"The physician is here, your grace." A voice from the outside spoke.
A man standing infront of the open window turned his head, he nodded.
"Let him in."
Soon, an elder man entered the room.
"I'm here to announce that the Earl had already died in his sleep, your grace."
His movement stop the moment the physician said those word.
Dead?
"How...did he...?" His voice slowed down..
Zephyrus look at the physician with shock written on his face. The physician heart ache, this young man in front of him is the only heir of the previous Earl. He was nice to everyone below his status, he love his father who died.
"Your grace, please be strong... every..."
Zephyrus cut the physician words with a cold chuckle from his trembling lips. The physician look at the new Earl with wide eyes.
"Ah really.." Zephyrus messed his hair.
"Your grace..."
"Why did you have to say those words to me?" Slowly, he ask the latter with a dangerous intent in his eyes. He block his face with his hand, chuckling whilst his eyes glowed red.
"Your grace...it is your father..." the physician answered.
"Father?! You call that 'Thing' my father?!" He shouted. The temperature in the room drop, winds moved the curtain.
"How dare you... how dare you... that thing wasn't my father, and shall never be!" His fist clenched.
Deep inside, Zephyrus is quite happy knowing that the old bastard died already, thus he can never use his hand to kill him. But a regret surged him... Why didn't I killed him with my own hand?
"Your..."
Zephyrus look at the elder man with trembling legs whilst looking at him, "Shut up! You shall never lay a foot in this estate!"
"Guards! Remove this wench infront of me."
When the old physician was brought outside by a guards, his legs weaken and he sat down in his chair. Leaning towards the table with his hand stroking his nose bridge.
"Today's a luck day... Elo..."
He stop before muttering her name. He let out a sigh, "The old's man dead... but I still don't feel complete..."
He look at a photo inside a frame beside him.
"He's dead. I just want to say that to you..."
He grab the photo and stroke the face of the owner, "Do you feel happy?"
Zephyrus shake his head, "But I still don't."
He put the framed down and stared into nothingness.
"Congratulations on being the new Earl of the West, Zephyrus."
Adonette voice entered his ear. He look up to see that his friend entered his room without asking.
"Where did your manners go? Did you left it at the Hotel?"
Adonette face changes, "I beg your pardon?"
Adonette paid no attention to his cold eyes and sat leisurely at the sofa, his eyes roamed the inside of the room and saw it was all books and painting. So boring.
"The old bastard's dead." Zephyrus sneered.
"Are you being sarcastic?"
"No. I am not. I'm quite happy."
Adonette look at his friend and saw no emotion in his face, he laughed and laughed until his stomach ache.
"You have the most outstanding happiness I even seen, Lord Sullivan." He joked.
"I see thar I made you laughed, Lord Humphrey."
"You really did, My lord."
Zephyrus rolled his eyes towards the latter words and stood up. He walked towards the open window and felt the cold winds.
Facing his friends back, Adonette felt embarrassed so he went straight to the point.
"A ball will happened this evening." He blurted out.
Noticing that his friend kept quiet, he continued. "It was the Duke of Bibury who initiated the ball. I suppose it would be the celebration of his son coming back from the university."
Zephyrus lips pressed tightly together, but didn't answered.
"He invited the old master of the west to come."
Adonette scratch his neck, "But unexpectedly, he died. As the heir of the previous master, you shall be there."
"I will not..."
"Not coming mean you are disrespecting the one higher than your status, My lord." Adonette reasoned out.
"I am still not the owner of the house.. but a heir waiting to be crowned."
"But you shall be there."
Zephyrus closed his eyes, "Then I will come."
Adonette smiled widely, "There's a rumor that this season flower is quite angelic and nice."
"I will not bother my self with that unnecessary things."
"It is said that her ocean eyes reflected the soul of someone who will gaze at it."
Blue eyes?
A vague memories appeared on his mind. Someone who's face is blurred, yet he caught sight of multiple bites mark on the latter body. His temples ache so he pinch it.
"Go... I'll attent that banquet." He muttered slowly to his friend. Adonette, noticing his friends mood changed, rolled his eyes and left the room quietly as he can.
But before he left, he turn his head to Zephyrus again, "My lord, just my advice but, could you please wear some decent clothes to hide that kiss mark? That... is quite painful in the eyes to see."
Zephyrus glared at his back, "Shut up."
Minutes after his friend left, cold silence envelope the whole room. Zephyrus quitely gazed outside the window, trying to remember the woman face he spent the night with as he can.
"Ah, faster, My'lord." A memory flashed through his head, he hissed when he felt a sleeping monster woke up in his pant.
Damn'it. That was just a memory from that night and it could wake my dragon up! What would happen if we meet and spend the night together again?
Ah, I may ravish her the moment we meet. He thought.
He became annoyed so he ran down his office towards the horse barracks and quickly grab his horse.
"Hya!" The horse ran very fast towards the hotel he spent the night with the lady. He was very expectant to see that the lady was still there, waiting for him.
After seeing the hotel building, he stop and went inside after giving his horse to a coachman. He entered and saw the receptionist talking with another man.
"Excuse me," He smiled the moment their eyes meet. The receptionist couldn't help but to stare in awe at his handsomeness, but it was cut off by a cough, "Yes? What can I do for you?" She awkwardly responded.
"The lady I was with three nights ago, did she came by?" Confusion filled the receptionist eyes and she shook her head.
"I'm sorry but can you please tell me the exact time and that person face?"
Zephyrus froze. He.. don't know how she look like, he don't even know her name, so she was a complete mysterious person to him.
"No..." his voice trailed down.
The receptionist seeing the handsome man pitiful appearance couldn't help but sigh. Oh dear, falling inlove with a mysterious lady after one night stand is such a pain in the heart.
"I'm sorry.." she whispered.
Zephyrus just nodded and paid no attention to her, he left and walk to the door when it open, a human wearing a long dark cloak entered, his eyes met the woman dark red lips, and time seemed to slow down.
However, it soon vanished when the woman paid no attention to him and entered directly and walked towards the second floor after greeting the receptionist.
He just stood there, frozen with confusion in his eyes.
"Such familiar lips..." he thought and left the hotel.
Estelle entered the hotel and greeted the receptionist. She came here, trying to find the man after being in hell with his mother for three days.
Buying gowns, spending money to find rare gems and walking everyday to shop tire her out, so she came here, wondering if she will meet that beast again.
She went upstair and entered the room they spent a night with and saw no one. Her eyes drop after removing the dark cloak hiding her face.
"Damn'it, I miss his coc...." she pause and muttered. After sitting down on the bed for a minute, she left the room and hotel.
A banquet will happend tonight and her family, the County of VanDorem is invited. All of them shall go there as a sign of respect towards the person of higher status.
"He'll be there." She mumbled,