Rose awkwardly looked at the deer while feeling the warmth spreading from Dominic's strong arm as it wrapped both her hands to hold the bow. His hand brushed over her cheeks as he position the bow on the side of her shoulder."What do you think about killing, Rose?" Came his sudden question, puzzling Rose. There is often times where Dominic would give her question that make her reflect on her beliefs. This was one of those."I do not condone the act," she answered, stating her belief."Even killing this deer here?" Dominic asked her and she nodded softly. "But you wouldn't survive here if you didn't kill anything in the world. Killing is sometime the only way out, especially if your life is on a stake. Take a deep breathe."Rose's breaths went still as she saw Dominic position the arrow and aim toward the deer's neck. Her fingers clenched tightly and all her reaction didn't fail to fall under Dominic's gaze.This was what he meant by fearing to sully Rose's innocence. But the girl wou
It wasn't the first for Dominic to take lives. It was as easy as to breathe to defeat the people around him. His life had been threaten since his birth. The experience of trying to survive make him knew what to do when being surrounded by many people around him.Taking the head of the group would be the easiest way to defeat the entire group. Therefore, he went for the person who had argued with him.The men's eyes were glued on him. Before rushing into the kill, they subtly sent sign that they had prepared beforehand to attack all at once. But in a single second of inattention, Dominic had disappeared from their sight.The surprised head of the group flung his head right and left, yelling, "WHERE THE HELL IS HE?!"The others couldn't see Dominic at all despite having been staring at the man, trying to hunt him from the beginning he had entered the forest. Yet he had disappeared akin to a dispersed fog."If only you knew who you were trying to hunt," Dominic's voice appeared on the le
Cain and the rest of his men rushed to the forest, following the sound of battle until they saw an arrow flying from the south position. Cain noticed the arrow belong to his master and rushed to help Dominic. When they appeared, however, the fight had ended and what was left were the lifeless corpses scattered on the ground.Cain jumped down from his horse, seeing Dominic who was alone staring at a single box of arrows that had fell on the ground."Young master, are you alright?" Cain questioned at once. He looked at Dominic's hand which was wounded and his eyes widened. "Your hand.."Dominic had the unusual case of tremendous healing, making his wounds to heal much faster than other cases around him. Cain, who had seen his master's quick heal even as someone had stabbed him was more surprised to see how slow the wound on Dominic's arm try to mend itself when it appeared to be such a small cut."This," Dominic stepped on the box of arrows before him. "Get it checked with what material
Lady Ashley returned to the resting ground and hopped down from the horse with a smile. She passed the bag full of arrow to her maids and stared at Rose with a bright smile."Rosey!" Lady Ashley called and placed a surprised expression on her face when she looked at how distressed Rose was, "Oh, darling, you look very pale! What on earth happened?"Lady Veronica stared askew by still presented a smile, "Some men attacked Dominic and Rose.""What on earth?!" Lady Ashley's shocked face was only pathetic to Rose. "I am glad to see you alright, Rosey, but what about Dominic?""He's alive," Rose answered. She once again studied Lady Ashley's face. The woman was clever and had enough practice throughout her life to act and pretend, therefore, there was no window allowing Rose to read the woman's upset expression to know she didn't succeed, but for the first time, Lady Ashley threw a shocked expression, as if she was deeply staggered by this outcome."Did that upset you?" Rose questioned, he
The warm breath brushing her neck had made her shudder but when the sharp teeth took a nibble on her collarbone, where she felt the most sensitive, Rose couldn't hold herself and whimpered. Her knees went weak as she fell down to Dominic's arm.Dominic had bitten her slowly. Hearing her voice, he stopped himself and stuck out his tongue, gently lick the part her skin which he had bitten.From the pain to the slow coax of his coarse tongue, the pain and the tingling tickle was a mix of sensation that made Rose to curl her toes.She looked at Dominic who grinned while looking at her face, making her submerged into embarrassment."What are you doing?" She whispered, hoping she could run and hide but at the same time frowning at his action."Warning you. So you wouldn't enter a man's room as easily as you did now," Dominic warned.Rose looked at him and pursed her lips together, "I wouldn't enter anyone's room easily."Dominic slowly released his arm from her waist and she felt a sense of
Rose felt as though she was walking in a daze as she made her way toward her room. The sky was dark and she was grateful that her flushed expression wasn't seen by Dominic.As she made her way to her room, Rose passed by the few painting hung on the wall. She stared at the one portrait of a golden full moon. There were snowflakes falling from the dark sky behind the moon and while staring at it, Rose couldn't help but feeling that the moon reminded her of Dominic.The golden glint on his eyes that often appears when emotions swallow him had the same glare hue of the moon portrait.Rose still had many secrets left unanswered from Dominic. Normally, this should waver her trust for him, but it didn't.She couldn't explain it with words. The amount of trust she subconsciously gave to Dominic was immense that she was surprised to it by herself.Was it because Dominic had saved her? From those danger that lurks around her?Rose couldn't explain what emotions she had rushing in her heart. Bu
Dominic in his room could hear every noise that people made in the entire castle. With the darkness appearing, lesser noise filled his room, enabling him to listen clearly to the people who he want to listen too.Hearing Rose's statement, he felt his heart thumping in joy. Opening his eyes, Dominic placed his hand above his heart, feeling the odd way of thumping that his heart was experiencing from.Rose, Rose, every words she said never fail to bring a new side of him that he never knew exist in him. Happiness and joy, the worries and deadly anger he hold when he thought Rose would die from the arrow earlier, this exaggerated emotions he didn't dare to name was new to him.Cain knocked on the door. Even without him asking who it was, Dominic knew it was his subordinate. "Come in," Dominic said, his husky voice sounded a little hoarse as he hadn't been talking for a while.Cain entered and looked at him who rested on the couch with his arm covering his eyes."You spoke too many unnece
"Miss Josephine," Shawn greeted with a lovely smile, making the girl flinch as she didn't expected his appearance near her room.Josephine quickly pulled herself and smiled politely, "Young Master Shawn.""I thought I had told you that calling me Shawn is alright?" Shawn offered the girl his seductive smile. He knew that compared to Dominic, he was less handsome but it was what made him more approachable than Dominic at the same time. He believed when it comes to seducing woman, he had the upper hand.Josephine nodded awkwardly. She recalled yesterday after seeing Josephine brought away by Dominic, she became concerned. Josephine could see her sister's nervousness and as much as she wanted Jayden for herself, she didn't want her sister to be hurt at the same time.Shawn who had seen this tipped her a little, saying, "Oh that's terrible."Josephine's eyes fell on him, questions filled her eyes. Shawn appeared as if he was talking to himself but he continued to speak, "Dominic is a terr