Chapter 31: Let Me Know You Better

The moment Vanessa finish her work she exhale, feeling the exhaustion engulfing her;

" am leaving master " my voice came out as a whisper due to how weak I am and now I have to walk to my quarters.

" come " Lucian mumble but I remain standing where I was, forgetting that he hate repeating himself when he turn around and part his lips to scold or shout I fasten my steps towards his direction.

" master?".

Standing one inch away from him I swallow, waiting for what's to come.

" you did well Vanessa" his fingers move to the necklace resting around my neck " you have been a good girl ".

looking up at him I felt weird, him calling me a good girl felt weird and a little pleasing

" I didn't punish you because you told me the truth but if such happens again I will make you suffer"

" Suffer?" The words came out before I could stop it, nobody has ever laid hands on me, and this idiot plans on making me suffer. But one question remain unanswered so I asked

"What type of suffering? " this however made him chuckle, it didn't reach his eyes so I won't call that a laugh.

"Anything you could think of Vanessa" he move his fingers under my chin " I need you to be a good girl, bad girls get punished and when I tell you it will hurt, it will" he mumble smiling".

my face must be red right now.

" When I punish you, you will cry because it will hurt real bad so I need you to behave…understood "

" yes master " biting my lower lips I couldn't avert my gaze from his, it's like a spell that is holding me in place.

" you will feed my pet tomorrow and I expect you to do that within two minutes, get used to seeing dead bodies because it will soon become something regular in your life " he withdraws his hands then avert his gaze;

" you can go now, Vanessa "

This man confuses me, am I his maid or an experiment for him to train and make organizing, he will suffer me? Before that happens I will run away, I will run to a place where no one will ever see me again.

" do you plan on spending the night with me Vanessa " he turn his head in my direction with furrowed brows and that was when I realize I haven't moved an inch.

" no, of course not master" walking back to the bedroom I take all the cleaning materials and dash out of his room to the equipment room, drop them then to the servant changing room to put on my short yellow summer dress.

" did he punish you?" Hearing that voice I turn and stare at Rose with the other servants, they look scared

" We notice you running upstairs to finish your work but now we are guessing you didn't finish it and he caught you" someone else mumbles, they all look worried.

" oh no, he didn't punish me, just called me silly " smiling I zip up my dress but they all shoot me confused looks, shocked and unbelievable " what?"

" nothing " watching them pick their pieces of equipment, leaving the room, I turn my attention to Rose " what was that about "

" they must be surprise Vanessa, the master doesn't forgive anyone " Rose mumble " and his punishments are rough "

" suffering?"

" suffering??? Why will you think that " Rose shoots me a confused look?

" he uses belts, iron belts to flog whoever disobeys him, hot iron and his slaps are horrible…I told you earlier he is handsome but also sick "

" that's a lot, did that happen to you?"

" oh no, I never did anything to warrant punishment "

" you guys know all these so why didn't you report this to the authorities "

" that will solve nothing, we have no evidence and he is a general of his army, an army that no kingdom or authorities doesn't control instead he control all of them " Rose shake her head.

" The salary also help most of us, we have no other place to go that we will find the money you know "

" I understand "

" am turning to leave, see you tomorrow and this time come early"

" I will" waved my hands at her.

The palace is quite big, with a lot of edifices and fantastic architectural layouts. Ever since I came here, I haven't seen the king, nor the queen. All I know is that Alexander has two brothers and a sister. His building is separated from the rest and he likes to keep his things personal. No wonder he didn't even bother to introduce me to the rest. "Maybe because am a maid and of less significance," I thought.

The only person I have met among these people apart from Alexander is Prince George. The only one in the castle who will stop at nothing other than getting me. He's the crown prince but not the rightful heir. One might be wondering how come he became the crown prince?

Well, according to the story I heard, Alexander and the other princess were born by a concubine while Prince George and the other prince were born by the queen. Back then, the queen could not just sit and watch the son of the concubine become the next crown prince, so she framed her as a rebel who conspired against the king and according to the laws of the land, people who commit such crimes will be executed. So she managed to execute her and due to that, her son Prince George was made the crown prince. All of them were probably Werewolf but they prefer being addressed like the way humans address the Royals.

"How pathetic" I murmured.

" Hiding their true self under a Facade"

"I wouldn't like to be involved in such family politics".

" I wish mother was still alive, I would have been helping her out on her garden at the outskirts of the island".

The moment I remembered this, memories of my father's land filled my thought. The flowers that have fragrant smells that I will sit by all day at the beautiful garden beside the waterfall sniffing, the beautiful sunset in the morning, the colorful rivers running by, the bountiful harvest of our crops, and of course the unity, happiness, and smile of my people made me wish those days should come again. But it's not possible again, destiny has taken the course of time.

My hands move to the necklace, lifting it I stare at the diamond, it will be worth millions, I could just sell it but what if he asks about it, why I took it off when I was told not to.

All the stories I have heard about Alexander are Scary and I believe them because he looks like that kind of a person, quiet, evil, intelligent, sick in the head, smoking hot man but he needs help to change, to stop hurting people like they are chickens to be slaughtered.

" hey " on this dark roadside someone actually touched my face, I stop moving then stare at this man that won't leave me alone.

" This place isn't safe for girls you know "

" am strong enough to protect myself without your help George" growling I hit his hands from my face.

" and how did you find me " walking away I could hear his footsteps behind me

" George! " stopping I turn around, he smiled then run his hands through his hair.

" I want to know you better Vanessa " I watch him move close to the car parked there " just get in, let's talk" not moving one inch he exhale " please, I told you earlier, I won't hurt you"

" Why should I trust you ?" I look around, not a single soul here but the street light still on, who would have thought I stayed in here this late, Lady Penelope might get worried.

" that's true, you have no reason to but… " he smiled, giving me a glimpse of those white teeth and the fangs " I will never dream of hurting you, I like to protect what's mine"

" what's yours??" Furrowing my brows I blink at how fast he moved in my direction, his hand already caressing my face

" what are you doing? " for some reason am not scared of him, not even a bit.

" I miss you, Vanessa, I have been alone for centuries " those red eyes seem to be filled with sorrow but then I don't understand what he is saying

" I was weak, not being able to stop him from taking you from me but all that has changed now, I have improved, I can protect you now, keep you in my arms " he literally pulls me into his arms, the hug seems to be tight.

Why are these two recent men in my life giving me headaches?.

" let go of me George!" pushing him back I didn't give him the chance to think before I start running, I didn't stop, I run till I arrive at the maid's quarters, shut the door.

" evening Lady Penelope" screaming that I move upstairs to my room.

" Are you okay honey?"

" Am fine, just need a quick bath, I smell horrible "

" Alright, dinner is being served, hurry up "

" Okay milady" shutting my door I lean on it and close my eyes, breathing hard, have never run that far before.

" Your room looks nice " opening my eyes I couldn't help but scream,

"George? Ho..w come?" I shuttered.

" Finding your room here isn't a problem"

surprisingly my voice didn't come out because he is covering my mouth with his hands and looking at me, our eyes locked together.

"Don't worry, everything that Alexander own must be mine, I must possess everything he has and you're not an exception"

" let me know you better my love " what he said made me to think of only four words.

This man is crazy…