Breaking Free

When Vlad got in, Flora asked to be left alone with him. And once Ludovic got out, Flora slapped Vlad.

"You betrayed me"

He didn't answer. Flora knew he could stop her hand but he didn't. He knew she was going to slap him and he didn't mind it. He did something awful. He knew it.

Flora looked to the other side and whispered, almost whining:

"And I trusted you. More than I trusted anyone else."

Vlad sighed and spoke for the first time:

"When he came to the mansion for the first time, Claude had a personal maid. And soon he made her his mistress, or she made herself."

"Was she a playgirl?"

"She was a filthy sl*t, to be more precise "

"Oh"

"Lauren, that was her name. She treated Claude well. She was a friend and a caregiver. And she was his first woman. At that time, I came to the Knightly's household as a coach to Claude. I was training him and preparing him for the world he will dive into. I trained him for months and I discovered that he was still feeling deep guilt towards the man he