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ALLURE OF THE NIGHT
Chapter 496 Shall Pack You Lunch
In the Moriarty mansion, the maids walked up and down the corridors to ensure everything was spotless. The walls and the windows were being dusted, the floors were being mopped, and the sheets of the used bed from the previous night were changed to fresh ones.
In one of the many corridors of the mansion, Rosetta stood in front of a vase that contained flowers that needed to be replaced with fresh ones. She took out the dry flowers, and threw them in the basket. She was then supposed to change the water, and looking left and right, she walked towards the open window and turned the vase upside down for the water to fall.
"AH!"
Someone from below shrieked, and it was one of the Moriarty maids who soon stepped away from the space to meet Rosetta, who was at the top.
The maid's head was wet with the water from the vase, and she stared at Rosetta with controlled anger and questioned, "What do you think you are doing by pouring the water on me? Where's your head?"
"Who told you to stand there, while I was pouring the water? I threw the water at the same hour and place every day," Rosetta said as if what she did was right. She did her errands according to time by looking at the clock. "You were probably late for the next work, which is why you have been drenched in water."
"Not only are you being lazy by not throwing the water elsewhere, but you speak back to me as if you are correct. I will go and inform the butler right now about your actions," the maid said before turning around and she started to walk.
"Go on. You speak as if I am scared about it. I am friends with Eve. The lady of this mansion," Rosetta huffed, closing her eyes for a second to roll them before opening it.
The young vampiress noticed the maid had stopped walking and turned back to look at her. The human maid responded to Rosetta's words, "That is all you're capable of, isn't it? Riding on others coats. Your parents did it, and you are doing the same, aren't you? I wonder what Mr. Weaver even saw in you, before he married you. You must have forced him to marry you."
"How dare you speak ill about me when I was only doing the job of changing the flowers and placing them with care?" Rosetta sized the human maid up and down before pushing the window further up and jumping down on the ground.
The human maid looked shocked. Half because Rosetta had unlady-like jumped from the window from above floor, half worried as the vampiress was probably crazy and would end up biting her.
Another human maid, who was passing nearby, noticed the scene and quickly appeared next to the human maid's aid, who was her friend. She asked,
"Is everything fine?"
"I pointed out her mistake and now she's trying to scare me!" The first maid blamed Rosetta.
Rosetta, who was already angry, glared at the maid and said, "You dare badmouth me! I am here, working with all my heart and you dare try to pull me down. And I tried to scare you? I will show you what being scared is now!"
"Eek!"
The second maid who just appeared at the scene of the garden said, "You should be grateful here, and instead of doing your work with keeping your head down after the shame that was brought by you and your family, you are threatening us. The Viscount will hear about this!"
Rosetta opened her mouth, showing her sharp fangs to the two humans, who cowered, and suddenly someone shouted from behind,
"That's enough!" It was Alfie, who quickly stepped into the garden, wearing a frown on his face. "What are you all doing here, instead of finishing your work for the day?"
The two human maids teamed together and said, "This woman is trying to drink from us!"
"I would rather drink a week old blood than from women who have low minds," Rosetta responded with a huff.
"She's a servant of Moriarty, and she behaves as if she's still the daughter of the Marquee. And she purposely threw water on me!" The first maid complained to Alfie. The woman's hair was still wet and some water had spilt on her dress.
Alfie turned to Rosetta and asked, "Were you the one who did it?"
Rosetta's lips moved inaudibly before she could speak, "I did, but it was when--"
"The question is if you did or didn't. In the Moriarty household, all the servants are treated equally without no one treated more or less," Alfie stated to the vampiress, who suddenly looked lost and turned angry when she noticed the two maids holding back their smiles. "As punishment, you will find all the dried leaves in the garden. Now."
"But I didn't throw the water on purpose! Why am I being punished?!" Rosetta didn't like the unfairness and said, "What about these two trying to humiliate me by bringing up my family and their status?"
"There is no status left for the Hookes. They are worse than beggars," one of the maids whispered to the other, and Rosetta gritted her teeth.
"You two will see me with your belongings," Alfie said to the two maids without missing a heartbeat.
One of the maids looked confused, while the other had already understood what the butler's words meant. The latter stuttered, "A--are we being kicked out of our jobs?"
"You two will be sent to work in another place. A place where a person doesn't get to speak," Alfie replied in a prim and proper tone. Then he said, "It seems like you have forgotten that we don't like to have maids who like to whisper things, and if we hear any more whispers on that matter in the future, I can promise you that you shall not see tomorrow."
Saying those words, Alfie left the three women looking dumbstruck because none of them wanted to do what was told to be done. The two maids, as they walked away from there, turned to look at Rosetta and said between them,
"I cannot believe how a woman who is no less a servant than us gets to stay, while we are being thrown out, when we have worked here for years! I cannot believe that Mr. Weaver is stuck to a woman as herself for life!"
"I pity him, he deserves someone better than this dumb one."
"Say more, and I will be plucking your tongues out of your mouth!" Rosetta snapped back at the two maids, who quickly ran towards the servant's quarters.
Rosetta's proud shoulders drooped and she sighed. After thirty minutes, the vampiress continued pulling out the dried twigs and leaves when she heard footsteps approaching behind her.
"I looked for you on the first floor," came Eugene's voice behind her. Noticing how she didn't turn, he said, "I heard what happened from Alfie."
"It wasn't my fault... not really. I didn't mean to pour water on her..." Rosetta's voice drawled, which was low, and Eugene heard it well because of his vampire's ears.
"I am sure you didn't mean to unless they did something," Eugene's words were nothing less than comfort that had Rosetta turned to him with her eyes red because of the tears that had spilt from her eyes.
"I am not upset because of it! If I could, I would pour muddy water on them many times now," Rosetta sniffed and went back to plucking the dried leaves before moving to the next bush. Eugene followed her.
"Why are you upset? Did they speak about your parents again?" Eugene had caught a few servants talking about it, and as much as he had driven out the matter so that no one raised it, the servants continued to speak behind his back. "You don't have to pay attention to it."
"I know... I mean, I am used to it. I know my parents did things wrongly, and I know it is my fate. To listen to people's taunts or mocking words because I am their daughter. But..." her voice trailed, and Eugene gave her the time to speak without ushering her. But as minutes passed by and Rosetta didn't say anything but stare into space, he said,
"Do not pay heed to the envious words of the others, Rose. The beginning is always the hardest, but then it becomes easy."
Rosetta nodded and after a minute said, "Eugene... You know the happiest moment of my life is when you proposed to me. When you said you loved me and I am so happy about it. I am. But sometimes, there are doubts. If I was the right person for you..." she turned to meet his eyes.
"Maybe," Eugene's reply brought tears to Rosetta's eyes, who looked like she was about to cry. He quickly said, "There is no right or wrong, if two people are willing to put effort into the relationship. One would say I would be well with a human, who is of my status. But if you ask my thoughts on it, it was the person's heart that mattered to me. Our meet, was by luck and the way it has gone until now. You are a woman who does things earnestly, and cares, without holding two faces which could be troublesome in a few situations. End of the day, we chose each other to be partners and that is all that matters. Hold your head high, Rose."
The young vampiress nodded and then smiled. She said, "Talking to you makes my worries disappear, Eugene. You are magic to me."
Eugene chuckled at Rosetta's words. He said to her, "I think it is enough of plucking you have done for today."
"But I should finish my work. Not because I have to, but I have pride!" Rosetta coughed in the end before a blush appeared on her cheeks.
"Then let us do it soon, because we won't be able to do it tomorrow," Eugene's words caught her by surprise, and she stared at him in question. He said, "The Dawson's residence will be ready to be used from tomorrow and we can move there along with Lady Aubrey. Also, the application that Mr. Moriarty made me fill and apply, I received the letter for it now. I will be able to work as one of the assistant clerks."
Rosetta's eyes widened on hearing this before she dropped the basket from her hands and wrapped them around Eugene to hug him. She said in an excited voice,
"I am so happy for you, Eugene! I knew you could do it! I told you!"
Eugene caught Rosetta's weight by holding her in his arms with a smile. He was happy to see her smile, knowing she tried her best not to listen to what people said, but somehow it was hard for her to sit back and hear.
As if realisation suddenly hit her, Rosetta cleared her throat with her eyelashes brushing the upper side of her cheeks, and she stepped back. She said, "I will do everything I can, to help and support you, Eugene! I will make a lunch box for you everyday, to eat at your new workplace!"
Upon hearing a light chatter near the mansion's gates, Eugene and Rosetta hurried inside. At the front of the mansion, the grand-looking carriage driven by Mr. Briggs stopped right in front of the entrance of the Moriarty mansion.
The butler quickly arrived there, and when the carriage door opened, Vincent, Eve and the black cat stepped out.
"Welcome back home, Master Vincent and Lady Genevieve," Alfie bowed in greetings.
With a crooked smile, Vincent stretched his hands wide and remarked, "It sure is good to be back home." Eve was glad to be home too, to the place where her family was.
And while the young Moriarty couple entered the mansion, the news about Noah's death had reached the town of Woodlock, where the information would soon spread and reach Vincent and Eve, along with the others.
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ALLURE OF THE NIGHT
Chapter 497 Possible Damage
Even though it had only been two hours since Eve and Vincent had arrived at Skellington, they turned busy. Vincent had been summoned by the Inner Council and the head Council, while Eve had decided to tag along with her first family, where Lady Aubrey had decided to move back to her home.
Standing in the hallways, Lady Annalise politely told Lady Aubrey, "There is no need to hurry back to Meadow. You can return later or early tomorrow by staying here another day."
Lady Aubrey smiled at the vampiress's words, "Your family has been more than accommodating with me and my family, but I must admit that I miss the home my husband and I used to live in terribly. I hope you can take time and visit us, Lady Annalise."
"I would definitely come to take a look. Especially that fireplace that you spoke about in your living room," Lady Annalise responded, and on hearing their conversation, Eve smiled. Glad to see that things have progressed compared to what it was in the past.
Little Allie looked slightly bummed at the thought that her temporary governess was leaving and wouldn't be living in the mansion with her. She stood poised next to her mother, and Lady Aubrey's eyes shifted to the little one after talking to the older vampiress.
Lady Aubrey said to Allie, "It was a delight to be your governess, Allie. I can tell Eve has been very taken by you since she started working here. You are going to be a bright, young lady, aren't you?"
Allie brightened by the woman's words, and she nodded her head vigorously. She softly said, "I will be like you and sister Eve!" And her words brought smiles to everyone's faces. The little girl then asked, "Is it necessary to go back? You can stay in my room..."
This had Lady Aubrey's heart melt and she bent to level her eyes with the young vampiress. She said,
"That is very kind of you, and as much as it saddens me, I believe I must return. You are welcome to visit us at any time of the day. And we'll be more than happy to visit you, isn't that right, Eugene and Rosetta?"
The newlywed couple nodded, and Rosetta said, "I will be visiting Eve and Eve will be visiting us, you should always come along with her, Allie."
Allie looked up at her mother for approval, who placed her hand on her daughter's head before gently sliding it down. Lady Annalise replied, "If it's with Eve, I don't see any problem. Oh!" The woman exclaimed when Allie tightly hugged her by wrapping her arms around her.
After Marceline had left the mansion to spend her time in the House of Purgatory, Lady Annalise had finally loosened her hold on Allie and her strictness, trying to understand and build a relationship with Vincent's wife's family. This in turn had given Allie the air she needed and to stretch her hands and legs in the presence of people who dotted her.
Exchanging words of thanks, Eugene and Rosetta followed Lady Aubrey towards the carriage. Some of the servants had come to peek from the ends of the hallways, watching them. Eve turned to Lady Annalise and said,
"I will return back soon once they settle down."
Lady Annalise nodded before she said, "If it gets too late, don't travel. The roads haven't been safe for a few days now, and it would be better to wait for Vincent to fetch you, Genevieve."
Eve offered a respectful bow and said, "I will. Thank you for taking care of them," she said, meeting the vampiress's eyes.
"They are your family. Anyone important to you, is now important to the Moriarty family," Lady Annalise replied, and Eve smiled. Grateful that the vampiress was no more against her and had decided to accept her.
Allie asked, "Mother, can I go with sister Eve?"
"Maybe another day. I am sure things will be busy in the house and you wouldn't want to hinder them, Allie," Lady Annalise said to her daughter. She added, "Also, it is going to be past your bedtime when Genevieve returns. You can always look forward to it another time."
Though a little sad, Allie nodded obeying her mother.
Eve offered another bow before she turned and stepped out of the mansion, stepping into the carriage with the others. The carriage door was closed, and soon, the horses pulled the vehicle out of the mansion's gates and disappeared at the ends of the street.
Allie, who watched them leave, felt a little lonely as it felt like there had been many people in the mansion, filling it up. But now it felt empty, with Lady Aubrey, Eugene and Rosetta gone. Even Eve, who had arrived, had gone to drop them off, and she held her mother's hand in hers.
"Mother?" Allie called her mother. And on receiving her mother's attention, she asked, "When will sister Marceline return home?"
Lady Annalise looked troubled. She replied, "I am not sure, Allie. But hopefully soon."
"Where is she now? With grandpa and grandma?" Allie asked, looking at her mother with her big innocent eyes.
"No. She's at another place, a place that... helps one to get better," Lady Annalise felt the heaviness weigh in her chest. She still couldn't believe that Marceline was in the House of Purgatory. Somewhere she questioned if leaving Marceline with her grandparents in the past would have been better. But knowing Lady Ravette, Marceline wouldn't survive more than two days with the older vampiress.
"Like the physician?" Allie continued to ask curiously, as people had given her mixed answers to her elder sister's whereabouts. "Can we visit her?"
"Not now, dear. But someday for sure. Come let us get inside," Lady Annalise said to Allie, taking her daughter by her hand.
Truth was that the members of the Moriarty family doubted if there was any possible redemption for Marceline's actions. She had done things that were far worse than anyone could imagine. It also made Lady Annalise wonder if it had been a mistake that one particular day, where they had left Marceline at the Holy Oak's mansion, with her grandmother, while the others had gone out.
She felt guilty, knowing she had let down Katherina.
'Maybe if you were alive, this wouldn't have happened. Maybe she would have walked on the right path. Maybe that incident wouldn't have taken place...' Lady Annalise thought in her mind.
"Timmyyy!" Allie called the black cat and let go of Annalise's hands to run after Timotei, who had disappeared behind another corridor. "Wait for me!" The little vampiress said, while Lady Annalise's footsteps slowed.
As family oriented as the Moriartys were. Her in-laws, particularly her mother-in-law, were stricter and harsher than she appeared to be. There was a reason why she felt a chill run down her spine when she heard the old couple were awake and would visit them. Her hands clenched at the memory in the Holy Oak's mansion.
Everyone except for Lady Ravette and Marceline had gone to attend a soiree in the next town of the Holy Oak. They had returned in the evening to a horror they hadn't expected. Marceline was left with deep marks, as if she had been hit to the point where her skin had ruptured and had brought blood out from her skin.
'What did you do to her, mother?!' Eduard asked his mother in shock, who held a grim expression on her face.
'Discipling the girl. She seems to be walking on the wrong path, thinking I would not know when she tried to steal my diamonds,' came the reasoning from Lady Ravette.
'Rave, they are only diamonds. Was it necessary to beat the child until the point of bleeding??' Lady Ravette's husband asked her with horror on his face like others.
Lady Ravette's eyes narrowed as she stared at Marceline, who was picked up by her son. She said, 'It isn't about diamonds, but that she felt she could steal. Moriartys aren't thieves or beggars. She needs to understand it.'
'So you beat her? Mother, what is wrong with you?!' Eduard glared at his mother and checked Marceline, who needed attention.
A young Marceline had gone completely quiet, staring into space and not even wincing when her father's skin made contact with her wounds. She held a blank expression as if not even realising that there were people in the room and she was being carried by her father.
'You were supposed to look after her. Not turn her in this state. Katherina was right, Holy Oak is not right for the children. I didn't know about it before, but I do now. It is because of you,' Eduard glared at his mother and said, 'Don't you dare come near them. They are children and young.'
Lady Ravette turned annoyed by her son's words, saying, 'I am their grandmother, and I have a right to it. To bring them to the right path, and I can tell by a glance that she's going to be a troublesome young lady. It is better to cut the bad roots now than when she grows up and it becomes hard to do.
'You have done enough, Rave. You cannot lay your hands on the child. She's still young and doesn't know right from wrong,' Strix spoke to his wife, who held an unapologetic expression.
'Even after I hit her, she's not regretful. Bring her here,' Lady Ravette was intent on fixing Marceline's behaviour.
'You aren't going anywhere near her,' Lady Annalise said, coming between them.
Returning to the present, she wondered if Lady Ravette was right... or if Marceline's character had been dented by her very grandmother. Instead of helping fix the behaviour, it had made things worse, creating two personas. One was cruel, and another was kind, to hide the first one.
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ALLURE OF THE NIGHT
Chapter 498 Word Of Death
Far away from Skellington, the carriage that had left from the Moriarty mansion arrived at Meadow and stopped in front of Dawson's family home.
"The walls are fresh with paint," Rosetta remarked, while stepping out of the carriage with Eugene's help.
"Vincent has been too kind in fixing the house. He even got the new furniture made and nothing creaks in there anymore. I should cook him a good meal," Lady Aubrey replied, who had dropped by the place to check the progress. She now walked through the small gate of their house.
"That isn't necessary, auntie. He should be doing more than that," Eve murmured the last words. Because if it weren't for Vincent lighting up the entire town for his own petty reasons, their house would have still been in perfect condition.
But Lady Aubrey waved her hand, "Of course, I know that he's helped us because he loves you, but he is my son-in-law, and I should invite him for a good hearty meal. What do you think? I think along with the other members of Moriarty too?"
"Just Vincent for now, auntie. None of us are going anywhere and there's plenty of time for it," Eve responded before adding, "Neither are you. I am going to make sure you stay with us for long!"
"Oh my! I don't think I can drag my current self up and down the stairs without heaving for breath," Lady Aubrey laughed as they entered the house after opening the door. Rosetta walked like a little duckling behind the older woman, while Eugene went to get the bags down, and Eve followed him.
"You don't have to carry them, Miss Eve. I will bring them inside," Eugene said when he saw Eve pick up a box. "You are a lady now and I am a vampire with more strength."
"No matter whom I married to, I will always want to help my first family. You will always be Eugene," Eve replied to him. "Let me get that one. I will be just fine."
Rosetta, who realised her husband was outside, quickly ran out of the house to help him. Her cheeks burned red, and Eugene gave her the smallest bag to carry. Hearing their chatter, their neighbour, the Edwards, appeared outside and offered a bow.
"It is good to see you all back. Eugene and Eve. How wonderful to have you here again," Mrs. Edwards tried to get in Eve's good favour.
It felt like the incident of people calling her a witch and whatnot had faded because of the fire that Vincent had set up in the town. As if a ritual had been formed for people to forget and appreciate… to be kind.
"Let us know if you need any help in anything," Mrs. Edwards told them.
"We'll be sure to let you know. Thank you," Eugene replied with a tight smile, as he hadn't forgotten what the town had done, but they weren't going to move away from the place like cowards but bring back all the respect and more than before.
"Genevieve?" A woman on the road and in front of the house called, and Eve, Eugene, and Rosetta turned to look at her.
"Good evening, Heather," Eve offered a slight bow, while the woman named Heather's eyebrows raised and forgot to return the bow. The human noted Eve wearing expensive fabric on her.
"You seem to be doing very well. Seems like the news was indeed true when they said you married the Viscount's son," Heather said, walking to the front with slight disbelief even though weeks had passed since the marriage of Eve and Vincent.
Rosetta leaned towards Eugene and asked in a protective tone, "Who is this woman?"
"That is Lady Heather. Just someone from the town, and harmless," Eugene added so that his wife wouldn't go attacking the woman.
"Hmm," Rosetta hummed, while judging the human from afar.
"I thought of visiting you, but I have been so busy," Heather laughed, as she stared at Eve, who looked more refined. Was the woman always this beautiful? It was as if she was glowing. There was a time when Heather had laughed and judged Eve for her worn out shoes. After all, she was the wife of the clerk, who worked for one of the Viscounts.
"I would have invited you for tea, but we only arrived. Maybe we can catch up sometime," Eve smiled, and Heather's eyes widened before she gave a nod.
"I should get going now. It was good to see you," Heather said, and as she walked away, she turned behind to look at Eve one more time and huffed. "How did she end up landing a Viscount?! Because she was a governess?"
"I don't think I would like to have tea with that woman," Rosetta's words were, as usual, direct, and Eugene awkwardly laughed. "She's not happy that Eve married Vincent."
Eugene smiled at his wife and said, "Not everyone has a big heart as you."
The frown on Rosetta's forehead disappeared, and she fondly smiled at Eugene, "T—that, of course, not everyone can be like me!"
While the couple stepped towards the house, Eve pulled out a transparent glass box that encased her wedding bouquet.
"I was supposed to give this one to you," Eve whispered, remembering Anaya. But she heard from Lady Annalise before that Anaya had already left Woodlock and had returned to her town with her address. She hadn't asked for Anaya's address. Maybe she could ask Noah for it, Eve thought to herself.
Carrying the glass case in her arms, Eve started to walk towards the entrance door of the house when she heard the sound of wings. She turned around and saw it was Vincent, who stood in front of her, making his way to her.
Eve was glad to see him return to her this early. But on noticing the seriousness in his eyes, she asked him, "What happened?"
"It's about Noah," Vincent replied, meeting Eve's questioning eyes and he said, "He's dead… One of the woodcutters found his body in the woods and brought it to Woodlock. No one knows what happened and his family has raised an inquiry and are demanding answers, and it has caused an uproar in the Council."
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ALLURE OF THE NIGHT
Chapter 499 Unreal Incident
On hearing the news about Noah's death, Eve's hold on the glass case loosened, and it dropped to the ground, shattering into pieces. The dried flowers touching the ground withered away with the impact.
Eve couldn't believe what Vincent just told her. There was no way Noah was dead. He couldn't be. She asked him,
"W--where is he now?"
"In the Council. His body is in the lab to see what happened," Vincent replied to her, and when Eve stumbled back, he quickly caught her in his arms.
Vincent knew how much Noah meant in Eve's life even though she didn't see the werewolf romantically, she cared for him as much as the man cared about her. The news had come like a shock wave and spread like a fire in a dried forest.
"Can we go... go and see him?" Eve asked Vincent, staring into his red eyes with her bright blue eyes.
"Now it is not possible as tests are being run on him. More than three of the councilmen have been assigned to complete the procedures and we won't be able to see him until tomorrow morning," Vincent let her know, placing a supportive hand behind Eve's back.
The more she dwelled on it, the more surreal it felt. How could Noah be dead? The last she had seen him was during her wedding when he had walked her down the aisle...
"But there are chances for the body to be polluted by the tests and it might hinder your reading," Vincent murmured with a frown and said, "Maybe we can sneak in there when no one is looking."
Eve stared at the plants in front of her in Dawson's garden, trying to process what Vincent was saying. She said, "Let me let them know... that I am leaving..."
Earlier today in the carriage, Vincent had noted how Eve was tired, and she had trouble falling asleep during their journey. He didn't want her to push herself, but he could also tell that Noah's news had woken her up from any possible sleep lingering in her mind.
The sky had turned dark, and before Eve and Vincent could step inside the house, Eugene who was about to step back outside, noticed them. He exclaimed, "Oh, Mr. Moriarty, you are here. Lady Aubrey was only talking about hosting supper for you... Is everything alright?" He asked, noticing Eve's face that had turned pale.
Vincent said to Eugene, "I am taking Eve with me. We are in a little hurry now."
Eugene's eyes moved between the couple, noticing the tense atmosphere around them. He nodded and watched Vincent grab Eve's hand and leave from there. He could barely keep up as one moment they were on the street, and the next second they had disappeared as if they were never there in the first place.
"Huh? Where did Eve go?" Rosetta asked Eugene.
"Mr. Moriarty came to pick her up," Eugene wondered what had happened before his eyes fell on the shattered glass. "Rose, why don't you help Lady Aubrey in the kitchen, while I bring the rest of the things inside the house? I wouldn't want you to tire your delicate hands."
Delicate, Rosetta swooned at Eugene's words, not noticing the shattered glass as the vampiress only saw her husband and nothing else. She replied, "Okay, I will do that. But if you need any help, don't hold back to call me."
Eugene watched his wife get back inside the house. He brought the broom and the dustpan to the front of the gate, and brushed the glasses so that no one would step on the shard of glasses. He also carefully picked up the petals of the bouquet that belonged to Eve. Once he was done cleaning it, he entered the house.
Not too far from Meadow, Eve's arms wrapped around Vincent's neck, while his bat wings flapped behind his back under the night sky. The breeze was cold, but that didn't affect her compared to the news she had received. Her hands clenched, feeling disturbed as she was confused as to how Noah could die.
They flew until they reached Darthmore, and Vincent finally landed on the ground close to the Council, before letting Eve place her feet on the ground too.
"We won't be able to enter right away, and will need to wait for it," Vincent said as they took cover behind a thick tree planted in the Council. "Eve?"
"Huh?" Eve snapped out from her blurry mind and met Vincent's eyes that looked at her with concern.
"I am sorry," Vincent rubbed her arm to comfort her, knowing Noah was Eve's first friend.
Eve stepped closer to him and hugged him. She whispered, "It doesn't make sense. Why would anyone murder him? Noah has always had a kind heart. He's never hurt anyone... he's always been good... Why him?" She asked, confused.
Vincent put his arms around her, rubbing her back as he consoled her, "It does, doesn't make sense. Whoever hurt him, we'll get to the bottom of it. Sometimes, kind people are the ones who have the shortest lives."
"Then is it a folly to be kind and good?" Eve asked him, feeling the heaviness in her chest.
"No. I don't want you to think that, but kindness can be misused," Vincent hugged Eve closely, feeling her sadness through the bond they shared with each other.
They stayed there for a while, watching Clayton and the Sullivan family step out of the building where Noah was kept. Eve's eyes fell on Noah's parents and his uncle, who looked upset. His uncle ran his hand through his hair as if frustrated while Lady Hilda cried in her husband's arms. The family looked heartbroken, and it further had Eve turn pale. Eve thought she wanted to prepare herself for it, the very thought hurt her.
Noah's uncle said to Clayton, who had joined them, "We want to find the culprit as soon as possible so that he or she can be punished in the worst way possible! Noah was someone who always abided by the laws and look what has happened to him!"
Clayton held a grim expression on his face and said, "The search has already started and we are leaving stone unturned, Mr. James."
Noah's father, Jeffry Sullivan, said, "Noah was not just anyone. Someone killed the Duke. Do you understand that the situation is not little, but only means that no one is safe in the towns that we live in?"
Clayton held his hands in front of him and replied to the grieving family, "I am very sorry for your loss, Mr. Sullivan and you have my deepest condolences as Noah was a good person. Since the news has reached us, I have made sure to scout every town and forest, making sure to not leave anything unturned. The safety of the people is our responsibility and we are held questionable for the losses by the royal family. The sooner we get the result, I will inform you."
Lady Hilda whispered something to her husband, who listened to her quietly before he nodded. Jeffry said, "My wife and I would like to stay here in Noah's chambers at the Council. Until the result comes in the morning."
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ALLURE OF THE NIGHT
Chapter 500 Losing A Friend
Clayton pursed his lips and said, "The result might take a while, Mr. Sullivan. I think the best would be to rest and wait for it," he reasoned with the family and then added, "But if you are comfortable staying in here, let me arrange it," he nodded before leading the three family members away from the building and towards the other building.
Eve's eyes watched Noah's family members, wondering how much pain they were in over the loss. Probably worse than hers.
Vincent slipped his hand into Eve's hand and said, "Let us go now." He tugged her hand as he started to walk.
Eve followed him, finally reaching the front of the building guarded by two bulky men who were undoubtedly werewolves. Seeing Vincent appear along with her, one of the guards stopped him by saying,
"Good evening, Mr. Moriarty. Non-council members, especially ones that don't belong to be working on the cases are not allowed in here."
Vincent chuckled and replied, "Who said I am not working on the case? I had to reopen the case that is about Lady Camille. The woman whose body was found on the Council ground. Remember the Hooke's involved in it? I need to take a look there." He could tell that the guards had been placed because of Noah's murder, because usually, the passage wasn't that hard to go in and out from.
The guard's eyes moved to look at the woman. As beautiful as she was, they had orders not to let anyone through, and he said to Vincent, "You can enter, Sire. But the woman will have to stay behind."
"Whom are you calling 'woman', a little more respect here to the lady. She's my wife, you must have heard how I was married recently?" Vincent's eyes sparkled and his words were smooth without a stutter of doubt. Yet, the guards were not convinced enough to let the woman through.
"Forgive me, Mr. Moriarty, but we were given strict instructions to not let--" the other guard started, and Vincent interrupted the werewolf,
"You don't propose that I leave my lady unattended out here, do you? Also she is an excellent blood source and I keep getting hungry every now and then." Eve jabbed his side, and Vincent laughed, "There's no need to be shy darling. They understand vampire and human relationships."
When the guards looked at each other, Vincent cracked his knuckles and Eve stepped forward before speaking to the guards,
"I am very attached to my husband, and would appreciate it if you let us through. I promise not to do anything in there I am not supposed to," her voice was an octave lower than usual, with a seductive huskiness to her words. Her eyes didn't glow gold, but there were specks of gold in her blue eyes. She persuaded the men, "We won't take long... please..." Suddenly, her eyes turned to brilliant gold, which made the guards look suddenly lost.
"Gentlemen," Vincent whistled, and saw the guards step back with a dazed expression, staring ahead without blinking or saying a word.
"My my, look what you've done..." Vincent murmured, conflicted if he was supposed to feel jealous or impressed.
Vincent stepped through the entrance with Eve, making their way to where she met one of the familiar physicians from the Council when she was brought from the Ravens' dungeon in the past.
"Mr. Moriarty, are you here to crack the case?" Ms. Clarks asked Vincent, and she offered a slight bow on seeing Eve.
"I am. Anything you have noted so far? Where is he now?" Vincent asked the woman.
"Let me take you there," Ms. Clarks offered, knowing if there was anyone who could solve the case quickly, it was Vincent Moriarty. Like many other council members and commoners, Noah Sullivan was someone everyone liked and didn't expect to hear such news today. She said softly as she led them, "We have detected poison from the Duke. It is green in colour and though it isn't seen now, it was there before. It is called the nightingale."
"Isn't that the potion used by witches," Vincent stated, and Ms. Clarks nodded.
"It is, Sire. The blame would go on the witches, because his body was recovered from the forest near Theserk Hills," Ms. Clarks replied. The potion was such that it didn't show when it was night, as if it wasn't there, but it showed itself during the day.
They passed through the glass doors before Eve finally saw Noah, but not the way she wanted to see him. She wished her eyes deceived her, hoping he was still alive. But the truth lay on the mortuary table, with two male physicians standing next to him.
Vincent dismissed the two physicians by saying, "Take a ten minute break. I have something to verify. Now." His words were serious and didn't leave a place for an argument. The two men walked to the other side of the room to study the sample of blood.
Eve's expression froze as she walked closer to where Noah lay--sleeping peacefully. Her lips trembled. Watching him like that, she felt a piece of her soul torn away. An emptiness being created in the heart that was left by the departed.
With the soul that had left behind the empty shell of a body, the complexion of Noah's skin had turned pale, and Eve felt her eyes prickle with her heart beating faster. It felt like it was only yesterday that they had bumped into each other in Meadow. Even though the man rested now, she remembered him smiling down at her kindly and warmly.
"Clarks," Vincent called the Council's physician and ordered, "Get the sample prepared, I want to at it."
"Yes, Sire," Clarks left the couple next to the table and walked to the other side of the room where the two male physicians were.
Unable to hold back the loss and pain, two tears slipped down from Eve's eyes and rolled down her cheeks.
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