<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #40FF40"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Martine Karembeux</span><br/><span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;">The youngest daughter of Sir Damian</span></span></span></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o793/Galvin_Fugazi/d5668922-425e-4e73-8f97-dd73233101dd_zps99f99557.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Martine listened to his words and if he really meant them as true as they came out, Abel was quite impressed of her. It made her a little bit proud, because Danielle had always teased her that her bratty behaviour would chase the men away.<br/><br/><span style="color: #80FF00">"I...would still like to marry you if that is what you are asking. If Iris and Hector's arrangement fall through, I will still hold my arrangement with you--if your father will allow it. And even if he didn't, if you still wanted to, I would do my best to make it happen. I can't honestly say what might happen for sure, but I can say that I would try to make sure that we can still marry. I very much am fond of you already, and I would hate for you to be married off to someone you disliked..."</span><br/><br/>Martine smiled over both ears and then she quickly leaned in and gave him a kiss on the kiss. He was really a gentle and sweet man. She wondered why Iris had been so nerved by his overprotectiveness, but with his last sentence she felt it. The always worried brother. <br/><br/>"<span style="color: #80FF00">I hope this is not offensive...but do you believe that Hector would mistreat Iris because of this hate your father preaches?"</span><br/><br/>Martine chuckled loudly. Abel had the totally wrong opinion of her brother. Hector was a soft bear no wolf. <br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">“Ah, the over protective brother, finally he appears. Don't tell that ever to my brother. You have a totally wrong opinion of Hector. My brother is as soft as a man can be. Even if he would hate Iris to the blood, he would never harm her. Not physially, mentally maybe. Hector would ignore her, would not lay with her, would not care about what she would do and he would never have a word for her. She would simply be there but she would feel not the least welcome. And she wouldn't be welcome. But he would never beat her, even if he would be totally mad at her. But I doubt it will go down like that. Hector isn't dumb. If he really hate Iris that much, why should he tie her to his leg? If he would meet the woman of his dreams in a year he would not be able to marry her, because he would be married already to someone he despises. I wasn't surprised that Hector left a door open for your sister to escape, because that is exactly how Hector thinks. I was surprised that the dared to question the order of my father with that. He is not always running down the same roads as my father, but he seldom opposed him openly.”</span></div>