CHAPTER 47~GABRIELLA'S POV~Me, Clarabelle, and Marie started making plans for Gregory and Christine's meeting. Marie suggested that the meeting should be in the gardens around the mansion because there's no place with more flowers.As for the candles, Marie planted them within lamp-shaped bushes, and the numerous candles glowed very brightly that evening. We informed Gregory of the meeting, and he quickly got prepared and arrived in the gardens, waiting for Christine to show up.Clarabelle led Christine to the gardens with the excuse that there was some work there that she couldn't handle, and as they got to where Gregory stood, she turned around and ran off.All three of us hid behind some other bushes, watching as both Christine and Gregory conversed. We had smiles on our faces and were sure that nothing could go wrong with this.As we stared at Christine and Gregory, one of the candle-lit bushes caught fire.“WHAT?” I exclaimed, and another bush caught on fire.Gregory and Christ
CHAPTER 48~GABRIELLA'S POV~“The Mortimer family had always been a mysterious one, even before she arrived at our door step. Our ancestors had a story they passed on from generation to generation—a story of the first Alpha of Black Moon, a story of how things never went right for him. He and his family were ridiculed by farmers and traders, and they were made to go through all sorts of torture on a daily basis.They were seen as trash in society and had to beg to be fed. The reason was because his father was accused of conspiring with an old witch to murder the king. He and his family always wore bags over their heads to hide their diseased faces from the public.One day his daughter died of an unknown ailment, then his son followed, and soon he got fed up. He picked up a knife and swore that nothing would stop him until he held the king's head in his hand, and if he died in the process, it at least would not be in vain.As he slammed his door open in anger, something stopped him. Ev
CHAPTER 49~GABRIELLA'S POV~The early morning bell rang, and all the maids walked out of their rooms to start on their daily chores. It was another room's turn to serve in the cafeteria, so we handed its key over to them the day before.I and the other girls went from floor to floor, sweeping and mopping every room, hall, and passage. We cleaned every pillar we came across and even mopped every staircase in the mansion.It was already the middle of the day before we finished. The sun was really high, but for some reason, the weather around the mansion was unbearably cold.We proceeded to a large sauna to freshen up. Many maids often gathered there for the same purpose, and only women were allowed to enter. We wrapped towels around our bodies and removed them when we were about to get into the pool.Me, Clarabelle, Christine, and Marie pushed the wooden door open and stepped in one by one. We looked around the room, and surprisingly, it was empty.“Wow, lucky day. We get to have this
CHAPTER 50~GABRIELLA'S POV~“I'm so sorry; I wasn't thinking straight when I tossed you guys into that pipe. Please forgive me,” Garcia said, bowing to Christine and the other girls as they all used their towels to clean their bodies.We were lucky enough to get them out before the incineration process started. And they were all really angry. The other girls were busy looking for who was responsible for throwing them in the pipe, as I couldn't bring myself to get Garcia in trouble."It's okay; we understand that you just wanted to talk to Gabriella privately. But you should think your plans through first before putting them into play,” Christine said.“I almost got incinerated,” Clarabelle said, looking like she had been traumatized by the whole thing.“I understand, Christine. I promise not to toss you in a trash pipe that leads to your deaths again,” Garcia said.“Or you could stay away from pipes and refrain from tossing people in them,” Marie hopped in, trying to make it clear th
CHAPTER 51~3RD PERSONS POV~It was late at night in the beast-wolf pack territory; the moon was high, and the cold wind that blew by caused the trees to rustle and bow. Unlike many packs, these wolves didn't live in mansions or have fancy clothing.The alpha lived in a cave deep in the woods. It's door was a large rock; he had to move aside every day to go hunting. In their human form, they wore the dried, fury skins of their prey around their back and waist and used the bones of said prey as weapons.The beast wolf hunted only during the day, and at night they would gather around their pack's territory bounds to protect it. Any intruder that decided to attack them would have to go through the beast wolves bounds before they could get into the territory.The beast wolves positioned themselves in three different positions. The first set of wolves protected all roads that led to the Alpha Wolf Cave. The second set of wolves were further away from the alpha's cave, and the third protect
CHAPTER 52~GABRIELLA'S POV~I and the other girls carried Cortana back to our room that night, leaving Garcia at the door. We had her dressed like Cortana, so no one would be suspicious by morning. No one ever looked at Cortana's face or even noticed she was there because of how still she was, so we knew placing Garcia there for an entire day wouldn't change a thing.After bringing Cortana to the room, we placed her on the ground and locked our door. We sat on our beds and turned to each other.“What now?” Maria asked.“Well, I guess we wait for her to wake up in the morning. The last time she woke up was some time before the bell rang, so we'll have to stay awake until she does; otherwise, she'll break through that door and escape my questions again,” I replied.“You mean you'll have to stay awake until she wakes up? I'm going to bed,” Marie said, then pulled her blanket over her head. I stared at her for a moment, then let out a sigh.“You guys can go to sleep if..." I was about to
CHAPTER 53~GABRIELLA'S POV~I knocked on the door to Steven's office, and after a few seconds, Steven's voice sounded, “Come in, it's open."I gently turned the door handle and pushed it open, then stepped into the office as carefully as I could to avoid spilling the food.“Sorry to disturb you; I couldn't find your room, which was locked, so I decided to bring your breakfast here,” I said softly, bowing to him and Gregory.“It's okay, just drop it on the table,” Steven said, pointing toward the area where I was supposed to drop his food. I put down the tray, stepped away from the table, and then reached into a large pocket in my uniform to bring out the book Steven borrowed from me.“Here's your grandfather's book; I'm done with it. The man lived a very strange and mysterious life and talked a lot about the relevant stories in Mortimer history,” I said with a smile.Steven smiled back. “Yes, it is those very mysteries I wish to uncover myself. Maybe, just maybe, there's something th
CHAPTER 54~GABRIELLA'S POV~"Who... are you?” I asked with a confused expression.The female giggled then replied as she raised the hood of her cloak, “Like I said before, I'm a friend.”My eyes widened as they met hers. Her right eye was dark brown, and her left was strangely colored. I had never seen an eye so strange and beautiful in all my days. No, I had; in fact, it was only two days ago that I saw eyes similar to this one. Her eye was dark blue and had white spots that looked like stars; her pupil was white, making it look like a moon in the night sky. The only person I knew had that kind of eye was... Marie."What... do you want?” I asked.“I'm here in search of someone—my sister. I asked around, and I was told a girl who always wore a blindfold was brought here a few years ago,” she answered.“Who's that?” Steven asked, walking toward me.“She says she's looking for someone—one of your maids, to be precise. Should I let her in?” I asked, turning to Steven.“Sure, let her in,