20. Dark secret!

Author's POV

Vera was sitting on the bed. She rested her head on her knees and sighed.

She was feeling stupid to fall in his trap, it was too obvious that it's a trap when the gate was unguarded.

She couldn't believe that he just did it to make her realise that there is no escape. He wants her to give in, surrender herself completely to him.

He claims to love her but is it really a love or just stubborness.

He kisses her forehead every time, looks at her like she is the only person he wants to see in this world, he doesn't ignore her presence like Zen used to do. He tries to make her talk. Veronica was irritated by everything, how could he act like they are normal couple when they aren't.

She rubbed her face and decided to leave that depressing room for a bit. She walked downstairs, the mansion is huge and she doesn't know anything about it.

She looked at the huge pillars and paintings, reminding her of a museum. She wondered in the hallway, there was no trace of Vlad.

She stopped