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ALLURE OF THE NIGHT
Chapter 536 Roaming Ghost
It took two days of travel before Noah reached one of the towns in the West, which was also where the Chambers family was living. Parking his carriage in one of the expensive inns, he freshened himself before visiting the Chamber's mansion, which was ten minutes away from the inn.
It was post morning when Noah arrived in front of the Chamber's mansion and knocked on the door. A maid opened the door and asked,
"Good morning, Sire. How can I help you?"
"I am looking for Anaya Chambers. Is she in there?" Noah inquired, and when he smiled, the maid turned slightly flustered at the handsome man, not knowing who he was as she was appointed by the family very recently.
"Ah, Lady Anaya is occupied at the moment, but would you like to wait for her?" The maid asked him, and when he gave her a nod, she pushed open the door wide and welcomed him inside the house. "Please come in!"
Noah had visited the Chambers with his family in the past, having stayed here briefly, and it still looked the same. The maid took his coat from him, hanging it on the stand and led him to the parlour room. The maid asked,
"Would you like some tea and biscuits, Sire? And who shall I say has come?"
"Just tea will be fine. Noah Sullivan," Noah replied to the maid, whose eyes suddenly widened as she realised this was the man who was all over the newsletter. He was the ghost!
The maid moved her lips but didn't utter a word, and she quickly bolted from there to call her master and mistress of the house.
Mr. and Mrs. Chambers were quick to arrive in front of the parlour room, and they gawked at the dead man. While Mrs. Chambers was conflicted about seeing Noah in their house, Mr. Chambers cleared his throat and said,
"Duke Noah, what a surprise to… see you…here. You are still the Duke, aren't you?" He asked in doubt.
Noah stood up from his seat and faced them before offering them a deep bow, "Mr. and Mrs. Chambers, forgive me for showing up this suddenly without any prior letter. Yes, I am still a Duke."
Mrs. Chambers turned her face to her husband, while still staring at him. She asked in a hushed voice, "How is this true? We saw him buried, didn't we?"
Mr. Chambers smiled nervously at Noah, as his wife was nowhere as quiet as she thought she was, and Noah smiled back at them. Noah cleared the lady's doubts by saying,
"Forgive me for startling you, Lady Magdalene. I believe the news is yet to reach the West borders," Noah apologised, and the couple nodded. "I was passing by… and thought to pay you a visit. I hope it is alright."
Mrs. Chambers gathered her wits and finally nodded, "Yes, yes. It is perfectly fine. Though a little more than confused, I think you would be more than happy to share the news that we haven't heard later?"
Noah nodded, and when the maid offered tea, and the couple watched Noah pick up the saucer and the teacup, they let out a sigh of relief, happy to see that this man was not just a ghost who had come to haunt them, not that they could recollect on why he would haunt them.
Mr. Chambers told Noah, "Please sit down, Duke Noah. We are glad that you could come visit us today, because if you came tomorrow, we wouldn't be here," he joined Noah and his wife to sit down on the plush chairs.
"Pardon me, but were you going somewhere?" Noah politely asked.
Mr. Chambers replied, "Because of the wedding of course."
"Wedding?" Noah asked.
Before Mr. Chambers could say, Mrs. Chambers jumped in and said, "Yes, because of, you know Anaya…"
Noah felt his heart sink at the words. He had hoped to speak with Anaya, but he hadn't expected things to move so quickly in his absence, not that he expected her to wait, after all, they had spoken about it when she was in Woodlock.
"I see," Noah didn't know what to say.
At the same time, Anaya, who was walking with someone, stopped and looked more than surprised, mixed with shock when she caught sight of Noah in her mansion. Was she hallucinating?
"What's going on?" Anaya asked her parents in an unsure tone.
Noah's eyes fell on Anaya, who was in a beige dress, and her hair was braided before letting it rest over her shoulder. She looked the same, except for her expression. But his eyes moved to the man who stood beside her and too closely as if they were comfortable with each other.
Mr. Chambers turned to look at his daughter, his eyebrows raised, and he said, "Anaya, Duke Noah was passing by the town and he decided to drop by our mansion. He's in his good health, and very much alive."
"I must say very much so," Anaya murmured under her breath as she stared at Noah in disbelief.
The last time she had seen him, it was in the coffin. On one side, she stared at him, wondering how in the world he was alive, while on the other side, she felt the flutter in her chest on seeing him breathing and standing across the room.
Anaya had believed herself to be strong, but when she found out that Noah had passed away, especially after seeing him, only she knew how she had gathered herself. She wanted to smile at him, but nervousness filled in her stomach.
Before Anaya could react or greet Noah, the man beside her held her hand, and she turned to look at the person. It was Colt Grimes, a man she had met in one of the soirees, and they had gotten a little close. He brought her hand to his lips and kissed the back of her hand, saying,
"I cannot wait for tomorrow, Lady Anaya. I hope you are looking forward to it."
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ALLURE OF THE NIGHT
Chapter 537 A Mother’s Mischief
When Noah was on his way here, it would be a lie if he said that the thought hadn't crossed his mind that there was a possibility of another man in Anaya's life. Nonetheless, it wasn't any less disappointing, especially the sight of the man kissing her hand.
On the other hand, instead of paying attention to Mr. Grimes, Anaya's eyes were fixed on Noah as she tried to wrap her head around the truth that he was alive and not dead anymore.
Mr. Grimes turned to look at Mr. and Mrs. Chambers, "Please let me know if you need a carriage to go to the church tomorrow. I would be more than happy to arrange another carriage of mine. What do you think, Lady Anaya?"
Anaya tore her gaze away from Noah and shook her head to gather her scattered thoughts. She replied, "That is very kind of you, Colt. But I think my parents will ride in our family carriage."
Noah noted how Anaya addressed the man by his first name, and he could piece it together that he had perhaps missed his chance? The man smiled to show his perfectly aligned teeth, and from where Noah stood, he could tell that the man was a gentleman. Sensing his gaze, Mr. Grimes asked Mr. and Mrs. Chambers,
"Forgive me, who is this?"
Mr. Chambers turned to look at Noah and introduced them, "Mr. Grimes, this is Duke Noah Sullivan."
"I think I must have heard about you though it's not ringing well exactly where and when," Mr. Grimes smiled at Noah before stepping closer and offering his hand to the Duke. He introduced himself, "I am Colt Grimes." As if in realisation, he turned to look at Anaya and said, "I don't have any wedding cards back in the carriage, but if you don't mind--"
"I am not sure if the Duke has the time to attend the wedding," Mrs. Chambers said to Mr. Grimes, who raised his eyebrows.
"Please, you must come, Duke Noah," Mr. Grimes insisted, and he said, "The guests of the Chambers family are my family. What do you say?" He asked Mr. and Mrs. Chambers, who nodded, before turning to look at the person in question.
Noah wasn't sure how he felt attending Anaya's wedding to this man. He had given his first love away, having Eve walk down the aisle. He didn't want to attend the second wedding of the woman whom he had considered marrying.
"I would like you to attend the wedding, Duke Noah." This time it was Anaya who invited him to the wedding. She said, "It is just a matter of a day. Unless you have something important to do."
"You can stay here with us in our mansion, Duke Noah," Mr. Chambers insisted.
Noah noticed Anaya stare at him, and he finally agreed to it.
"Wonderful!" Mr. Grimes exclaimed, clapping his hands and then leaned forward and kissed Anaya's cheek and said, "I have a lot of things to do. Later then." Mr. and Mrs. Chambers walked Mr. Grimes out of the door, while Anaya and Noah stood there looking at each other.
Anaya said, "Your tea must be getting cold. Would you like some refills?"
"I think I am better suited for cold tea than the hot ones," Noah responded before the two of them took their seats opposite each other.
"How strange," Anaya remarked and said, "I was sure you liked it steaming hot. It made me wonder if it didn't burn your tongue."
"I didn't know you took note of such things. After a while you don't feel the heat as it is never enough," Noah politely replied to her words, and the smile that Anaya's lips held slowly disappeared.
During her stay in Woodlock at Sullivan's mansion, Anaya had learned quite some things about Noah and his family. His words brought sadness, and she asked him,
"What are you doing here, Duke Noah? I don't remember when was the last time you had your work in the West."
"Sometimes you have to make time for certain kinds of works," Noah replied.
"Did your work go well?" Anaya asked him, staring into his eyes.
"Unfortunately, no. I don't think so," Noah watched her pour herself tea from the kettle into the teacup. He asked her, "Mr. Grimes seems to be a decent man."
"He is," Anaya nodded in agreement. "He is a good man, a little friendly. We met at a soiree that my parents had taken me to after returning from Woodlock."
"Hm," Noah hummed without touching his teacup.
Unable to keep her questions, Anaya asked him, "How are you alive, Duke Noah? Were my eyes deceived?"
"It is a little complicated," Noah replied, turning to look at the door.
Anaya turned to look at the door, where her eyes fell on the shadows on the floor.
Outside the room, Mr. Chambers and Mrs. Chambers stood next to the wall to listen to their conversation as they were curious as to what was going on. But it seemed evident that the Duke had come to visit their daughter today, and they decided to give them some space in the room, while they took the space outside to eavesdrop on them.
"Father, mother. I hope you don't mind having a private conversation with Duke Noah, do you?" Anaya asked her parents, who whispered to each other about something before they stepped in front of the room.
"Of course, dear," Mrs. Chambers agreed. "We will be in the dining room. Oh, also, Duke Noah, would you want us to send our coachman to gather your luggage, from where you are staying?"
"My coachman will get it. Thank you for accommodating me here," Noah offered a bow from where he sat.
Mrs. Chambers replied, "Let us get to it right away. Mr. Chambers," she pulled her husband's hand, dragging him through the hallways.
Mr. Chambers questioned, "I thought you didn't like him after he broke our daughter's heart. You even went as far as to confuse him."
"I wouldn't go that far. I thought he only deserved to hear that our daughter is a desirable, smart and a good woman. He should know that many men seek out her hand. After all, he did break our darling girl's heart. If he's willing to change his mind, then it should be fine, no?" Mrs. Chambers seemed to have changed her tune, as this was regarding her daughter's life, and she laughed at the end.
"You forget that we are dealing with a ghost," Mr. Chambers reminded his wife, and the smile on her face.
"You are right..."
Back in the parlour room, once her parents left, Anaya said to Noah, "You must already know that I am very understanding when it comes to complicated things."
A small smile cracked on Noah's lips, and he replied, "That is true." He took a deep breath and then said, "To be short, the man whom I thought was my uncle turned out to be my father, the woman who was my mother didn't care enough when I died and it ended with her being executed. About why I am alive, it is because of Eve. She was the one to bring me back to life."
Anaya's eyebrows rose. After a minute's silence, she then said, "If you are okay with it, I would like to hear the long version of it."
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ALLURE OF THE NIGHT
Chapter 538 Only You Can Bear My Silence
Anaya sat back and heard what Noah revealed to her, and she tried to listen to every word that spilt out of his lips. There was so much that had happened, and she couldn't believe the Sullivans had put Noah through it. Going as far as to killing him was the height of things not going back ever the same.
She didn't understand what Noah might have gone through, and she wanted to comfort him. But at the same time, she didn't know if that was what he wanted. She said,
"Forgive me, but I am sorry that your family were the worst people I have ever known. The more I hear, the angrier I turn... how did you bear it all these years?" She asked with a frown on her forehead. She knew Noah was resilient, but to stand firm like a pillar as if everything was alright was the hardest thing to do.
Noah smiled at her words and said, "You get used to it. Especially, when they are the people you grow up around. You don't have to feel sorry for me, what happened is in the past and I have put it behind me."
"I am glad to hear that," Anaya replied, her heart tugging at his words and presence.
For the first few days after returning from Woodlock this year, Mr. and Mrs. Chambers had tried hard to find a good match for their daughter, hoping she would forget about Noah. But hearing the news about his death made things worse as Anaya didn't talk much until the last few days.
Anaya, who now knew about Eve's truth finally understood the nature of their friendship. She stared at Noah, while thinking to herself on how they were locked to each other. Noah locked to Eve, and she locked to Noah. She asked him,
"Do you have a suit to wear for tomorrow?"
Noah smiled, "I don't. I should probably go buy one."
"Let me accompany you," Anaya said to him, and Noah stared back at her as if he had never seen her before. "You know... you have been staring at me for quite some time now, Duke Noah."
"Pardon me, it has been so long since I last saw you," Noah apologised and said, "I wouldn't want to impose on you... as you might have to prepare for tomorrow."
"It would still be a great pleasure to accompany you, Duke Noah. And I have everything prepared for tomorrow, except for one thing. But we shall see, won't we?"
Noah placed the teacup on the table and stood up. As they exited the room, he asked her, "Won't Mr. Grimes mind?"
"Do you want him to mind?" Anaya asked Noah, as she wasn't in on her mother's mischief and was confused with what Noah meant.
Noah pursed his lips as if trying to speak the right words, and he said, "What if I asked you something, Lady Anaya? Even if it is at the end minute."
Anaya turned to look at him, wondering what he meant, and she asked, "Ask away and I shall see."
He then said, "What if I told you not to attend the wedding and to skip it... would you?"
"I think that would be rude to Mr. Grimes, because I promised him..." Anaya's voice trailed. As touchy as Mr. Grimes was, it was only because he was overly friendly. He had met the woman of his dreams and was marrying her, and Anaya had nudged them to be together.
Noah raised his hand, running his fingers through his hair with slight frustration. He had come here with resolve but it seemed like Anaya wanted to go ahead with the wedding with this man.
When the coachman opened the carriage door for them, Noah offered his hand for her to step inside it. Anaya felt her heart beat loudly, and she placed her hand in Noah's hand, knowing it could ruin her emotions once again but she was willing to do it.
They travelled to the shops which could have ready-made suits that Noah could wear for tomorrow. But during the time Anaya and he shopped, Noah realised how he had missed his opportunity as he wasn't in the same mind frame as her. He said to her,
"I don't think I can do this."
Anaya, who was looking at a grey suit, went, "Huh? We can take a look at other stores. There are several others--"
"It isn't about the suits," Noah interrupted her, and he softly sighed. He then said, "It is hard for me to come see you get married, Lady Anaya. I know I am late and you have moved on, and that I lost my chance, but... it doesn't make it easy. I cannot watch you get married to someone, when I came to visit you with the intention to ask your hand in marriage. With me."
"..." Anaya's lips fell open, feeling air knocked out of her lungs as her eyes widened.
Noah continued to confess, "You are an amazing woman, Lady Anaya and I don't mean it by words. Because if it was someone else in your place, they would have judged me and I know a face when those feelings of judgement pass. You accepted me the way I am, without a second thought and I believed if there was someone who could bear the burdens with me, it would be you. But I am late and I don't want to confuse your feelings. Because it wouldn't be fair when you are going to marry Mr. Grimes. I hope you will excuse me," he offered a small bow, and turned around before walking towards the door.
Anaya was left speechless because Noah had spoken everything she had wanted to hear from him. Realising he had left the shop, she quickly dashed towards the exit.
"Miss!" The shopkeeper, who came out with two suits, noticed her heading out and stopped, "Do you not like the suits?"
Anaya turned back to look at the man with a wide smile, "I will be back in ten minutes!" And she ran out of the door.
She couldn't stop smiling and looked for Noah before chasing him. She called him, "Duke Noah, wait! Duke Noah!"
Noah stopped walking and turned around to see her running towards him. Anaya huffed before she stopped in front of him. She asked, "Where do you think... you are going?" She took a moment before standing straight.
Anaya said, "You see, I am not the bride. I am the bridesmaid and don't have a partner to walk with tomorrow. So... would you like to accompany me... Noah?"
Noah felt a heavy weight lifted from his chest as her words dawned. He asked, "Are you sure?"
"I love you, Noah. I always have and never was able to move on," tears formed in Anaya's eyes. She asked him, "What about you...?"
Noah raised his hand and tenderly placed his hand on one side of Anaya's cheek. She closed her eyes to relish the feeling, and her heart shuddered. She then opened her eyes, waiting for his answer, and he said truthfully,
"I think I am on the path of falling in love with you."
A wide smile spread on Anaya's lips, and Noah smiled on seeing her. She said, "I very much like that. I like that path."
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ALLURE OF THE NIGHT
Chapter 539 Gift Of Flowers
Noah stared into Anaya's eyes, and she stared back at him with a smile. He doubted he had seen her smile like this, free and unguarded, before. He dropped his hand from her cheek and raised his hand towards her,
"Thank you for waiting, Anaya."
When Anaya had woken up this morning, she had woken up with the thought that she would see people getting married but never getting married herself. It was because she didn't plan to marry someone she didn't like, and not to mention, she had a very high taste in men, like Noah Sullivan.
Anaya placed her hand in his, feeling giddy like a child and she marked this day to be the best one in her life.
"Thank you for coming to meet me, Noah," Anaya couldn't stop the smile that continued to bloom on her lips. "I am just happy that we didn't go in too many circles and it was solved right away. Misunderstandings are the worst."
Noah agreed with Anaya's words. He knew with an intelligent woman like herself, there would be no room for such silly misunderstandings because she was a mature and confident woman, who was secure with herself.
"Shall we return to the shop?" Noah had enclosed her hand in his before they began to walk back to the store they had been in a few minutes ago.
Noah's trust had been broken because of his family, but he hoped he would one day come to heal the wounds that were given to him. His first love had not worked because he had meant to keep it that way, but life had given him a second chance.
When they were in the shop, the shopkeeper noticed how the air around the couple, that seemed tense, had now turned mushy as the two kept staring and smiling at each other. The old shopkeeper didn't miss the hands held either when they had returned to the shop.
Once they returned to the Chambers' mansion, Noah climbed down and helped Anaya out of the carriage. He said,
"There's something someone wanted to give you."
Anaya turned curious, noticing Noah walk to the backside of his carriage and push up the little lid. He then took out a glass case, noticing a bouquet inside it. For a moment, she looked confused, but then she remembered and remarked,
"Isn't this... Eve's bouquet?"
Noah gave her a nod, "It is hers. She preserved it since the day she and Vincent got married, and meant to give it to you. Here, this is yours."
Anaya carefully took the glass case in her arms, staring at the flowers, which still looked as fresh as the day Eve held it and walked down the aisle. She said to him, "I gave your gift to her. The music box."
"I figured," Noah smiled, and just like he thought, Eve remembered the music her mother played when she was young. He said, "It was a music box."
Anaya shook her head with her smile revealing her teeth. She said, "You don't have to explain it to me, Noah. I meant every word I spoke in the past. What you had for Eve, it was in the past and I know it holds a special place in your heart. So you don't have to explain it to me, because I understand that Eve was your past."
"You are my present and future, Anaya," Noah stated, his eyes holding seriousness, and his words alone made her lower her eyes.
"I think I might die out of pure happiness. I feel very overwhelmed right now, Noah," Anaya's cheeks burned with warmth and she then raised her eyes to meet his gaze.
"Just a moment," Noah said, picking up the glass case from her hand and stepping in front of her. He then put his other hand around her waist before hugging her. "There are many things I would like to thank you for, Anaya. But I don't think a lifetime would be enough to cover it."
"I barely did anything," Anaya responded, feeling her heart thudding in her chest, and she felt his own beating heart through her chest. She snuggled closer to him.
"Sometimes one doesn't have to do anything. All they have to do is exist and live somehow," Noah took a deep breath before he finished his sentence, "it feels easier."
Noah was constantly slipping into the darkness and the hand that knew and offered to pull him out of there was this woman.
Inside the Chambers' mansion, Mr. and Mrs. Chambers, who heard the carriage stop in front of their house, peeped through the curtains after two minutes had passed. Mr. Chambers remarked,
"It seems like they have sorted things between them."
"What did I tell you? A little bit of anxiousness was what was needed. A mother knows the best," Mrs. Chambers nodded while she smiled looking at her daughter who smiled after many days. She said, "We have to prepare for a wedding now, and not the one for tomorrow. How wonderful! All good things today."
Far away from the West and back at the Skellington mansion, it had turned noisier than usual, which was all thanks to Grandpa and Grandma Moriarty. Lady Ravette was arguing with Lady Annalise,
"Give me my granddaughter so that I can teach her. I will be the one in charge of her lessons as we haven't bonded before."
"For the tenth time, Lady Ravette, Allie will be taught by Eve. You don't have to worry about it," Lady Annalise didn't want to put Allie through what Marceline had been through.
"Worry?" Lady Ravette laughed that only made Lady Annalise that much more apprehensive. "She is my granddaughter. There's no worry here. What do you say, Strix?" She asked her husband, who sat beside her at the dining table.
"Eduard!" Lady Annalise turned to her husband for help with her eyes wide.
"Annalise is right, mother. I am sure you have other things to do, than act as a governess. And frankly I never thought that you were interested in the job," Eduard said to his mother with a pointed look.
Lady Ravette softly huffed and raised her eyebrows, "I want to take care of my granddaughter, why is it so wrong to do so? Unless you are purposely trying to keep me away from her. Are you?" She gave a look back at her son and then her daughter-in-law.
Vincent entered the room along with Eve, who had only returned from Meadow a few minutes ago.
Eduard asked Eve, "How is Lady Aubrey doing now?"
"She's doing much better now," Eve replied to him with a polite smile and took a seat next to Allie, who leaned towards her as if happy to have her back near her. "She was having a little pain earlier, but it's gone now. I will be visiting her regularly to make sure she's doing fine and not in pain."
Eve wanted to ease Lady Aubrey's pain, and wanted her time of life here to be peaceful.
"You should turn her to a vampire," Strix informed, but it was Vincent who replied to him.
"She doesn't want to turn into a vampire. She's happy to be a human, and wants her time to be the way it has been." He then shifted the subject by asking, "What were you all talking about earlier?"
Lady Annalise had hoped the conversation wouldn't come back to it. She said, "Your grandmother wants to be Allie's governess."
Vincent laughed at the thought, and Lady Annalise turned to look at her husband and mouthed, 'See!' No one believed the old vampiress would be able to do it. He asked his grandmother, "If you are missing the bond between your granddaughter, you should perhaps pay her a small visit at the House of Purgatory."
"Believe me. I will," Lady Ravette answered, leaning against her chair, and her husband put his hand around her chair. "If you had let me discipline Marceline myself, it wouldn't have come to this point."
"You mean to say, you would have killed her," Lady Annalise muttered.
Even though Marceline wasn't Lady Annalise's biological child, she had still fostered and taken care of the vampiress after marrying into the Moriarty family. Silence fell in the room, and the two older vampiresses stared at each other.
Lady Ravette said, "I am not so heartless to kill my own blood. The person must have crossed all lines to do that."
Lady Annalise still considered that Marceline's stubborn and useless pride present, when she was young, she had turned into something far worse after spending time with her grandmother. Though Allie was different from Marceline, she still wanted to protect her.
Vincent ran his tongue across his fangs and then said, "Grandmother, Allie is very attached to Eve, which is why even if dear mother here didn't like Eve in the beginning, she still decided to stick with her because of Eve's excellent skills. Maybe... you could join them? Impart your wisdom so that Eve will pick things that might be important, while tell you where to stop and not scare the little hamster?"
This way, Eve could monitor what his grandmother would try to do and help Allie become her best version. Vincent turned to look at Lady Annalise, who held a grim expression before she nodded, and replied, "That sounds fine."
Eve's hand reached for Vincent's hand under the table. A secret grin appeared, as he turned her hand around and squeezed it, while turning to meet her clear blue eyes. Knowing there was nothing they couldn't take on when they were together.
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ALLURE OF THE NIGHT
Chapter 540 Has It Been Five Or Ten Years?
Several days passed and the snow had dissolved, while the sky turned clear with rays of sun falling on the land and forest that surrounded it. And as happy as everyone were with how things had turned out to be peaceful, and all culprits had been caught, one couple was unhappy behind the dungeon cell room.
It was none other than the Hooke couple, who sat on the floor with their hands on their heads. Lady Aurora heard her husband groan as if hungry as the prisoners weren't given enough food.
"How many days has passed, Aurora?" Mr. Hooke asked his wife.
Lady Aurora raised her head to look at her husband, and she then squinted while turning to the little window of the cell. She said, "Five years must have passed since we have been here."
"Five? I thought ten years has passed and they would let us out by now," Mr. Hooke shook his head, "Let us just beg for forgiveness and then everything will be alright. I cannot sit in the same cell, staring at only one person and the walls that surround it anymore. I feel like I am losing my mind, Auro."
Lady Aurora softly huffed and asked, "Do you think I am enjoying watching you look like a skeleton and hearing you groan?" Her eyes held a look of bewilderment in them. She said, "If you had only listened to me, but no! You wanted to do whatever you wanted and brought us not just on roads but dragged us into the dungeon."
"Ugh, how many times are you going to keep mentioning it? What happened is done. There's no point in bringing it up over and over and OVER AGAIN!" Mr. Hooke turned irritated.
The nearby guard heard the prisoner creating a commotion and he came with his baton in his hand. He warned Mr. Hooke, "What did I tell you yesterday about causing a ruckus?"
Mr. Hooke's mouth was quick to close as he didn't want to be whipped on his back. His back was sore from the previous lashes, and he asked, "When are we dying? I think it is better to be executed than to be left here."
Lady Aurora turned to look at her husband and glared. She threw the empty metal glass at him and said, "Die? I am not planning to die, and neither are you." It would be hard to pass through days if her husband died and left her alone. She said to the guard, "We have been here for so long, and we didn't do anything. We loved Camille and didn't kill her."
The guard stared at the pleading vampiress and stated, "You don't have to whine, you will be let out soon."
Hearing this news, Mr. Hooke and Lady Aurora's ears straightened, and a sudden burst of energy entered their mind. Lady Aurora laughed in a feminine way, by bringing her hand to her mouth and asked,
"Will we be let out? Why weren't we told about it?"
"Because you are the offenders. Prisoners in the dungeon," the guard deadpanned, and Mr. Hooke pointed at the guard and moved his index finger.
"Oh! You have brought us good news! We will finally be out and free. Auro," he turned to his wife and said, "We will start fresh!"
But then Lady Aurora remembered, as her mood slightly dampened as she muttered, "We have nothing to start fresh with... We are... paupers."
"Don't worry about that! We will go to Rosetta and use her help," Mr. Hooke nodded and began to plan what to do, while Lady Aurora didn't look pleased. But it wasn't as if she and her husband had any other options.
Suddenly curious, Lady Aurora turned to the guard and asked, "Who is letting us free? Which councilman took pity on us finally? Was it the Head Council?"
The guard stared at them, before he replied, "You will meet the councilman tomorrow," without sparing any more words to chat, the guard moved away from the cell.
When the next day did arrive, the guard returned to unlock the gate and bring Mr. Hooke and Lady Aurora out of the cell, and then the dungeon. Lady Aurora had a big smile on her face, and she exclaimed,
"It feels so good to smell the fresh air!"
"It definitely does! Mr. Hooke couldn't agree more with his wife's words. Finally, there was light, and they were free after many days.
"Oh, look! There is councilman Thomas! We should definitely ask him to return the favour," Lady Aurora walked towards the other building, raising her hand, she called the person, "Councilman Thomas! Councilman Thomas!"
But the man never turned and only did a U-turn on seeing them as if he didn't want to associate himself with the Hookes so that he could still have a clean image at his workplace.
Lady Aurora gritted her teeth in anger, because it was obvious that he was ignoring them. She huffed before smiling in anger. She said, "These men forget the good things we did!"
Mr. Hooke pulled his wife to the side so that she wouldn't cause any commotion and said, "You forget that we have been living in the dungeons for days now, and everyone thinks we killed more than one person."
Lady Aurora turned to her husband, while following the guard who was leading them to the transport, "But we killed only one man!"
"Shhh!"
"My my, aren't you chirpy after coming out of the dungeon," Vincent remarked on seeing the couple.
"You!" Lady Aurora exclaimed on seeing Vincent standing next to the carriage. "What are you doing here?"
"He's the councilman who got you both released," the guard chimed before bowing, "Mr. Moriarty, I shall take my leave."
"I think death was better," Mr. Hooke murmured, and his wife whispered, "We should go back in the dungeon."
Vincent chuckled in humour, grinning wide to show his sharp fangs. He said, "I would love to see you try to kill yourself, but considering how you both are a coward and reek worse than any rat in the sewage, I don't think you can handle another day of whip when you have tasted freedom. Hop in the carriage, we are going home."
"Home?" Lady Aurora asked the pureblooded vampire.
"Where your daughter is, of course, unless you are planning to live as wild creatures in the forest," Vincent climbed inside the carriage.
When Mr. Hooke was about to step inside the carriage, Vincent placed his foot cross to stop them from getting in. He leaned forward and said, "There are some rules that both of you will need to follow if you want to stay with your daughter. Of course there's no option of refusal, but I decided to be nice enough to warn you to not try anything that will end up with worse than whips," he offered them an innocent smile, before pulling back his leg.
Mr. Hooke replied, "We will be very good!"
"Wonderful!" Vincent watched the couple weakly climb inside the carriage and Mr. Briggs closed the door. He said, "Let us get moving, everyone are very eager to see you," his eyes twinkled in mirth.
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