All Chapters of The Kidnapped Bride: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

As usual, Theodore and I were at the library. Instead of his chamber, we spent our time at the library, reading books. Sometimes we both would read different books, sometimes he would listen and I read. I liked to read in silence, but Theodore sometimes insisted that I read to him. I did not want to disappoint him since he came to be library with me. I did not want to come to the library alone.In the afternoon most days, I would meet Rose. Rose said everything was going according to plan. She did not reveal the entire plan to me, although she acted like she did.“First, you need to gain the support of the wives,” Rose told me. “Dela and my mother already like you. Spend time with Clarissa. They live in three different part of the residence. In that way, no one will suspect anything if you go to that parts of the house.”She had a point. I had invited Clarissa to have tea with me and she accepted. I would have tea with her the next day. To be honest, I was rather nervous. How would we

My arms shook, the books almost falling down the stairs. I took a deep breath and steadied myself. It would be a disaster if I dropped the holy books.My head had not been working straight since coming back from home. Father showed me and other family members another package he received from House Silverclaw. It contained a light brown finger- a man’s middle finger. Jace’s finger.Mother had wailed over it while Father cursed House Silverclaw and every member of the family. I had checked the finger. I checked every part of it.“It has a message,” I said, holding the severed finger in my hand.“What?” Father walked over to where I was sitting. He bent over my shoulder to take a look.“Inside the finger. There is something written on the other side of the skin,” I said. “Look, you can see from the bottom here. It’s not a real finger.”Father took it from me. Indeed, there was a message engraved inside.“Third moon, it says,” Father said.“Tonight is a full moon,” I said. We prayed all n

Sully brushed her fingers on the wound and took them back just as quickly.“Does it hurt a lot?” she asked.To be honest, it did not hurt much. It was a small wound. But according to Sully, even a scratch mattered.“It can lead to infection if left untreated. A wound might be small, but you should treat it just the same way you would treat a serious wound,” she said knowingly. “I could make you a healing potion if I had the ingredients at hand.”“There is ointment in my chamber, Sully.”I told her where it was. While she went to get it, I relaxed in the hot water. The water was hotter than I preferred. Sully said it was perfect. I should have realized by now that the water she called perfect was scalding hot.Sully had the maids prepare the bath for herself. But when I came with a small injury from a knife on my arm, Sully told me to get in the tub instead.After brining the ointment, she first cleaned the wound with practiced hands. She dried the area, put a little ointment on it and

The honor of Jade Star- that was what I was preparing to rely on. When I would leave House Star, I would need a place to live for a while. I had to make sure I could escape properly. If Jade Star had the kind of honor my mother and Sully said he had, he would let me stay because I was his blood too. He loved his sister. He must let me stay for the sake of the love he bore for his sister.I was more worried about Sully. She did not have honor, it was obvious. She even admitted it. Would she betray me after I helped her escape? Not likely, but not unlikely either.Ruben said Sully seemed like a nice lady. She seemed that way to me as well. I had to believe that she at least would not betray my trust. She was my only hope.“When she talked to me, she had a nice voice. People with nice voice are mostly nice people,” Ruben told me.I could not share that kind of sentiment with Ruben, but probably he was right about Sully. She was a Star deep down. Stars did not betray others easily. They w

Rosalia had fainted at some point in my arms. Demian carried her back to her chamber. I thought Dela would be with her since she seemed to like Rosalia quite a lot. But Dela said she had to sleep. I volunteered to stay with Rosalia in case she woke up, but Alexander would not have it.“Return to your chamber and go to sleep. Rosalia has her servants,” Alexander said. There was no way Alexander was worried about me not getting enough sleep. It must be that he was worried about having two Stars in the same chamber without anyone there to spy on us.Demian took me back to our chamber. He did not say a single word. His face was a mask. I could not understand what he was thinking. I could not even say whether he was sad about his half-brother’s death or not.Demian went to the bathroom. I followed him there. He splashed some cold water on his face. Gripping the basin with both hands, he stood there, water dripping from his face.“Go back to bed, Sully,” he said without looking at me.“I wi