The Duke’s Beloved Pawn

Isabelle wanted freedom. For herself and for her sister, but when the duke falls ill everything starts to change. She finds herself walking towards a dangerous relationship with the heir to the dukedom and her tormentor. “You really think you can leave me? After all this time? I think not”, a smirk that looked so cruel and made my insides feel utterly helpless appeared across his face. “What if I pay you?” I said after a moment of silence. Hoping I still had chance. He laughed at my words. A cold and humourless laugh. “You couldn’t afford the price I’ve put on your head in this lifetime or the next”, I felt the futility beating me down, but I stayed strong. I was trained to deal with such emotions. “How much”, my lips quivered ever so slightly, betraying the confidence I tried to ooze, yet failing so miserably. “1 trillion”. Isabelle and her sister Angela had only known the Gold dukedom growing up. Their mother had worked there and when she passed the girls became the dukedom's legal property and were also raised as maids. The duchess, a close friend of their mother, showered them with affection and allowed them to be sort of pen pals for her young son. But when she had passed, the girls were left at the duke's mercy and he disliked their relationship with his son and so forbade them from ever speaking to him. From then on, the two made it their goal to escape the dukedom however, life had other plans. Warning: This is a dark-themed yandere love story. Read at your own risk. Completed