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Svetlana de Rohan-Levashova. Revelation

Although, life was not too kind to her, nevertheless, Anna matured very quickly, which
made me happy and worried at one and the same time... I was glad that she became
stronger with every day and at the same time I was afraid that very soon she will be
too independent. And I will find it very difficult, if I may need to persuade her in
something. She always treated her "duties" of Vedunia very earnestly, loving life and
people with all her heart and feeling very proud of being some day able to help them
to be happier and make their souls purer and more beautiful.

And now Anna met real Evil for the first time... which pitilessly burst into her still
very fragile life, killing her dearly beloved father, taking me away from her and
threatening to be a nightmare for her... And I was not sure whether she could find
forces to fight alone with everything in case of her whole family dying at Caraffa’s
hands…
The hour flashed by unnoticed. Caraffa stood on the threshold, smiling...

I cuddled my dear girl to me, knowing that I would not see her for a very long
time and maybe never... Anna went to the unknown and I could only hope that Caraffa
truly wanted to teach her for his mad aims and in that case she was safe for the time
being… while she was in Meteora.
– Did you enjoy the meeting, Madonna? – Caraffa asked, feigning sincerity.
– Thank you, Your Holiness. Yes, of course. Although I would prefer to raise my
daughter myself, as it is accepted in the normal world and not to give her into the
hands of strange people, only because you have a plan for her. Don’t you think it is
enough pain for one family?

– Well, it depends on the family, Isidora! – Caraffa smiled. – Again, there is
"family" and FAMILY... and yours, unfortunately, belongs to the second category... you
are too strong and valuable to just live without paying for your abilities. Remember,
my "great Witch", everything in this life has a price, and one has to pay for everything,
independent of whether he likes it or not... And you will pay very dearly. But let’s not
talk about bad things today! You had a wonderful time, didn’t you? Till we meet again,
Madonna. I promise you, it will be very soon.
I froze... How familiar these words sounded to me! This bitter truth accompanied
me in my short life so often that I could not believe that I heard them from somebody
else! Probably, it was really true – everybody has to pay, only not all did it
voluntarily... and sometimes the payment was too high...

Stella looked intently into my face in surprise, obviously noticing my strange
confusion. But I showed her that "everything is all right" and, on falling silent for an
instant, Isidora continued her story.
Caraffa withdrew, taking away my dear little daughter. The surrounding world
grew dark, and my devastated heart was slowly filled with black and gloomy
melancholy, drop by drop. The future seemed ominous. I did not see the faintest hope
or felt the usual confidence that no matter how difficult it was now, everything will
somehow settle and all will be well in the end.

I perfectly knew – it would not be well... We will never have a "fairy-tale with a
happy ending"...

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