Prologue

"You brat how did you dare to touch my daughter!?"

"I-i am sorry mother I just wanted to play with her"

"You!? Do you even look at mirror I sometimes wonder. An ugly girl like you wandering round my beautiful daughter? Never."

"Sorry mother"

"Get out of the room you are making me sick"

I get out of the room. I just wanted to play with Yolanda but seems like it not possible.Maybe even Yolanda finds me a bother.

Someone called my name. I looked behind to see Belle the head maid.

"Miss Naomi you have a visitor"

"N-No I don't want to go . They just come here to hurt me"

"Catch her! "

Those visitors who visit me are more likely to be old men. They hurt and touch me which I don't like. Belle even makes me wear wigs so I wouldn't be recognised.

I had hidden in the garden behind the bushes.

"Found her!"

A maid found me behind the bushes.

"I don't want to go leave me alone!" I cried but she just glared.

"But your lesson teacher is here"

"Lesson teacher..?"

"A teacher who will teach you about the world or something"

I didn't believe the maid first but turns out it was true. A young lady who seemed like she was in her early twenties was in the library waiting for me?

When she saw me coming she rose from her chair and bowed "It's a pleasure to meet you lady Naomi Rue Rosales, I am Alice Wolanski"

"N-Nice to meet you too"

She looked at me with me pleasant smile .

"So shall we start you first lesson lady Naomi ?"

A few months has passed since Miss Alice started teaching me. She tells me about everything I want to know and she also listens to me talking.

"Miss"

"Yes , do you have something to ask ?"

"Uhm , miss what does it mean when someone touches you ? It is also kind of uncomfortable.. "

"What kind of touch?"

"When old me-"

"D-does it hurt when they touch?"

"Yeah ! Miss how do you come to know everything about me ? You are amazing!"

She seemed bothered after my question and ended the class.

And when she came again tomorrow she didn't come to library for lessons. Instead she was waiting infront of father's office.

"What happened miss ? Did I do something wrong?"

"No milady it's.. it's not your fault it's the adult's fault.. does you body hurt ..?"

"Sometimes but I take medicine so I am completely fine"

A guard came out of the office right then.

"Lady Alice Duke told you to enter" a guard informed her.

"Milady take care of yourself and I may meet you later"

She then entered father's office and from that day she never came back to teach me.

Mother also didn't leave her room for months. Something had happened between mother and father .Those men stopped coming. And Belle also stopped working here. Which was good.

For few months everything was really quiet. Mother didn't bother me , Yolanda started to come out in the garden. It was a surprise for me cause she never really left the mansion. She hardly talked to anyone beside mother.

A New woman started teaching me. She was nearly in her late fourties. She was not as friendly as miss Alice. She rebuked me for even small things. I didn't like her at all.

Everything was normal like before . Years passes by and It was all alright until my birthday, the day I turned fourteen.

"Happy Birthday milady" my maid, Rachel wished me first as soon as I woke up. It has been two years since he started working here.

"So you remembered? Thanks."

" Of course, last year I was busy preparing for my wedding- oh that reminds me I haven't thought about my anniversary gift .... anyways here's your breakfast miss and don't forget that today is also your debut , it will be your first appearance in the society. You will have to look the best and-"

"Yeah yeah let me have my breakfast now"

Now it was the time for the long waited event. My debut.

The dress I wore was off shoulder. The sleeves covered my whole arm down the shoulders. It was tight waisted ball gown covered with golden piping and cloth made dark blue roses. The dress was darkest blue in colour and white in the middle.

"Isn't it too tight Rachel ? What if I stop breathing in the middle of ball?"

"It isn't that tight miss you already have slim waist but let me just pull the strings more-"

"I can't breath-"

"Fine then" finnally Rachel stopped.

"Are you ready Naomi?" Father suddenly asked with a knock behind the door.

"Ah yes father" He then walked in with a box in his left hand.

"Are you done ?"

"Yes father"

"Wear this necklace instead of that one" he handed me the box. Inside the box there was beautiful choker made with diamond.

"This is so beautiful"

"This is passed down to generations ... Your mother was supposed to hand you this.. but she didn't want to. You know what she had done-"

"I-i don't want to recall that father I am sorry"

"I see..and about this necklace we pass this down to the female heirs of the family and I believe you my daughter, you will be a good Duchess "

"Father.. "

" Yes daughter, You will be the next Duchess and I hope you are going to fullfill your duty"

" Yes father.... Of course I will"

"Now stop crying you will ruin your beautiful face"

If those were tears of happiness then I would like to inform that it didn't last long.