Standing in front of his drawer, Scarlett held onto her chest. Letting out deep breaths as she tries to calm down her rapidly beating heart. The man inside the washroom will really scare her to death. She really thought he was going to eat her for dinner in there, and as she opened and closed his drawers, she realized the clean towels were nowhere in the drawer.
"You were too quick to leave. The towels are in here, pretty." Demetri said, leaning against the door as he waved a towel in front of her with a wide smile on his face. "But since you are there, why don't you get me a sleeping garment. And bring me my knickers too." Demetri continued to say with raised brows and a teasing smile.
After grabbing the items the man had asked for, Scarlett returned to the washroom, her face flushed with embarrassment. This man really had no sense of shame at all. He dared to have her fetch him his knickers. She cursed the man under her breath as she entered the washroom.
"Ahh!" Scarlett let out a yelp as she covered her eyes. When she walked into the washroom, the man had already taken his shirt off and was just about to slip off his trousers. This man is the worst!
"Give me my things, bunny."
Continuing to close her eyes, the girl stretched her arms out to feel the space in front of her, trying to make her way towards the man. Will I have to deal with this until the next moon? She thought to herself, as she continued to slowly pace toward the man with her eyes still tightly shut.
Just then, Demetri grasped her hand and pulled her towards his chest, causing the girl to be more surprised. "There you go bunny. Much faster. Right?" Taking the items in her hand, he continued, "Haven't you taken a peek while I was asleep already. Why so shy now?" Demetri said, looking down at the girl who had her face pressed against his bare chest, as he rubbed her hand with his thumb. Hearing the girl's quickened heartbeat, Demetri smiled wickedly, as he finally loosened his grip on the girl. "Go on. Go rest."
Hearing what the man said, Scarlett quickly scurried out of the master's room with a flushed face. Never turning back to look at the man.
As Demetri sat in the steamy tub, his eyes closed as his mind was clouded by her sweet scent. He had taken a whiff of her when embraced her earlier, and now he is completely intoxicated by her scent. A scent that he was so familiar with, yet it also felt different. He thought about how he quite enjoyed the sight of her laying in his bed. However, Marion would never agree to have the girl moved to his bedroom.
He continued to soak in the hot bath water for a long while before a cunning smile appeared on his face, as a mischievous thought crossed his mind. Getting up from the tub, he dried himself off with the towel, put on his sleep wear, and went out to his bedroom where he then mind linked Marion.
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In the servant's quarters, it was dark. The moon high above the sky, as cold night breezes howled through the air outside. With the nap that she had taken earlier in the master's room, she did not think she would be able to fall asleep tonight. However, after a long day of walking in the garden outside, running around serving the master, and reconsidering what she had left Blue Moon Village for, she was mentally drained. She had fallen into a peaceful slumber as soon as she placed her head on her pillow.
That was until she heard a soft knock on the door. Scarlett jolted from her sleep with wide eyes. Who was knocking on her door at this hour, she thought. With haste, she removed the blanket that kept her warm to unlock the door.
"Master is requesting your presence." Marion said with a soft sigh.
"At this hour?" Scarlett asked softly with confusion written on her face.
"Unfortunately, yes." Marion replied, turning on her heels as she made her way down the hall and toward the doors leaving the servant quarters.
Taking that as a sign, the girl quickly put on the slippers that Demetri had given her earlier today and scurried along, following Marion in the direction she had gone. Scarlett realized just now that she had never gotten a new pair of shoes after Demetri had discarded the ones that Marion had given her the first night she arrived at the manor. So, the slippers were all she had to walk around the manor.
"Master is requesting for a blood brew at this time." Marion said as her steps came to a stop in front of the main cook room. "I have to teach you how to make it." Marion continued as she opened the door, gesturing for Scarlett to go in first.
Swiftly, Scarlett walked into the cook room, still a bit groggy from the sudden disturbance of her sleep.
"Warm up some milk." Marion instructed.
Following Marion's instructions, Scarlett grabbed a pot and the milk from the cooler. She then took a teacup out of the cabinet. Measuring out the amount of milk she needed to fill the cup, Scarlett then poured the milk into the pot. Turning on the fire, she began to warm up the milk, constantly stirring the white liquid. Once the milk had warmed, Scarlett transferred it to the teacup.
"Now, put this in there and stir it." Marion said, as she handed Scarlett two tiny red balls of what looks like pills.
Taking the tiny pill-like object, Scarlett said, "These are…"
"Blood capsules." Marion replied before Scarlett could finish her question.
With furrowed brows, Scarlett retrieved the capsules and dropped both of them into the milk. As she did so, the capsules slowly dissolved as she stirred the hot milk, turning the liquid into a reddish pink color. She was not surprised that demons drank blood, but she never imagined that they would consume blood in the form of a pill.
As the tea had fully dissolved, the two women made their way towards the west wing.
"Curious?" Marion asked with a small smile, knowing what was running through the girl's mind.
Although the girl was trailing behind Marion, and she had no way of seeing the girl, Scarlett still responded with a nod and wide eyes, as if she were intrigued by the idea.
"These capsules are made of blood that we buy from humans. There are people who are willing to sell their blood to us demons in order to make ends meet. We pay quite a handsome price for it. The demon doctor has a way to turn the fresh blood into capsules so we can preserve the blood. Because this blood is not fresh, we must infuse it with milk to enhance the flavor. It is not the same as having fresh blood, but it does the job when we find ourselves thirsty."
As they reached the door to Demetri's study, Marion knocked on the door.
"Come in." A chilling voice could be heard from inside the room.
Entering the room, Scarlett saw stacks of papers on the man's desk with a few files sprawled out on his desk.
"Your tea, master." Scarlett said softly, as if she were afraid that she was interrupting him.
"Hello sweet. How kind of you to bring me blood tea at this time of day." Demetri said with a wide smile.
"It was your request, master." Scarlett replied after setting the tea down on his table. With a small pout the girl looked as if she had been wronged. The man woke her from her sleep to bring him tea, and now he wanted to say she brought it at her own will. Shameless.
"You are right." Demetri said looking up at the girl like he did nothing wrong. "I guess reviewing all these files is clouding my brain." He continued to say with a naughty smile.
"Do you require anything else from me? Or, may I go now, master?" Scarlett inquired with a sigh. She knew the man was lying, but she did not have the heart nor energy to discuss this with him.
"No. This will be all. Have a good night." Demetri said with an amused smile, the mischievous thoughts in his mind cranking as he watched her retreating back.
After making it back to her room, Scarlett laid on the bed and pulled her blanket over her with a deep sigh. Finally, she is back on her bed and ready for sleep. Closing her eyes, she tossed and turned as she tried to fall back to sleep. Laying for a while, her body began to relax as she felt sleep approaching. But little did she know, her sweet dreams were going to be short lived.