The east estate of the Rantzen Family was easily a thirteen-digit property. As soon as the electronic gate admitted the limousine, Solene couldn’t help but gawk at the sight it offered. As expected, the mansion was enormous, the front garden was manicured to perfection and the view of the whole of Basque was spectacular and that was just inside the car.
Solene couldn’t help but be in awe of the place, but what really caught her attention the most and loved even further was the surrounding forestry. Everywhere she looked, there were greens and greens of different shapes and sizes. Some trees were in the process of changing into autumn colors and this added to the beautiful color palette of the area.
“I’m impressed,” Solene remarked as she sensed Henri leaning towards her. “This place of yours is the perfect representation of the saying ‘a mountain as its backyard.’”
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En route to the manor, heavy rain fell down just like Henri claimed. Solene, as she rode her horse, threw a surprised look at him. She couldn’t shake off the feeling he had something to do with it. It was either he had freak weather-controlling powers or he had incredible foresight, but whichever the case, the rain didn’t bother her. As a matter of fact, she was happy with this development. She now had an even plausible excuse to strip herself naked in front of him and fast.Quite a wild way for a virgin lady to think about, but what the heck...Henri simply tossed her a secretive smile and ordered his stallion to gallop faster. She followed him, holding her reins harder. Despite the biting cold, the heat and desire in their bodies didn’t disappear. It was as effectively hot and fresh as it was before the rain poured.Both were drenched when they reached the swimming pool. Henri led them t
Three o’clock in the morning and Solene was fast asleep. She was oblivious as to what was going on around her when Henri decided to leave the bed, still naked, and strode out of the room and into the balcony.Once outside, dark shadows enveloped him and in a blink of an eye, he was garbed from head to foot with a black robe. His right hand spread mid-air and suddenly his great scythe materialized.He grabbed it and then vanished on the spot, reappearing in the highest part of the manor’s roof in less than a second. Checking the surrounding area for any unusualities, he quickly noticed neon green orbs floating close to his newly built barrier. He gave them a scornful look and hissed between his teeth.“These fucking Elementals just don’t know how to quit,” he muttered under his breath.Unlike two days ago, lost spirits and demon-possessed humans now weren’t present.
After their breakfast, Henri received some business calls. He was outside the balcony when Solene decided to try the swimming pool. Dressed in a red two-piece swimsuit she deemed conservative enough, she walked past Henri and climbed down the balcony stairs.Of course, this caught Henri’s attention, but since he was still in the middle of a meeting, he instead tightly clutched the balustrade and gave Solene a desirous gaze.The pool’s water features were already turned on when Solene stepped inside. Bubbles from the small waves were everywhere. The temperature was comfortably cool, so she immediately swam underwater. By the time she resurfaced, she was already on the other side of the pool.Checking him out, Solene found that Henri was still on his phone, but his eyes were definitely trained on her.She gave him a grin and decided to submerge again, taking considerable time before hitting
For the next two days, the head cleaner, Mrs. Ingrid, and the manor’s chef, Chef Ressu, followed a routine. They would leave breakfast at seven in the morning in a dining area set up inside the sitting room of the Master and Mistress’s chamber. By ten, while the lovers were away for another horse ride, Mrs. Ingrid together with Tessa would come inside the room to clean and restock fresh towels and toiletries. At twelve, lunch would be served in the same dining area and they would only come and pick the dirty plates and empty bowls an hour later, taking considerable effort not to disturb the next room. Tea would be served sometime between three or four in the afternoon, while dinner would be prepared at seven.Solene noticed that she hadn’t seen the faces of the staff for three days in a row now since their brief introduction on the first day. She would have wanted to thank them for their great service and delicious cooking, but Henri’s in
THIS IS A COPYRIGHTED BOOK UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES. INFRINGERS WILL BE DEALT WITH ACCORDINGLY. THE AUTHOR HAS GRANTED GOODNOVEL THE RIGHT TO PUBLISH THIS BOOK IN THEIR APP/WEBSITE.***The moment Henri sensed Solene’s fear, he immediately transported back to the Fair Silver Estate. Enraged and ready to fight, he forgot to change his appearance and ditch the scythe. He had been so careful these past few days not to show his grim reaper form to his wife, preferring to show her when the time was right, but now it seemed, his anger overrode his cautiousness. He was totally exposed in front of her, all for her to scrutinize and judge.However, this was a matter best discussed in a different time, after the demon’s death preferably.Hovering in the air just a stones-throw away from where Solene sprawled, Henri locked gazes with her. His was full of controlled rage while hers filled with surpr
WARNING: THIS IS A COPYRIGHTED BOOK UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, OWNED BY JMFELIC. INFRINGERS WILL BE DEALT WITH ACCORDINGLY.With her free hand, Solene rubbed her eyes and blinked many times before staring back at her husband. Her eyes were indeed playing tricks on her for this time, as Henri faced her, he looked like himself with the same short, raven hair. There was not a dark blue strand on his head and this relieved her...or at least for a bit. She couldn’t digest much about this information as the current situation demanded her attention.“I apologize you had to see that, Solene,” Henri stated as he approached her. The great scythe disappeared in a blink of an eye, much to her relief. Maybe, she could acquaint with such a weapon during her training, but for now, she preferred it out of her line of sight. “It is inevitable that you’d witness such a horrid sight, but I had hoped it would be at le
This monster growled and snapped its mouth towards Solene. Serrated teeth as sharp as any butcher’s knife flashed before her. Its stem-like hands created small cracks on the floor as it crouched down and readied itself for an attack.Solene was stunned on the spot. She pressed herself against the hardwood door and fought the urge to scream. This was Lady Ursula’s chamber but why was there a monster inside? Where was she?Her thoughts entertained many questions, all of which only the old woman could answer, unfortunately.Another growl reached her ears and with this, she tightly shut her eyes. Her thoughts lingered on Henri and that maybe he’d save her again, but no... No! She immediately shook her head. She wasn’t going to be some useless damsel-in-distress. She was going to be her own knight!Then, something sparked within her."Amas antik e
“The shipwreck caused a great flood of souls into the gates, Your Highness. The grim reapers were overwhelmed. If they hadn’t sought your help, the sorting of souls would have been compromised. It was an unpre—”“Stop,” Henri abruptly said forcing his secretary to pause and look up at him across the mahogany table.There were stacks of papers and record books spread in front of them, a result of their earlier business meeting. Henri had been super patient this whole time while Mr. Reynold reported what he missed during the honeymoon and what caused his sudden return to Sattus, but when he suddenly felt a break in space and an entrance of a monstrous being inside the estate, he couldn’t help but stop his secretary.“Your Highness?” Mr. Reynold gulped as he watched the master’s attention diverted elsewhere, “You...you want me—”