Rose begin to question whether Iris had been kicked out from her house or she never had one to begin with. It was surprising how a lady like her would stay at someone else’s house for a long time. Especially since she had heard from Lady Catherine that Iris had stayed in their house for a week prior to their arrival, ever since she received the news that they would come to Agios. Rose hummed when she heard the butler who spoke, “Truthfully, Lady Iris had told me that she would inform you herself and I thought she had extended the news to you, but I heard from the maids how you have been with Lord Starvos and I know how she would never come if Lord Starvos is here.”She raised her eyebrows faintly, “What’s wrong? Does Lady Iris dislike Lord Starvos?”“Not in term of dislike, I would say that Lord Starvos is quite intimidating for a lot of ladies, including Lady Iris,” the butler filled in, showing her a warm smile after filling her informations that she thought she needed. “I see, do
Iris stormed out to her room once the tea party had ended. Her heels clicked sharply to the floor and once she had slammed the door behind her, the twisted expression she had finally came to settle. She sat down on the vanity table, taking off her necklace and slamming the piece to the desk.This was more of a trouble than she thought it would be.While she had expected the human girl would be a trouble, she doubted that a human would be brave enough to go against her, especially the human from Essex from which the kingdom was only filled with humans.Truthfully, all that Iris wanted was not Dominic. While the young man had turned out to be more of a catch than she first guessed, he was simply a good addition to her plan. His handsome face suited her palate, fueling her more with her first goal which was to become the granddaughter of Lady Catherine.While Iris came from a noble family, her parents had always taught her to aim higher, which she did. She wanted to outshine all the othe
Lady Catherine raised her hand high and somewhere seeing it above her face made Rose to squeeze her hands together. She wondered if she would be hit. Yet more than the pain of being hit, she was more frightened by how their relationship will affect Dominic. But contrary to her thought, Lady Catherine had instead pulled her hands, squeezing them tightly. Her eyes looked back at Rose’s green ones, giving her a gentle smile, “I know you are worried, but my thoughts on you would not change, Rose. I am sure you know what happened to my daughter and I do not want to repeat the same mistake.”“Mistake?” Rose asked. She couldn’t tell how Lady Catherine had made a mistake. She knew what had happened wasn’t a mistake. It was the matter of choice. Lady Elizabeth had chosen the Duke, but that didn’t mean she had made the wrong choice. Instead, she did made the correct choice only for her choice to be betrayed when the Duke had driven her to madness. “My mistake wasn’t that I had accepted Starvos
Rose noticed the sadness coming from Dominic’s face. He was someone who deep down long for the warmth of family. Although he had never showed it by his face, truthfully he wanted to feel the life of a normal person like any others. The family he had back in Essex had never shown him such a love and with Rose it convinced him to the future possibility of having a family like all others. When he found out he had a family in Agios, he didn’t expect much of a welcome but now that he felt their love, he couldn’t help but feel the want of staying in Agios instead of Essex.Rose noticed this all from his handsome face without needing to ask. After placing her hands on her laps, she turned her body to the position where she didn’t have to look for him from the mirror. “Dominic, you will stay here even after you have finished your revenge?” She showed her beloved man a gentle smile. “I know you are worried but when this is all done, we could spend the rest of our time in Agios.”Dominic stil
Before coming to the mansion, Rose had seen the street of Agios briefly from the carriage after they had gone down from the ship. She had seen how everyone appeared to be human at first glance. But once she had looked deeply to the person’s eyes, she could find that they were not human and instead those silver eyes belonging to werewolf. She recalled how the last time they had walk on the street, many eyes were on them. Most of those gaze were discomforting, as everyone whispered those rumors about Dominic which was false. But this time, everyone was focused on their own life. She didn’t have to worry for anyone coming after their life either as they were far from their enemy. Their life was so peaceful to the point she could hold his hands while walking down the gray pavement without the need to be on her toes. Rose enjoyed looking around the market with Dominic. She couldn’t emphasize it more to say how their day together today had been so peaceful. Away from the spotlight had nev
Rose didn’t know when it happened but when she had realized it, she had four type of foods on both her hands. Slowly, she nibbled on the hot butter corn. Her eyes widened at the delicacy of butter that melt in her tongue as well as the sweetness of corns that spread across her tongue. She immediately turned at the man beside her who had been admiring her beauty and her face that was always brimming with happiness.“Dominic try this!” She gently placed the corn before her lips. Dominic noticed her pink lips that looked glossy and smiled. Truthfully, he rather nibble her lips than the corn but despite that, he comply to his sweet girl’s request. Biting his teeth down the corn, he hummed in satisfaction, “That taste good.”“Right?” Rose ate the corn again, smiling happily. “The skewered meat from earlier also tasted good but this one is sweet.”“Sweet after savory food is always the best combination,” Dominic added, and she nodded her head in full agreement. “By the way,” Rose looked a
“Yes,” Rose whispered. She stood up beside him. Holding the lantern in her hands, her eyes closed. There were many things that she was worried about. She was worried of her sister’s safety. She was worried about her parents. She was concerned of Dominic’s relationship with his family but all she thought when making a wish was only one.She only wanted for the most beloved man in this world who had meant treasures in her life to always be surrounded by happiness and protected from any dangers. She poured her simple wish to the lantern. Even though she wasn’t sure if the lantern could grant her wish, she hoped that it could at least helped for her wish to be heard by the angels and god above. Dominic watched her long lashes that were closed. As she made her wish, he had also made his. Like Rose, he doesn’t believe in making wishes. He couldn’t put his trust on an inanimate object when some of his wishes wouldn’t take place until he endeavored to make it to reality. But he didn’t see
Rose looked forward to find Dominic’s back as he talked with the coachman before turning her head back to the woman who continued to smile while looking at her. She decided to continue talking with the kind woman, “Yes, it’s my first time. Are you a local here?”“I have spent all my entire life in Agios,” she responded gently in a smile. “I see that your lover is waiting for a carriage? I know someone who could help you if you would want one.”Rose respectfully shook her head, “It’s alright, I think the coach should arrive soon.” While the woman was kind, Rose wasn’t naive enough to agree with anyone’s invitation. She knew how dangerous it is to trust a stranger. “Well, that’s a shame. How about this instead?” The woman extended her hands, “I learn a few tricks. I don’t know if you believe it but would you like to try and read your future?”Rose blinked, feeling a sense of déjà vu. This wasn’t the first time she has someone who wants to read her future, isn’t it? She recalled how Dom