Chapter Eight (ii)

A few miles from the building, she saw the landscaping of the site; hedges cleanly trimmed in an up-side-down form, wired with different colored tiny lights, The driveway was filled with red petals which drifted scattered as they drove in, and sculptures of different persons were placed at the center of various water fountains in the compound.

The expression on her face showed that she wanted to know things about the sculptures.

As they turned to a corner, she saw a huge white castle with pergolas crawling on the walls. She was super excited, that she forgot her initial squabble with him.

Zach packed the car in front of the castle, came out of the car and opened the door for her to come down. He offered his hands to her and walked her into the castle.

He had a scowl on his face, like someone who swallowed a bitter pill, but Aramina was too happy to actually bother with the look on his face, not as if he had ever smiled.

Everywhere in the castle was dark and Zach told her to wait at