Dominic watched Rose's lips opened, her green eyes seemed to be showing enough surprised for his enjoyment. He guessed that she must have suffered a lot of shock today. He looked again to Lady Ashley, the woman, watching him again with his askew gaze was a usual occasion to him.This time, he can see her faint smile, believing she had won with her underhanded plan.Pitiful, thought Dominic. The poor woman believed that she had won a fight that hadn't started yet, not knowing that she had lost instead.Rose's trust won't be hers, thought Dominic to himself. He would made sure Rose's trust would not fall into the wrong hands."This would be your first time to meet him," said Lady Ashley to Rose. "This is Dominic, I suppose you have been told about him by your aunt. He would be your husband."Rose almost questioned the woman to repeat her words once again, believing she must have been daydreaming. Was it possible that she had died and now this was a fragment of her illusion?Rose tried t
"If death is painful for you, I would face it head-on."********Nemesis was enough word to proof his deep hatred to the lady. He looked at her and at once, that hateful expression disappear from him in a blink of an eye. The change on his face was so quick that Rose almost doubted she had seen him boiling anger inside of him."I suppose I can tell the rest of your story," Dominic unfolded his hand and moved away from the door, making his way to the red cushioned couch in the room. "Let me see, if your aunt was asked by my mother to have her daughter married to me, she must have been threatened by her as well. Knowing what those people have to say about me—"Rose's heart flinched on his words. She recalled how everyone had mentioned to her of how the first son of the duchy was cursed. That person was Dominic.Dominic pulled one side of his lips wider seeing her guilty expression. Even though she wasn't the one to share the gossip, she seemed to be feeling upset for him."Your cousin r
Rose was uncomfortable by the amount of thing she couldn't do on her own. Opening the doors should be done by the servants but one thing she felt most discomfort was by the gazes other servants gave to her. SomewhereShe learned to ignore their curiosity gaze and entered the dining room, greeted by the sight of three people, unlike her first assessment that there would only be two people, the duke and the Duchess, there was another young man who sat with his legs crossed on the chair next to him.Lady Ashely smiled when seeing her, "Dear Rose, come here. How was your morning?"Rose hesitated sitting next to Lady Ashley but walked and took the seat gratefully, "It was great because of your hospitality, I had an extremely good sleep, thank you your highness."Her green eyes slowly travelled on the Duke who sat on the end of the table, beside his wife. His eyes were glued on his dishes as if it was the only thing that mattered to him. Wanting to be polite, she greeted, "Good morning, you
Rose didn't know what he meant by his warning. She followed the Lady who had always been smiling widely. Walking through the wide and sparkling hallway, the woman asked, "How do you find staying in the castle by far, Rose?""It's a beautiful place, Lady Ashley," said Rose with a smile. The woman turned and nodded her head at her compliment."I don't want to bring this up as I am worried you are still traumatized. But do you think you are alright after yesterday's accident?" The woman looked at her with curious eyes."It still frighten me when I remember it, but I think I should be alright soon, thank you for your concern," though Rose reminded herself not to look too tense, she couldn't help looking like a rigid block of ice cube.The lady came near her, "Of course, that how it should be. I understand it is still difficult for you to fit in but you should not worry, everyone here welcomes you with open hands and Dommi seems to be fond of you very much. He isn't someone who could get c
Rose left the Lady before the evening. She took the chance to take a fresh breath of air for herself. Sauntering outside and around the hallways, she kept her eyes on the paintings on the walls.It was an oil painting of all the family members of the duchy. Rose saw the lady standing beside the duke. The duke had the same exact expression as he did in the supper earlier where his face showed no emotions. There was the younger brother and from the features, she guessed the picture was made not long ago.There were more portrait of the family but Dominic was not in the portrait which intrigued Rose. It was a family picture and yet as if he wasn't a part of the family, Dominic wasn't anywhere in the portrait.Rose continued to look over the portraits, wondering which wall have what and if it was possible to find a single portrait of Dominic."Shush!" From afar, Rose heard the hushed scream from the opposite end of the hallway. Curious, she walked nearer to the place, seeing the two maids
Rose prepared the question in her mind and Dominic who stood as if he had an upper hand to the small gamble he had offered, was much more in ease compared to her.She didn't back down, bravely asked her first question which she considered thoroughly, "Do you dislike having lunch together?""By together I assume with my family?" Dominic asked her. His black eyes stared at her intently. She nodded her head slowly, answered by his grin. "If you know my reasoning I am certain you would agree for me not to have any lunch with my family. Yes, I do dislike them.""Why?""Shush." Dominic placed one finger over his lips. "It's my turn now."In heat of the moment, Rose forgot their deal and at once nodded her head for him to go on."How did you arrive here? There was suppose to be another girl who should have taken your place," Dominic was certain it was a coincidence that Rose became his bride when she had saved him only a few weeks ago.With the experiences he had gone through in his life, he
During the day, Rose spent her time sauntering around the castle to know her way around the place. She didn't want to feel as if she was locked inside a large doll-like house. While Rose was uncomfortable with the gazes the servants threw and after the remarks she received, she didn't want to bend her head down as she had done nothing wrong.Dominic was gone by the time it was afternoon. She thought with such a large house, the place would become lively but it was the complete opposite. The duke left and Rose didn't bother putting her nose by asking where he was. Lady Ashley remain in her room while the younger brother of Dominic was gone from sight.Rose, now alone, sighed. She felt that the smaller a house was, perhaps the livelier it is.Standing near the garden, her eyes sparkled when she saw the roses that bloomed all over the place. The sweet fragrance made her smile blossom and she continued to walk, admiring the flowers around her.She noticed that the flower in the red color
Rose was told not to think much about the death which she witness by the maids but she couldn't help but rethinking the sight she saw.She wondered how can anyone manage to see the gore as a normal occurrence? It was because she knew she couldn't.And Dominic…Rose had seen him as a person full of smile and confidence. This wasn't their first time of meeting and after many exchange, she could tell he was similar to an onion. No matter how much she peeled the skin of the onion, there would always be a layer below him, hiding his core which is his true self.It made her question what side of Dominic that she truly knew about.That night at the dinner, Rose glued her eyes close to her plate. She could feel the burning gaze coming from Dominic. Unlike at the time of the breakfast, Dominic was now sitting in front of her. There should be lady Ashley, Shaw, and the duke with them but each of them had some prior agenda to attend.As if— Rose thought in her mind— that the family was avoiding