Chapter 3 of chapter 9

Lady Pearl Pov....

"You do think she's the one?" I asked precisely.

He glanced at me unpleasant way. " No one had given you the permission to speak". He said harshly, I breath in, standing my ground behind him. 

He seem messy and drank, hair covering his face, it was hard to tell if he was worried, worries about everything. He never shows off his softest side out. Despite being a monster I believe he had a good heart. 

"You do need some rest, holding on to the past wouldn't solved a thing. You can do this" 

"I said you should shut the hell up!" He growled, making me shrivering. 

I missed that little boy, the one that always smile

 He keeps on drinking his way out with red wine bottles on the stool besides him. What makes him so much worries, the Mark has been there for years and he never seen this depressed. 

He knows the situation to his problem yet he never wants it to be done because of his vow he took years ago. 

"She can't be under me" he said. 

"Who my lord?" I asked confusedly,

"The black maid with blue eyes" 

I chuckled, from the way I see it, did he really wants to disconnect her and free her from being his handmaid? I don't think so. 

"Okay, as you wish. I'll sign her out immediately from your service and replace someone else" 

"Goodness Lady Pearl! I don't means you should take her away!" 

"Then what do you mean? Because I'm confused here. If you want something please make it clear and it will be done immediately" 

"Lady Pearl!" He aroused, "Get the hell out of my sight! You're only making things worse!" 

"As you wish my lord" I greeted and bug out. 

He seemed to be so concerned about this girl, he barely know even with same goes for Marcus. What are they hiding? The vow had to be completed before the ending of this year, he only have this years left. 

I tried my best to get him the woman that fixed his orgasm but no seem to satisfied him except the way he watched her having her bath in the rain seem to something.

Does that means she might be the one? I'm not too sure about it, if he wants her truly or for just sex. 

"Matthew!" I called, 

A huge man ran to my way. "Yes, my lady" 

"I want you to make announcement to the town that all parents to prepare their daughters, that the Duke might find his bride among them" I said

"Whatever you say my lady, the announcement would be carried out"  he left.

I sighed and hope I'm doing the right thing, this is the only to get his mind out and break the vow. Oliver, your son is too stubborn to deal with I swear. It's hard to keep a boy that knows nothing about his mother. 

He lost just like me, after all these years, I still missed her, wishing if she was alive. Alive to see me grow into a woman that one of her biggest dreams. 

Lady Grace..

Just then I heard a moaning of a girl who needs help. I have to walks up the stairs from where the voice was coming from. 

Was she under a sexual brutality with a lord? That's what's happened most around here but if that the caes, I can't stop it because I have no power against the lord's. They're the master and have given the authority to do whatever they like. It was a bad order that the Duke set but he didn't cares or had a heart for anyone. 

I stomps my steps sliently to the floor the screaming comes from. I choose to peep behind the wall, it Emily, beating her evil way on the innocent black maid with blue eyes. 

I tried to ignored and walks away but my incense couldn't allowed me to walk from each act. The girl was already bleeding from the hitting but that brat didn't give a fuck! As she ignored all pleading and crying to satisfied her rages on her. She just like her useless father. 

The girl stop yelling because it seen to be no use, she just collapsed but the fool didn't stops to hits. 

"Lady Emily! What have you done?" She stops.

"What do you think I'm doing? Teaching one of your useless maids to remind her of her place and where she do belong to " she mumbled. 

"You have no right to do each thing" 

She chuckled and looks at me. " You must be kidding, I forget you're once like them. The slaves, you sold yourself to be here. Don't you forget that, there is no difference between you too." 

I fist my hand angrily, I hates it when them refers me as a slave and nothing more. 

" Do you want to fight?" She laughed devilishly at me. " You're a prey you know. The one who belongs to where she shouldn't be, same go for her"  she pointed at the lifeless girl on the ground. 

"You were sold as a sex slave to the last Duke to satisfied his orgasm in bed, don't you dare forget that" 

"That also go for your mother, she was sold to keep your father bed warm." I angrily said.

"How dare you describe my mother as a whore!" 

"If then your mother wasn't a whore like me, how come there were no peace in your family life!" 

"You bastard!" She was about to attack  me when  someone hold her wrist.

It was Marcus, his eyes were dark and scary. 

"What?" She turned and saw her brother holding on to her. " Let's go of me! Let's me deal with this old slut!"

"Emily!" He roars angrily at her and she stays calm instantly, I don't know how he did it but I was grateful he shows up the right time. 

He turns his dark gaze on me. " Get her out of here" he command calmly. I walked up to the laying hopeless girl. She seem weak and lifeless. Someone who was short of breath. 

"I said get her out" he repeated but this time a bit harsh. 

"I heard what you said my lord but I need some help to get her up" I said 

He slaps his finger across, and a guard man appeared from nowhere. " Help her to get the maid up" he instructed, and the man follows his instructions without a word. 

Then drags up the girl and place her on his shoulder, walking down the stairs and I followed. 

"Wait!" His voice command, " the next time you compare my mother to you. I promise to kill you that day. Do you understand?" 

I nodded in fear, There was no different between the two, not at all. I was bought into the house of monsters... That's who they really are!

All these while, the bitch Emily didn't say a word, as she watched me with hatred. This was now the first I have received such threaten from them. Its a long story to tell....

I left the bloody slidlings to deal with their problems alone. 

I just hope, the girl recover fast from this. She's a slave and servant, had no right in the society, I couldn't abandoned a black when I was helped by one of them.

I know these paths are not going to be easy to cross but I had to stays strong to survive, because everyone so called lord's here are all asshole! Asshole I tell you....

The girl was bought into my chamber. Laid straight on the bed by the guard man who face was locked up with slience. 

"Thank you" I said to him, he only nods and went out. 

I gulped at the girl, it feel there's something special about her. I don't know why, but I feel so. The blood was still dripping on her face, her eyes was shut in terror. Despite in consciousness she was still fighting with the reality thought. 

I ordered some maids to help me with all  the herb I need to stops her bleeding. They were all bought to me in a order way. I didn't let anyone of them in. But takes all from the door entrance. Because the people that spread rumors most are the maids, that's their special works to do.

I wiped off her bloody face with a soft quilt, and all parts of her body that were sheds with blood and bondage her head to heal up the wound. 

The girl seem innocently and pure. I stared at her for some time, before resting on my rocking chair..

She said something in her sleep, something that lifted up my ears, the name I would never forget and remember

"Arthur" she murmur.. in her sleep, did she was call the master by his real name? How did a slave like her know..

There I know, there're more to being told...

After two hours of sleeping, she wakes up.