Three days passed in a blink of an eye. He arrived: the Luciano family's eldest son, Ezekiel Luciano. His appearance can easily fool anyone. He can fool everyone else, but not me. There he is, my pride and joy. "How was the academy?" the Marquis spoke. "It was good. I had so much fun there. It's a shame I graduated early." His eyes were telling a different story. How come nobody can see this monster's real face? I'm sure he orchestrated a catastrophe that will be remembered for ages to come.
"Father, I'm exhausted from my trip. If you'll excuse me, I would like to rest until dinner. Laura, come with me," he said. What is he going to do with me? I'm scared he's telling me to go with him as soon as he comes. Today is my last day. Goodbye, world. "You, why are you walking slowly? Walk faster; you and I have a lot to talk about." He's really scaring me. I bet he's going to torture me, then heal me until he had his fill.
"Laura, do you know that while I was in the academy, I learned some pretty interesting spells? Wanna know what type of spell I learned? We're going to have so much fun." "Master, do you want us to kill him for you? We can do a much better job," Keahi said. "No, now is not the right time. It's a good thing that because of the contract we can talk directly to each other without anyone noticing." The rest of the way, he didn't utter a single word. I wonder what is going inside that head of his. Why is the east wing too far from the main house? Can't they let the heir stay in the main house? The east wing is a twenty-minute walk from the main house.
"Younger master, please forgive this insolent slave of yours," I kneeled. It's better to do this than let him have his way with me. "Get up," he ordered. "I won't until you forgive this insolent slave of yours." I insisted; I know very well he doesn't like the sight of seeing someone kneel in front of him. I heard rumors of him killing those who kneeled before him. From what I've heard, he was traumatized. Him being traumatized don't make me laugh; he's the one who traumatizes others. "Do you know that you're playing with fire now? You're testing my patience. Don't make me lose it, or it won't be good for you. I don't want to kill you. You still have a purpose after being a whore all this time."
I was reluctant to go to the academy at first, but after spending three years there and learning about this beautiful hair of yours, I'm going to use you to my heart's content. I can use it in his eyes. He meant every single word he said. What does he mean by "your hair"? Does he know something I don't know about keahi, won't tell me anything about this hair color? He even stopped others from telling me anything. I've never seen anyone else who has the same hair color as me. Not even the elves have this hair color. If I was going to be reborn into this world, why did I gained conscious when I wouldn't be able to avoid that situation? This body didn't have any memories at all before I woke up in her body.
"Shall we see how much you can take it, my dear Laura, or shall I say 'Yuki'? How does he know that name? What else does he know? Can he see Lynn and the others? What am I going to do now that the devil found out everything? Who else knows about this?" "Look at you; I didn't get any reaction when I tortured or fucked you, but now you're trembling. I can't wait to see what else you are hiding. Now shall we get started? We have a long night ahead of us."
"Your Highness, we're going to be engaged in a week, and you're still distant. Don't you think we should be on good terms for this?" "I despise this arrangement. I only agreed to this charade to get her out of that place." "Your Highness, are you listening?" "Lady Luciano, the only reason I agreed to this arrangement was because the emperor himself ordered me to do it. Don't delude yourself; we're not going to have anything else. It's better for you to remember this early on. You may leave now. I have a work to do."
"Elizabeth, why have you not reported to me about that matter? It's been two weeks since then. I believe I told you it was your top priority." I asked in a commanding voice. "Your Highness, please forgive us, but we can't find her," she trembled while answering. "What do you mean by you can't find her? It's not like she's disappeared into thin air. I told you specifically to keep an eye on her, yet you're saying you can't find her. Get out!" I shouted. My anger was a raging inferno, burning out of control. I dreaded the worst. What if someone found her and took advantage of her? After all, she possesses a vast amount of mana that she isn't aware of, and the spirits are by her side. I hope they keep her safe from harm until I can hold her in my arms.
It hurts. Everything hurts. Every time I try to breathe, it hurts. This monster, I don't know where he took me. It doesn't look like I'm in the basement of the Marquis estate or the abandoned annex. Just where the hell did he take me? I don't know how long I've been trapped here. I can't even move freely. Why the hell did he chain my feet with these weird chains? He even got Lynn and the rest. If only I wasn't so useless, they wouldn't have been taken like that. I don't know what that monster is doing with them. What if he kills them? Please be safe.
"Look at you; you still have energy to fight back. Maybe I should just take a huge amount of mana from you. It was good that my father made when he bought you. You ran out of luck when father bought you and when you met us. How about today we make it quick? I need to be at my little sister's important engagement. To think the Imperial family was the one gatekeeping the secret." What is he saying? "I changed my mind. Why don't we go out today for a change?" I couldn't understand what he meant until he took me to the palace. If I could, I would have run away the moment he took me out. I didn't know he took me from one hell only to be thrown into another one.
There he was, standing in the middle of the crowd, looking eternally beautiful. I could only dream about him. There was something about him that kept pulling me towards him. It's not like me to covet someone who's not does not belong to me. He's getting married to someone else besides I don't even know his name. We belong to two different worlds: me, who is just a slave, and he's who is the the crown prince of this empire.I've been cursed since my previous life, and they say the crown prince is cursed. He doesn't look like he's cursed to me. For a second, I felt our eyes meet, and I felt alive. I felt something in my heart. I never desired anything in my life once, but for him to be mine, I was ready to kill anyone who dares to stand in my way.
"Lord Ezekiel, may we ask whom you brought today as your partner? We never saw her in any social circle. Would you introduce her to us?" I knew he took me here only to find potential clients. I have no idea what he's doing with all that mana he's draining out of me. These people don't have mana; only a few people seem to have it. The only one who has it is the crown prince. "Apologies, ladies, but my partner has a weak constitution. She doesn't like to go outside too much; it puts a strain on her body." Liar. "Then may we know the lady's name?" "Sure, my beautiful partner's name is Laura Ravenwood. If you'll excuse us, we need to greet His Majesty." He really has fooled everyone with his facade.
"Brother, you're finally here. You're so late. I thought you wouldn't come to your only sister's engagement party." She said, "Brother, is that bitch next to you our slave?" She asked him. How did she know it was me? She never cared to recognize me before, but now she recognizes me. "Son, why did you bring this lowly thing here? Don't you know what's going to happen if His Majesty or the crown prince finds out you brought a slave into the royal palace?" "You don't need to worry about that, father, little sister. She's not going to run, and even if she does, I'll cut her limbs off so she won't be able to run. After all, she possesses something I desperately want. How can I let her run away?" He wasn't like that before. After coming from the academy, he became more merciless.
The specter of success shall be yours. These words someone spoke to me yet i can't see anyone near me. What does he meant by that.
To be continued.