladies could be heard.

Mia felt useless, shouldn't she be consoling Kahlan. She couldn't stop herself from crying aloud.

In the once slightly noisy ward, only the heart wrenching cries of two charming ladies could be heard.

No one was consoling the other, they just kept crying without ceasing breaking the hearts of the young men in the ward.

"What on earth is going on here?! Kahlan, Mia what is wrong?" *no response*

Marcello had just entered into the room with fruits and flowers for Kahlan only to witness this weird scenery.

What was wrong with them this time? His handsome face was twitching non-stop when he looked at Mia but his heart ached when he looked at Kahlan's tearful face.

Her petite face was now red from all the crying and her pretty eyes were now dimmed losing its glamourous exquisiteness.

She looked like a flower that was about to break so beautiful and fragile making him want to pluck the stars for her.

"Marcello" Kahlan said raising her pitiful eyes and looking at him like an abandoned puppy. Her voice was so light that it tickled his heart. It was as if a cat was scratching his heart and he found it difficult to breathe.

Just one word from her made him threw caution out of the window. He dumped what he bought on the floor and bolted towards Kahlan like lightening, pushing Mia away"

"Yes! I'm here, I'm here for you. Don't cry, you are breaking my heart" His heart was really breaking. He longingly grabbed her hands and drew her into a warm hug.

"Don't cry anymore I'm here" Marcello continued hugging Kahlan tightly, his emotions were overflowing. He wished he could just mend into one with Kahlan.

"Leo! Leo...he..." At the mention of Leo, Marcello stiffened and clenched his fists.

Gritting his teeth he turned to glance at Mia and she nodded silently indicating she told Kahlan about Leo.