Theodore didn't want to scare the poor girl but she needed to know the repercussions of her actions. It was already lucky for her that it was him and not Lucas that found her if not, whether or not Lucas fancied her would not matter in that situation. What was hidden was something that only Lucas knew.
"I-i'm sorry, I didn't know that Lucas's secret mattered that much, I didn't know that he still did not trust me." She lowered her head, the last words coming out of her mouth as barely a whisper.
Theodore frowned, he didn't mean it like that.
"No it's not like that lady Lisa, Lucas trusts you but he must have his reasons for keeping specific things away from you. I hope you understand." He asked.
Lisa nodded, Lucas had a lot of secrets and him keeping it all crowded up within him was not at all healthy. One way or the other she had to make him talk. He had to trust her.
"I understand." She voiced out sadly.
Theodore felt a little sorry for her. Many things were presently being hidden from her yet not once did she ever doubt Lucas. All because of her, Lucas had resulted to other means of finding her mother and he didn't say anything about it to her.
"Where is Lucas, Theodore?" She questioned
"Lucas had some work to do, he didn't tell me when he will be back." He relayed the message and Lisa's mood dimmed even more.
"Would you like to go to the garden lady Lisa? A good amount of fresh air can be quite refreshing" He asked, carefully studying Lisa who nodded absentmindedly.
He led her towards the garden and she obediently followed as her mind was preoccupied with various different thoughts.
Why didn't Lucas tell her where he was going? What was he going to do? Was something happing behind her back that she was unaware of?. She was starting to doubt some things that were happening her in the castle.
When they arrived, Theodore bowed"I'll leave you here lady Lisa for some alone time." Saying that, he took a sharp turn and left.
Now that she was alone, Lisa could finally think of something that was bothering her deeply.
"Where are you mum?" She stared at the sky and breath out slowly.
"I need your help, i-i don't know what to do" Her voice cracked and tears glittened in her eyes.
"I wish I was as strong as you."
She bit her lips until it bled before using her sleeves to wipe her eyes.
"What made you cry?" An unfamiliar voice asked and she noticed Zain standing just a few feet away from her.
"Nothing." She averted her gaze and an uncomfortable feeling started brewing in her chest. She didn't want to be spotted alone with him.
"You can trust me Lisa." He took some more steps towards her and she moved backwards to get a little more space between them.
"Make it snappy, what exactly do you want?" Her voice turned sharper as she gave him a hard stare.
"I already told you what I want, I want your love, your heart, your soul and your body. I want you to accept being my mate, I want us to be together forever." He confessed and lisa sighed. This was getting more and more complicated by the second.
"Look Zain, it's sweet and all that you feel that way but I told you, you already know that I belong to someone else. My heart, soul and body, all of them belong to him. He is the only one I love." She reminded and the smile that was on his face slowly faded to form a scowl.
"You are old enough to understand this Lisa, your relationship with that guardian will never work out! Why start something you know that would never work out in the end?. Do you really want this for both of you? For you guys to live in fear for the rest of your lives? For your life to be hanging on a thin rope?"
"I can give you more than he can, I can give you freedom, shelter, wealth and peace. You don't have to worry about anything with me by your side." He continued and Lisa felt cornered. She didn't want to acknowledge his words but they were too accurate to be ignored.
What if he was right? What if she being in this relationship with Lucas was going to harm them both?. She didn't care about herself but for only him. She didn't want anything to happen to him. He was all she had right now.
While she thought, Zain smiled widely when he saw her expression wavering. Finally, his plan was working. Now all he needed to do was get her to fight with that guardian so that they can separate and the job will be easier from there.
"I don't want to do this, I'm not sure." She said and zain's smile almost shattered but he managed to keep the facade.
"I guess action speaks louder than words." He whispered to himself and Lisa raised a brow.
What did he mean? Her heart thumped uneasily when he locked eyes with her.
"Forgive me for what I'm about to do." He spoke and before Lisa could react, he silenced her by kissing her lips.
The plan was just to leave a quick kiss but the taste of her lips completely scattered that train of thought. Meanwhile, Lisa was shocked. She couldn't believe what was happening. It took her two seconds to realise that she was being kissed by another guy who was not Lucas.
Immediately regaining herself, she used all her strength to push him off her and in the next second, her hand reacted before her mind.
Slap!
She landed a loud slap on his cheek and a red mark appeared on that side.
"Have you lost your mind!?" She shouted at him and he stared at her in shock. He couldn't believe that a weak female just slapped him.
"You don't know what you just did." She bit her nails nervously, constantly checking the surrounding area. She was scared and it wasn't for herself but for Zain who had kissed her.
"I just wanted to show you what I felt, that we are truly mates." He said and Lisa shook her head.
He didn't get it.
Her eyes darted left and right nervously and they met a pair of blue eyes that stood at the hallway where she had come from with Theodore.
Lisa couldn't move or breathe, had Lucas seen their kiss?.
Making matters even worse, Lucas didn't say anything and continued to stare at both of them as confusion seemed to dance around his eyes. Something fluttered down his hand and Lisa noticed a single rose flower that fell on the floor.
Her heart clenched. She couldn't believe this was happening.