Chapter 10

LUCIAN'S POV

"Have you told her?" Warg stood at the doorway and my eyes flickers briefly before it scans the papers I was going through.

"Your silence means you didn't."

"Last time I checked, you guys were literally forcing me to let her go even if it's a week and now what?"

"So who's gonna tell her she died 2 years ago?"

Silence descends the room.

"Leila." I say.

"Lei...wait hold on! I remember Leila telling you to let her go then or tell her the truth and you shut us all up. The poor lady is excited and dreaming of the conversations she would have with her family, her mom's warm smiles and how do you think she's gonna react if she learns her family have moved on?"

"Yes! I fucked up. What do you want me to do?"

"Clean your mess Lucian. You always do that. Pushing your mess and mistakes to someone else to clean up. Your ego caused this mess! her death! the estrangement! you literally ruined her life Lucian."

With that, he walks off.

AUDREY'S POV

I hear a knock on the door and I paused with the book I was reading.

"Yes?!"

"Advisor Warg will like to see you!" The servant says.

"Ok, thanks."

I put on a knitted sweater and walk to his office. I knock and I wait for a response. I hear an audible 'come in'.

His office is a mess with paper littered on the table and floor. He is standing by the window with a file in his hands and I wait quietly for him to be done. I stare at the candle as it burns slowly.

"How are you doing?! he interrupts my thoughts and sits down.

"Excited. Can't wait to leave this suffocating place even if it's for a week." he nods with a tiny smile on his face. He was quiet for a while and I could see the hesitation in his eyes like he's debating whether to tell me something or not.

"Are you okay?" I asks.

"Why?"

"You look stressed!"

"My job and stress is interwoven." he answers and sorts the papers on his desk.

"So, why did you send for me?"

"Lucian told me to deliver a message."

I scoff and sit opposite him.

"That's not a new thing, Warg. You are his mouthpiece to me."

He chuckles instead.

"Why do you hate him so much?"

"Is the answer not obvious? After all he did to me. He turned me in the most gruesome way, in fear and ignorance. I have never felt that scared in my life. I don't even wish that for an enemy and suddenly I'm pulled into the supernatural world I never knew existed and he didn't even look back to explain things or check how I was faring. I'm locked in here like some hidden princess. The only time I can actually go out is when Agnes goes grocery shopping and that's if he is not home plus he's a controlling freak. He allowing me to go home even without winning a duel is still suspicious. I strongly believe there is a catch."

"What?!!" he laughs. "That's Lucian being nice. Trust me, there is no catch."

"You are his closest friend so you will definitely support him but that does not change my feelings towards him."

He gives a deep sigh and continues.

"He told me to tell you you're leaving tomorrow and Leila is your guardian for the week you will be staying there."

"Is he scared I'm gonna run away?" I stand up.

"Nope, he knows there's no way you will run away from him."

"That confirms that he is a controlling freak."

"Audrey!" he calls me when I was about to leave. There was this look in his eyes that I've never seen before. Sympathy.

"There are a lot of things still hidden from you and I'm not supporting his actions, but....'' he pauses. "I'm so sorry."

I just nod. Confused, I walk back to my room.

*_*_*_*_*

After passing through corners of the forest I have never stepped into ever since that day, it still give me chills but my excitement over took it. Finally, the guard taking me brought us to a lonely highway and I see an exotic car parked in the middle.

"Bitch!!!" I yell as I see Leila. A wide grin on her face as we walk toward each other. She is in a thigh high boot with pleated short skirt, crop top and leather jacket. She let her brown, curly hair down. The guard bowed in greeting and she waved him off.

I hug her tightly and she laughs.

"I missed you too." she says "Welcome back Aud." she smiles and I nod.

We walk towards the car and my jaw was on the floor.

"Is this a new model?" I run my hands on the white car as I admire it.

"Yes."

We step into the car and the smell of leather and female perfume filled my nose. Leila pauses and turn to me. She had a serious expression on and I frown.

"What's wrong?" I asks.

"There is something you need to know."

"You can tell me on the way."

"No, it has to be now."

"Is everything okay? you're scaring me."

She sucks in a deep breath.

"There is no easy way to say it and I have always dreaded this moment but I need you to be calm."

"Okay, I'm officially scared. What is it?"

She pauses for a minute before dropping the bombshell.

"You are dead!"

I stare at her for a moment and burst into a fit of laughter.

"Is today a pranks day or what cause that is ridiculous" I continue to laugh and I turn to face her. The serious expression still on her face and the laugh is wiped out of my face immediately.

"You're serious." I say in a low tone and she nods.

"You've been dead for two years!!"

I literally stopped breathing.