Something's off

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On the other part of the manor, the Marchioness could be seen walking together with Mr Finn, whom she have on to checked her daughter and now he was in new set of clothes, as the former one he wore to the manor were stained and discarded.

In a composed manner, Lady Edwina inquired, "what did you say happened to Dana?"

"I feel a different energy radiating in her milady, I will advice you to dismissed the thought of having her turned to a vampire. Judging by how she ejected, it would be wise to cease that idea of yours"

Upon hearing Mr Finn, she pursed her lips in disappointment, Mr Finn was her only hope and now it's slipping away.

"Her skin are pale though, it had me thinking she was in the process of becoming a vampire. You are one of the rarest species Mr Finn, perhaps with your ability you can use force to have her turn". Lady Edwina eagerly suggested.

The society were cruel and the news about Dana have become the talk of the town, especially the elites, they spread the bruits among themselves, including it with lies.

She wanted to protect Dana from the people's harsh comments, humans were considered as the lowest creature and weakest, they were regarded as disgraceful creatures among vampires.

Not to mention, transforming into a human from being night creature, it really will causes more uproar.

She was afraid vampires will stand against them trying to protect their child, so having Dana turned to a vampire will be the very best way to save her.

Mr Finn halted his footsteps, causing the Marchioness to stopped her legs from moving further, "that could be our biggest regret milady, do you know forcing a human to become a vampire will have them turned into deranged"

Yes, he spoke the truth, judging by how Dana reacted to the scent of blood, it shows she didn't want to be turned back. These thoughts, break down the Marchioness inwardly.

Mr Finn continue elaborating, "however I need to inform you, there were some humans with pale skin, and her energy was different from human. It was a powerful one, as if coming from two souls"

Nonetheless, his last statement intrigued the Marchioness, with desire to know more her eyes lit up with curiosity, "what are you implying, Mr Finn?"

Mr Finn head lifted to look at the sky where birds were flying, the Marchioness follow his gaze and heard him say, "it was a force filled with strength and desire to surface"

He meet the Marchioness gaze, "I would like you have a keen attention on your daughter, sometimes changes comes with lots of aftereffect"

Lady Edwina was confused by the elaboration made by Mr Finn who was vampire with the ability to annunciate, he was a rarest species of vampires who were blessed by the God of vampire. Maacah.

He predicted a situation and possessed the ability to turned human into a vampire without the need of sinking fangs into their neck.

Mr Finn noticing the Marchioness carried away by her own thoughts, he decided to cuts in by letting her know, "I will take my leave"

She offered a half smile returning his bow, and watched him out of the manor gate, he get inside his carriage, before the coach man riding the carriage pulled the rein to have the horse moving.

The Marchioness turned to have her way back inside the manor in thoughts, but got distracted when she came across the Gardener, who appeared old and worn out.

Mr Henry, was their human Gardener, who work for the Beaumonts over decades.

He offered a polite bow before walking pass her with a watering can in his grasp, she pitied the old man and her heart determined to talk with Williams about it.

.....

That night when Dana was going to bed, she have her back rest on the Bedrest, her eyes scanning her room.

The room was cleaned, it was filled with scent of flower coming from the scent candles. And the new set of bedsheets was spread on the bed, as if nothing like blood stained the room and wasn't fill with smell of bloods few hours ago.

Her eyes then stopped on her maid, Thea. Who was adding more woods to the furnace.

Finished, Thea stood from the fireplace and turned by facing Dana, she cheerfully informed, "the room is warm now, you can sleep without fear of catching cold"

"That's a good job you did there, thank you"

The vampiress maid eyes widened in astonished, she look lost at words but recovered and directly seek "why do you always thank me? It's my duty"

Dana's lips curled up, "is that what amazed you for a second there, isn't it obvious, that we should thank someone when we appreciated what they have done for us"

Thea gaped at her lady with amazement, "you've changed for real. I thought I'm imagining everything, from the first day I entered your room"

"Am I mean?" she questioned.

"No, you're just distance, reserved, and only made yourself available when you feel the necessity for it, and also you're aloof. I apologized borehand, but you're frigid. Which that expression always on you, it was difficult to approach you. You barely talk unless in need of something, as your personal maid it kill me inside to be around you for the whole day, you're bored to be with" Thea confessed, she gave a funky laugh, wringing her hand,

"I apologized for my ill will, because when you went into deep slumber, I selfishly hoped you to never regain conscious" she dejectedly admitted her eyes lowering down to her feet.

Dana smiled, she (jessi-cally) remembered her former life manager, Beth. Now looking at her innocent maid remind her of Beth.

She missed that naif soul, therefore, was Thea a replacement of Beth? Well she hope it was like that.

Thea heard the soft chuckle from Dana, she surprisingly jerked her head up, the corners of her eyes crinkled up, half nervous and half scared, she asked, "aren't you angry"

It sounds funny to Dana, causing a chortle from her, "should I? No" shook her heard, "I love how you honestly told me your mind, would you mind sitting beside me "

Thea reluctantly went to sit on the bed edging, but uncomfortable, afraid that Marchioness will barged in.

"How do you start working here?"

This brought a smile on Thea face, a bitter smile, as it stirred up some past memory, "The Marchioness here took me in, after the massacre caused by the witches five years ago, my family died in the massacres, I happened to be the only survivor. The council member give us, the survivors a shelter to live in, about one hundred of us were stuck in the asylum provided by them. We were given food everyday but it wasn't enough to satisfy our hunger, soon people from the high class started visiting the asylum we were in and every time they came, they leave with one of us. Some of us were taken as maids, some concubines to the kings, some become white slaves to the men of socialites and some would be made to work in harlot house in order to make money for their masters or mistresses. As for me, I spent two years in the shelter house, before the Marchioness visited and luckily I was picked-up by her and was made a personal maid for you"

Dana sympathize Thea, with a grimace expression on her face as she worriedly look at Thea. "I'm sorry, it must have been traumatizing"

"It was" Thea agreed, "I spent every night awaken by my own nightmares, and with the fear to be chosen by one of the high classes and be made a white slave or human-pet, really scares the wit out of me. Luckily God favoured me" she smiled at Dana who returned it.

"I thought the council members should make sure you are safe wherever you are"

"They do save us, the male among us were made to be soldiers or knights. Some who were coward became like us, I mean they were taken by the socialites" Thea expressed more.

Dana averted her gaze settling it on the fireplace, she muttered, "that was cruel"

Thea rise from the bed, and informed, "I will retire for the night my lady, do you care for anything before I leave?"

It brought Dana's attention to her, she nodded, "yes you should rest, goodnight Thea"

Thea couldn't help but grin, "have a wonderful night my lady, I will take my leave" she wished the young lady with a curtsy and turn to leave the room.

Dana's eyes remained occupied on Thea, who left the room by quietly closing the door behind her.

In the middle of the night, the bedroom door of Dana was slowly pushed opened, and the Marchioness slippered feet step inside the room. She hugged the shawl wrapping her body stopping her steps before the bed where Dana was lying, unconscious of her surrounding.

Lady Edwina haven't had a wink of sleep, as she keep reminiscing her conversation with Mr Finn. The woman was scared as a mother, having one child who was away from her and now the other one here with her, lost her memories, but changed.

"In what were you transformed, Dana?" the woman whispered in concerned, her hand went to palmed Dana's face profile, using her thumb to caressed her cheek,

"In whatever you're changed into, I want you to be benevolence to others, and always remember you're my daughter" her head lowered to placed a kiss on Dana's forehead.

When Lady Edwina came out of the room, she spotted her husband standing in the hallway with his hand hugged behind him, going hither and thither.

Her steps on the marble floor were quiet when she reached to where he was standing,

"Williams" she mumbled his name making her presence known, he swiftly turned to face her, before he could speak a word she close the space between them wrapping her hand behind him.

Despite being caught off guard, he caged her in his arms, protectively. "everything will be fine" he assured her, even without having a hindsight on what's going on.

He was aware, when she sneaks out of their bed today, knowing she must have went to Dana's room, he decided to come and wait for her.

....

Five days came to past in a speed, with the news about the Marquee daughter awaken and was now a human, going wide, have come to subside.

Lady Edwina was keeping her eyes and ears on Dana, still engrossed in what Mr Finn told her. Heretofore, nothing seems variance about Dana except her being human and open-minded. Also Mr Finn has never been wrong about his predictions or his ability, people will testify about that. However, there's a slight doubt developing on the vampiress mind.

Perhaps could Mr Finn sensed it wrong this time, or whatever is going to happen to Dana was taking time. The Marchioness questioned herself.

She remembered he said,

'It was a force filled with strength and desire to surface' she was confused with what he said, but still didn't know why he said that.

In midst of her drifts, Dana made her presence in the parlour room, "mother"

The Marchioness zapped out of her thought, she look at her daughter who look cheerful, as if something was going on her mind and couldn't wait to spill it.

"Mother I would like to follow Vance to the market, I realized I have been confined here without stepping out for a bit"

Dana being restricted was deliberated, the vampires parent didn't want their daughter to be pained or get hurt from peoples opinion on her.

The vampiress noted how her daughter act unladylike sometimes, was she thinking this was a new world for her to be thrilled about touring it. Lady Edwina asked herself. Gosh! Something is really wrong about Dana, Therefore, at other times she do questioned herself if someone else was living inside her daughter.

With those thoughts running on her mind, she vexatiously rubbed her forehead. Must be her, overthinking everything because of what Mr Finn mentioned.

Even with what was going on, she made sure to keep everything a secret from her husband, Williams.

"You should go with your maid for guidance"

Lady Edwina reluctantly agreed, as she realizes they are not only hurting their daughter by depriving her of freedom, they are also implying they are ashamed of her.

Getting the Marchioness approval, Dana eyes lit up, she thanks her mother and vamoosed.

Mr Vance, the butler of the manor and a maid, with Dana and her personal maid.

Dana mount the carriage with the help of Thea, she was very happy to be stepping out of the manor for the first time she regained conscious.

The coach man pulled the rein of the horse and have them moving, getting out of the manor gate, with the tetrads inside the carriage.

Dana couldn't help but show her surprise when they reached the busy market, she grabbed Thea hand and alight from the carriage, while the carriage man ride the carriage to have it park somewhere safe.

Laughing children and chattering of people filled the market, every person selling goods or rendering service were calling on customers, in a luring high-pitched voice, in order to gain the round metal coins.

Somehow, few people at the market who noticed Dana, start looking at where she was, as the rumours about 'a vampiress daughter of a Marquee has been transformed into human' only subsided not forgotten, seeing her now, elicit whispers among them.

Dana and the others were unaware, the Marquee Williams daughter called on the butler's attention,

"Vance, I will tour the market with Thea, come let's go" she pulled Thea's hand to the crowds, without waiting for Vance approval, leaving the butler's mouth hanging on air.

Dana let's go of Thea's hand, when they have went far, "I'm sorry about that"

"It understandable, my lady" Thea assured her with a smile.

"So this what the market look like" she said in amazement, peering around.

"It is called Heyday, a very famous place and where you will likely find anything you're looking for. Believe me when I said, the goods here were expensive, not many peoples from the lower class could afford everything here, it's a place mostly for elites" Thea briefly explicated.

Dana only nods her head in understanding while scanning around the market that was busy, however, the flash of someone caught her attention, for some seconds the thought her eyes were deceiving her until she saw the full body of her governess.

How could she not recognize the vampiress, she was the only person she knew who love to dress in such style.

Skirt and blouse, but this time she let down her black hair.

Dana instinctively pace to where Miss Florence was standing in front of a shop, and Thea her maid, quickly followed her, not wanting to lost the sight of the young lady who was naive now.

Only if she knew, the young lady who look naive, have lived beyond their imaginations.

On reaching her governess, Dana noticed the brown kitten curled in her hand, which she failed to notice before from afar.

"My God! it's her!"

"I told you, a lots of people in the market were talking about seeing her"

Dana turned to look at the two ladies who walked past her talking in hushed tone but enough for her to hear them, when their eyes came in contact, she noticed the way their eyes widened in surprised, before they went to look away. She scrutinized at them confused on what's wrong with them.

But decided to brush them off and returned to what she was here for.

"So it was true" she speak looking at the kitten, while gaining the attention of the night creature.

Miss Florence was taken aback on seeing Dana, but when her crimson eyes come in contact with Thea, she realized the young lady must have asked to follow the maid to the market.

She curtsied and remarked, "how unlikely to see someone like you here, it's quite surprising, my lady"

"Same could be said to someone who was stolidity, your kitten seems to have like your company, it left me curious how you create such bond" Dana retorted with a smirk, while the governess look away from Dana to her kitten she stroke its body, causing the kitten to purr, Miss Florence sarcastically respond,

"You bond like this with animals"

"Noted" Dana tilt her head and requested, " will you be kind enough to turn around so I can stroke your back, I want to bond with you" she whispered the last words.

Miss Florence nerve was pricked this time around, inducing her to glared at the human girl.

Dana chuckle noticing that, "I don't mean it the way you're thinking, I'm just lucky saying my lines perfectly" she changed the subject , asking, "what are you doing here?" nudging at the shop with her head.

"I'm here to have a sweaters knitted for the kitten, the cold will get harsh in few weeks"

Miss Florence look at some ladies pointing their hands at them, with her sharp hearing, she heard what they were saying.

Dana lips wry, on feeling an intensed eyes on her, her head turned to the cat's direction, thinking it was the kitten, but wasn't, as its was still curling inside Miss Florence arm.

"Was your kitten this shy, it should have look at my way but it didn't, following your owner's path, I see" her tone was laced with sarcasm, as she stretched her hand to touch the kitten, only to have some flashing scene in her eyes.

She saw someone in a black cloak, suddenly, the person was engulfed in a black fumes, when the black fumes vanished, appeared a brown kitten stuck in a tumbleweed.

As if brought back from her short exploration, she gasped in shock while bringing her hand to her side in haste.

It was just a second but to Dana, it was as if she was taken away for minutes to experience that scene.

The kitten eye widened as if afraid of being expose, and in blink of an eye it hop out of Miss Florence arm and scram in to the crowd in speed.

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