Shawn who had slipped into the room looked again at how Josie was indeed sleeping but she had been sleeping for almost a month now. He had tasked Isaac to search for Josie but the man had failed to do his task which he knew was a lie as the man was only pretending as though he was searching for Josie. Shawn could tell that there was a sense of dependence that Isaac had with him, wanting Shawn to always be alone as they were similar. Isaac was also afraid that kindness from others would turn him into a kinder person which he thought was foolish.Shawn looked outside the door, hearing the footsteps as Mrs Maury decided to leave the room for good. He then finally pull a chair near him, taking a seat beside the sleeping Josie.He reached out his hand towards her only to hesitate when their skin was about to come in contact. He decided not to touch her and held his hands together.“You know, I was the one who had prepared so that you would come after your sister to the castle. I planned
Shawn looked into her eyes but his thoughts didn’t waver. He shook his head firmly and replied, “I will not take back the choices I have done. I would do them again at any time.”“Even hurting me,” Josie noted, smiling to herself and asking what had she expected from the man standing in front of her. She should have known what kind of a bastard he was and stayed away from him! She should have known he wouldn’t regret what he did even if that means hurting her. “Go now,” Josie said, turning her face away. She pulled her blanket and rolled away, resting her head on the fluffy pillows. Yet even as she had told him to leave, he didn’t. Shawn remained where he was and sit next to her. Feeling annoyed, her eyes snapped backward and she glared at Shawn who was staring at her. Although she flinch at first when their gaze met, she hardened her heart, saying in anger, “Leave! If you won’t apologize or reflect on your mistake then you might as well think of me as dead.” Shawn’s jaw tightened
Shawn felt a dark cloud covering his heart as he disappeared through the forest, walking on his foot when he saw the castle’s shadow. He knew at once something was missing. When he was almost killed, how old was Dominic again? Fifteen? Sixteen? He was barely in the age where he could start a family let alone be crowned as the next heir of the duchy. He didn’t have any supporters which was natural as he didn’t have any uncle as his mother had come from another kingdom. So who was it that had planned to kill him under the guise of assassination?The servants who saw Shawn entering the castle quickly gathered in position. Their hands reached out so they could hold the coat in his place. The butler had came beside him, asking, “Would you like to immediately rest, milord?” “I want everyone to be away as far as possible from my mother’s room. I want to talk to her without a single ears around.” The butler was surprised by the order but he had been taught to never ask and continue his s
His mother appeared so haggard. It’s as if a single flick from him would cause for her to suddenly pass away. Yet a single word from him made her face light up at once. Even though he had always wanted to see her smile when he was still a child, he didn’t know that pretending to be his father would let him see it so easily. Although now, Shawn doesn’t want her smile anymore.“Can I ask you a question Ashley?” Shawn’s voice was similar to his father which was a sure outcome as he was blood related to him, unlike Dominic. “Go on!” Lady Ashley said. She smiled despite how much in pain she was. She didn’t even ask him to save her, all she wanted was for him to stay beside her. Shawn had one question in mind that he want the answer to. Yet for some reason he didn’t immediately questioned her his question. Instead he said, “Why do you love me?”All this time he wondered why such a woman like her would bend her back to attract the attention of his father. To be honest, he wasn’t handsome,
The bright afternoon appear but Dominic still haven’t received any news from Rose. He had somewhat expected it and came up with a few of his own reasons after many sleepless night. Her thought about the cause of her sudden disappearance and come out with only a few answers. The main point of her decision must revolve around him, more specifically his curse. Rose was perhaps have to leave everyone around her, which might sound like the perfect guess but then he questioned if it was necessary to erase everyone’s memories? If she only have to disappear from them, she didn’t have to go all the way to use a forbidden magic to make herself forgotten even by her family.It would give her much pain that Dominic was certain would be too difficult for her to bear alone. Knowing Rose well, if she wanted to disappear, she would have gone quietly.He asked if she had to give up her right to be remembered by the people around her by the demon who she had formed contract with. But it’s also suspici
Her gold hair covered her thin back. Her emerald eyes stared at the view outside the window in silence. Rose didn’t speak a single word after days of being separated with Dominic but she didn’t regret her choice. “You changed,” said Isaac who had appeared behind her. Rose ignored him, still staring at the view as though it was the most important thing to do then looking back at him or talking to him. “I thought you love that guy Dominic,” Isaac said again, “But here you are giving me his father’s heart?” That night right after Rose said she needed his help, she had given him the heart of Starvos. The heart wasn’t quite literal as it would mean Rose need to rip out the man’s body and pull out his heart to give it to Isaac. Instead, she had given the crystal that appeared like a beating heart. The veins and the color were red, and every second the heart would beat as though it was alive right inside a person’s warm body. The heart crystal was a form of magic, one of the cruel
Mona settled the colorful flasks inside her waist pocket. She didn’t forget to bring an empty book with her, settling it on her hands. After tying her hair into a higher ponytail, Mona prepared herself to the war. She knew the person she will have to go against would be Shawn as Dominic had made sure Isaac would have no time to come into the fight. Although last time she had seen Shawn she believed she could defeat the man, after her last fight with Hannah Maury, Mona learn that it would be better to expect much than to bring her guard down and suffer the risk or losing the people she want to protect. As she left her room, she found Starvos who appeared to be staring at the staircase in silence. She knew the man’s hesitation for the past few days as deep down he wanted to rely the happy news to his son, and to tell him that they finally meet. The father and the son have finally reunited but seeing Dominic’s sorrow, the father couldn’t bring himself to be the only one who is happy.
Ashley was wealthy and Jeremiah needed some of her wealth. When he saw the dowry that was worth lands, farms, and castles offered by Ashley’s family, he didn’t think and immediately took her offer even though he was still married to Elizabeth. It didn’t matter to him anyway, unlike in Agios where only one person could spend the rest of their life with only one lover, Essex doesn’t care how many concubine does one family has. The stronger the man, the more respectable he would be if he had more wives.Elizabeth who didn’t love him didn’t care when he announced he would be marrying her. She didn’t care either if Jeremiah would marry three or four wives as long as she could enjoy her life with her Dominic. But Ashley on the other hand, wasn’t happy as she could feel there was no love coming from Jeremiah. He might have spoken sweetly, coaxing her into believing he has a feeling for her too to some extent when he couldn’t care of anything more than himself. Now finally karma had befal