If any other word could best describe the feeling of betrayal, then apparently Giselle knew no such words.The brunette spent the next hour or so feeling utterly devastated and trying to get a handle on her thought. She quickly learned that sitting on the cold floor, staring at nothing but the ground, and occasionally wiping tears, didn’t help her in that aspect.By the time she had calmed down, in a less teary state and clear headed, the sound of the main gate opening resounded just outside, and without pondering over her recent decision, the brunette got up and headed for her own side of the closet, grabbing one of Ezra’s black duffle bag as she headed that way.Briefly, she filled the bag with a little amount of dress and daily items that would last her for at least three days, and then she zipped it up, grabbed her phone, then raced for the room door.Staying here right now didn’t seem like something reasonable on her end. She wanted to fully calm down, have a clear and stable min
Ezra woke up from his sleep after what felt like hours. The light seepping in from a gap in his curtain indicated that he had only gotten some shut eye for three hours at max.Laying still, the brunette listened to the quietness of his room before turning to his side to stare at the empty spot.Knowing that Giselle was no longer in the room with him made the temperature drop dramatically, making the room feel icy cold, even if it wasn’t.It had only been roughly four hours since Giselle left the mansion, leaving his room doused in her velvet scent.And Ezra gladly remained behind in the room, dwelling comfortably in where was now his room alone.For the time being, he had hoped several time, right before reluctantly giving in to sleep.Sighing, Ezra ran his finger through his hair, closing his eyes in the process to reminisce on his decisions so far.A knock on his door sniped that memory lane short. Peeling his eyes open, he rolled them before answering.“What is it?”“Young master,
Fancy music blared loudly in the bar background. Several people dressed in different clothing styles to fit their comfort zone and draw just enough attention to themselves.In the furthest bar stool sat Giselle and Evelyn. Giselle trying to drink her head away, while Evelyn was just there for support.After dropping off her luggage in a hotel, the brunette couldn’t stand the fact that all she was doing was sitting still and think more about what she had just found out. It only dampened her heart more, leading to her mood deteriorating rapidly.So instead, she phone Evelyn, the only person she could freely hang around, and without explaining the details in full, the brunette invited her out for drinks, Evelyn, being the honesty beauty she is, couldn’t refuse.So here they were.Giselle downed yet another cup of whiskey and slammed the glass down on the counter, reaching the back of her palm up to wipe her mouth.Evelyn, who sat beside her, stretched out her hand to gently pat her frien
Giselle brought Evelyn into one final hug before letting her go, happily uttering words gratitude as she did so.“Thank you, really.”Evelyn nodded her head and reached up to ruffle Giselle’s hair. She was not pleased by the action and huffed, causing the noirette to chuckle.“What are friends for. Now get in there and fix things with your Fiancé. I’ll call the hotel and have them know that’ll I come get your things first thing in the morning.”Giselle nodded and watched as Evelyn got into her car, waving one last time before driving off the property.Allowing her line of sight linger on the driveway for a few seconds, Giselle sighed as she turned around, facing the lavish mansion in front.“It’s gonna be okay.” She uttered speeches of reassurance as she walked onto the porch, typing in the house code before stepping in and gently closing the door behind her.The clicking sound of the door lock echoed feebly through out the lower ground.Taking a moment more, Giselle paused, glancing
The nexk morning, as soon as Giselle peeled her eyes open, she felt the weight of Ezra’s arms wrapped around her body, holding her in a comfortable hug.Carefully, she turned her head around, just enough to catch a glimpse of the person behind her.A smile danced across her lips as Ezra’s face came into full view and she admired it, surprised as to how he looked much more beautiful that she could ever, while he was sleeping.It was somewhat off-putting.Casting those thoughts aside, Giselle decided it was about time she got out of bed and tried to gently pry Ezra’s arms off her body. This resulted in a dissatisfied grunt coming from the male, and his grip tightened around her body as he pulled her back.“Stay for a bit longer.” He rasped out.His early morning voice was doing wonders to Giselle’s ear, and mind. Her body to was no exception.The hotness of his breath made her shiver in his arms and he hummed in satisfaction.“Just a little more.”“No… no more bed time. Come on, I have
Dumbfounded. Giselle’s brain ran a dull note, shutting down each time it tried to ponder what she had just heard.But the main thing was, which of what she had just heard was she trying to think over? The fact that the woman standing in front of her had just declared herself as Ezra’s best friend, which she had never heard of, or the fact that she coincidentally bore the same name as her high school bully, last but not least, she was a Fisher? Gregory’s so-called sister?And if she was high school Archie Fisher, did she recognize her?The turning wheels in Giselle’s head was visible from the outside, causing the blonde in front to laugh.“You look like you’ve seen a ghost.” Archie teased as she snapped her well manicured finger nails in front of Giselle, the brunette snapping back to reality instantly. “Well, are you going to leave me standing out here?”“I don’t see any problem in that.” Giselle bluntly answered, hating her mouth the next second for not putting its filter on. “What I
“No fucking way.” Archie said as she moved closer, assessing Giselle with each step she took forward, until she was in front of the couple. “How long has it been, six… seven years? Oh boy.”Giselle pressed her lip into a tight line as she stared at the woman in front of her, no bothering to answer any of her silly questions.To the brunette’s greatest surprise, her heart wasn’t pounding as fast as she had thought it would in the event something like this happened. And when she thought about how much that one single thought had stressed her, for lesser than five minutes, the brunette became pissed.“You haven’t changed one bit. Ever still the plain Jane.”Giselle forced a smile on her lips and spoke. “Can say the same for you. Ever so egotistical. God, I thought you’d grow up once done with high school. Guess I was wrong.” She spat.Archie fixed her heart penetrating gaze on the brunette, a smile slowly and wickedly creeping up her lips.“Oh, I was wrong. I can see you grew some balls…
“I advise you to end your relationship with Ezra, because once she wants something, she doesn’t stop until she’s had it, and she’ll do anything to get what she wants. I know her best, trust my word.”Gregory’s tone was firm, leaving no room for any hint of a joke. Giselle searched his eyes, finding his blue ones as clear as any ocean could be.“So what? You’re saying your sister is some kind of psychopath?” Giselle said and scoffed, but somehow, deep down, she pushed the thought of that being an actual possibility away.“No, but close.”The brunette narrowed her eyes, watching as Gregory picked up his own drink and drank from it on arrival.“Well I have met her, and can say she’s certainly one hell of a bitch, but I’ve dealt with several of her kind.”“No you haven’t. You don’t know Archie, Giselle…”“You’re wrong.” She sharply interjected. “I know it might come as a surprise to you, but Archie and I went to the same high school. Three years in the same class room, she pulling the sam
~Four Months Later~The blazing hot sun of autumn's last days shone through the window of a bridal room, basking the wooden floor board below in it glorious golden glow.But despite the beautiful day and joyous occasion about to begin, chaos and panic ensued with the four walls of that very room.It was about thirty minutes to the start of the days special occasion, yet the star woman was no where to be seen, and the noirette who had so willingly agreed to be her chiefs bridesmaid was currently in a full on panic.Evelyn had one job. A rather simple one if you asked anyone. And what was it? She had to make sure the bride was dressed, ready, and okay to walk down the isle with her father beside her by the time the hour and minute hand struck eleven."Babe?" In walked Gregory after several knocks on the door only to see the noirette searching far and wide with a panicked look on her face."Hey... hey did you lose something important?" Gregory asked, finally catching his girlfriend in hi
Jogging towards the room Giselle and her father were being held captive in, Ezra could almost feel everything ending. He couldn't already envision his and Giselle's peaceful life after everything was over, and as he turned the finally corner, seeing the room just up head, the brunette stock up a mental note, reminding himself to bring up the topic of adopting Grendel and Jason in the later future. Those two were happy fur balls, who'd be able to take their eyes off them after a single visit.Finally reaching the room, Ezra banged his fist against it and called out. "Giselle? Mr. Cornwell?" His call was answered by two voices from the inside, calming his beating heart as they were the two voices he had anticipated to hear.Stepping back, Ezra kicked the door twice, the metal gate coming down at his third and final kick.Giselle felt like the heavens had sent her very own guardian angel as Ezra walked in, the door laying beneath his feet as he marched in, not wasting a second as he sped
The ground felt cold and hard as Giselle helplessly sat on it. Maybe it was the after effect of Gregory's betrayal that made the concrete below seem more chilly than usual, or it could just be the fact that winter was right around the corner. The brunette didn't know, and she didn't want to know.Bringing her knees up, she buried her face in between them, feeling helpless as usual.The brunette's moment of sulking was cut short when movement from the other end and the sound of muffled breathing caught her attention."Who's there?" She asked, squinting her eyes in the dark room and slightly back up towards the door. Her question was answered by another series of muffled noise, propelling the petit woman to stand up from the floor and slowly advance forward, away from her current position.When Giselle had reached a certain distance, closer to the person which she now realized was tied to a chair and gagged at the mouth, her eyes widened, instantly recognizing the person there."Dad!" T
"Game over Ezra." Archie crackled like a hyena, souring the mood of Ezra, Giselle and Evelyn.Giselle's eyes fluttered in disbelieve, feeling her insides turn as she stared at Gregory, who in return stared back without any form of remorse.'Freaking Traitor.' Giselle thought, only having the courage to pull her gaze off the noirette after several minutes of staring.Gregory was right; never trust anyone until you know what they harbor in their heart. But if only she had applied that method sooner... way sooner than Ethan and Raquel, maybe then, she wouldn't have moved with the worse set of people."Fucking traitors." The brunette spat in a low rumble, gaining the attention of the villainess herself."What was that?" The blonde asked as she stepped forward, leaning in with her ear in a taunting manner.Giselle could have swore there was a voice in her head telling her to leap forward and chew off the spinster's ear."You all are bunch of fucking traitors. Disgusting." She voiced her in
Evelyn hid in a corner as she sent the address to Gregory's number. She was silently regretting not turning off the flash of her camera, as that was what had put her in the situation which she currently was in. It had all happened so fast, all she wanted to do was take a simple picture as evidence, exposing all or one third of Archie's evil plans and misdeed to the authorities, as per the first half of their plans, but then that was when it happened, the moment she took the photo containing their evidence, her flash went off, alerting Archie and her thugs.The noirette didn't waste a second there and took off, hearing the witch herself bark orders, probably to catch her and bring her back, she didn't want to find out.So now, here she was, running and hiding, praying that Gregory would get to her location on time before she became dog food."This is gonna cost more than a bowl of noodles Giselle." The noirette silently whispered to herself as she peaked out from her hiding spot, a ser
"Don't play dumb with me Gregory. Ezra wakes up one morning then suddenly decides to make a run for it? Fine, let me rephrase my question." Giselle stepped in close, raising her head to meet Gregory's gaze. "You know where your sister is holding my father, don't you?"Gregory blinked his eyes, secretly surprised at how quick the brunette had caught up to things.'Was she always this quick.' He questioned himself."Gregory, you know something that I don't, where are they?" Giselle questioned the more, stepping in closer, the questioned male standing his ground and holding her gaze, his blue orbs boring into hers as her green ones searched his."What makes you so confident?" He suddenly questioned, causing Giselle to furrow her brows. "My sister committed a crime for the sake of love, as her relative, shouldn't you fear me?"The brunette tilted her head, lost to as why he was now uttering nonsense."What? No. You're not the type to do such." She uttered, hoping to push down the rising a
The sound of quiet and tired snoring filed the rather silent room. Light dimed to perfection and A.C chilling, Ezra silently watched his fiancée sleep, carefully playing with her hair as not to wake her up.If words could describe the emotions running around in his heart, Ezra would have found it easy to put them into words.With a sigh, the brunette slid under the duvet, embracing the body of his fiancée and earning a hum from her as he buried his face into the crock of her neck."Ezra?" Giselle called out groggily, still overcome by sleep. "You're still up?"Ezra hummed into her neck in disagreement. "It's just..." the brunette paused on his words, rethinking his choice of words before continuing. "...nothing."Giselle hummed in understanding, too tired to form actual words.When Ezra saw that she was falling back asleep, he cradled her more in his arms, pulling her closer and seeking her body's warmth as he spoke. "Don't worry, it'd all be over by tomorrow."Giselle heard those wor
The sound of phone ringing disturbed Evelyn from her peaceful evening sleep. The noirette stirred in the bed, reluctant to answer the phone, seeing as today was one of her rare days off. After the phone rang for an extra few minutes, she groaned and turned around, feeling around the bed for the noise making device."Hello?" She asked after picking up the phone, making no effort to check the caller's ID."Hey, Evelyn, it's me."Her eyes snapped open, brown orbs enlarging as she pulled back and glanced at the caller, series of slurred curses left her mouth as she pushed her body up, resting her back against the bedrest of her bed. "What do you want, Fisher? Never thought you'll go fishing for my number, am I really that stunning."Gregory wasn't sure what made him chuckle, the fact that she'd believe he actually searched for her number, or the fact that she choose to stick with his surname even after he had insisted that she call him on a casual basis.Hearing him chuckle from the other
Giselle spent the next hour or so listening to people question her. At some point in time things started to look like the poor girl was being interrogated. Weren't they meant to be doing other jobs instead of questioning her?"That's enough." She mumbled under her breath, gaze solely trained on the back of her Fiancée as he too seemed to be undergoing the same procedure as her, and from his reactions, she didn't think it was going well."Pardon?" The female officer asked as she took a step forward, halting what she had been writing into her jolt pad.Tearing her gaze away, Giselle coldly answered. "I said that's enough.""But Ms. Heinrich...""She said that's enough." Ezra interrupted the officer as he walked over, finally done with his own part of the questioning, and might i tell you, it didn't go pleasantly.The officer cowered under Ezra's gaze, but nonetheless, she dared to speak. "Mr. Heinrich, forgive me but this is the normal procedures. It has to be carried out accordingly as