How To Keep Pretending [BL]
[Mature content] To save his family's reputation hanging by a thread, Mikael took on his twin sister's place in an arranged marriage to Marquess Wolfram, all while dealing with his father's crumbling business. Aware that his identity would eventually be revealed, Mikael planned to tread cautiously. But... would his plan hold up for long? #alphaxalpha
Hitting A Brick Wall (2)
Miss Celia held a flickering candle, its flame casting a weak and eerie glow as she walked down the dungeon. The moist air clung uncomfortably to her skin.
A group of maids, each strictly under Madam Isabel's wing, trailed nervously behind her.
Miss Celia descended the stone stairway; the echoing of her steps was the only noise that broke the dispiriting silence.
The long hallway at the bottom stretched before her, like a dark tunnel that was filled with the muffled groans of cells that lined its walls.
Celia continued onwards; the clink of metal plates echoed behind her. From a corridor, a butler emerged, followed by a line of few knights.
As they met on the path briefly, they exchanged a silent curt nod of recognition before they continued on their separate ways.
Winding through several turns and corridors, she finally reached the holding area where the workers were imprisoned.