Rock Valley

Lady Sofia Ruffia picked up her brother’s final will and testament. Lord Ruffia had died a few days before and it was time to handle the affairs. He had left her and his son and daughter the estate, but there was another, much older, letter attached, saying that whoever inherited the Ruffia title and estate must take care of Marvolo Coombs and his descendents.

“Marvollo Coombs?� Sofia thought to herself. Marvollo had been her late father’s name. But Coombs?

She continued to read the letter.

My dear children,

When you read this, I will be gone, so no shame can come from this. I do feel you need to know the whole story, as I want your half-brother to be well taken care off.
I met her in the park, Endira Coombs, a mere peasant girl, but she was beautiful.

She lives on our land, but I had never truly seen her before. Nothing would have come out of it, hadn’t her step-father died, leaving the estate without an heir. I went over there to discuss her future, and that of her brothers, Jack, Jasper and Emmeth, who were children and toddlers at the time.
She begged for my help, and I felt sorry for the girl. They truelly had no place to go, so I granted her permission to handle the affairs until her brother would be old enough to take over. She was very gratefull.

I returned to her house often, to help her learn how to handle an estate, and one thing led to another. I fell in love with her, and the feeling was mutual.

One thing led to another, and before I knew it, I had slept with her. It was a genuine romance, I was an unmarried man at the time, untied to any woman, so I took advantage of the situation.