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Hushed whispers from the back door of the castle made Alcina to carefully walk towards it. Winter was still on going, a season that Alcina hates because it was her precious daughters weakness.
Someone must need to get punished for being out after curfew
When she almost reach the door she saw you standing on the door facing 3 men, who are currently holding shotguns and even have the audacity to hold the door.
Peaking on you, her eyebrows furrowed when she realized you are talking to them. Like explaining something.
“I just need to find my daughter,” the blonde man-blood told you, she clenched her fist.
You shake your head, “Are you sure you wanna go inside this castle?”you asked. She clearly can feel how nervous you are, as she can hear your heartbeat.
“Why? We know that those monsters weakness is Winter, we will going to shoot the windows if they attacked us,”the other man, late 40's look, told you.
Who the hell told this disgusting man-blood about our weakness? They must face my wrath! How dare them?!
She heard your sigh, “Listen, gentlemen, I will tell you their secret okay? But, you need to listen carefully,”you said, Alcina's heart dropped upon hearing you.
How could you betray her like this?
How could you hurt her so bad?
How could you turn your back on her?
Her claw slowly ripped her gloves, but she stopped herself on gutting you out, “They are not weak on Winter season,”Alcina froze on the spot.
Jaw dropping on the floor, Alcina blinks.
Did she forgot that Winter was our weakness?
“Oh please, Ingrid told us about it, stop defending those monsters,”the blonde said.
Alcina saw you clenched your fist, before unclenching them. Ingrid.. that name sounds familiar...
“Y/n!!!”a maid called you while Alcina was on the stairs. Eyebrow rose up, the maid smiled at you.
“Yes?”you asked, not even making an effort to face her, clearly busy on dusting the floor.
You didn't saw her pout, but Alcina did.
The maid offered her hand on you, “My name is Ingrid.”
Alcina almost let out a chuckle when you stare at her hand then her face, no emotions written on your face. Then you give your attention back to your chore that day.
“I wanna be Lady Dimitrescu's handmaiden someday.”
That was the comment that make you suddenly straightened your posture and the broom you are holding is now on the floor, looking at the young new maid in front of you.
The Countess smiled when you eyed the new maid up and down, bending down to get your broom. Her eyes widened when she saw the knife from behind the maid. Before she lift the knife, her back collided on the wall, you blinked when you saw how fast that happened.
The Lady was suddenly holding Ingrid on her throat, pressed on the wall, with her big and long claw stretched out. You never even knew how fast the Lady walk/run because you knew it was just you and Ingrid talking few minutes ago. You face the new maid and saw the knife on her hand.
You saw how she move Ingrid up to her height then suddenly dropped her, the knife that she wanna used on you was plunged to her back.
Blood dripping on her body down the clean wall. Alcina faced you with a stern look, “You should watch your back always,”she said and left you, which you did all the work to dispose the body and wipe the blood and make the floor clean again. You should feel guilty about it. You should be mad when she killed her. But relief was the only thing you can feel.
You stare at the spot where the Countess dropped her. 'Who said you will going to be a handmaiden?' a wicked smile formed unto your lips, the smile that you never knew makes the Lady grins behind you.
Examining what will you going to do on Ingrid's body.
“She is my sister, its been 4 months since her last letter on us,”the last man told you.
“I never encountered Ingrid before, but I am telling you the truth, go back when the Sun was up. They hate the summer and they burned unto the sun when they get spot on sunlight,”your face may looked normal, but your heart was really beating like it wanna go out of your ribcage.
The three men sigh then looked at each other and you, clearly looking to see if you are lying or not. They all nodded, “So they must be really vampires. Ingrid really betrayed us. We will come back when the sun is up, and the winter is done,”the blonde man said before they left.
You closed the door and sighed deeply, you pressed your forehead on the door and Alcina can hear you tiny sobs.
You slowly dropped on the floor and your eyes are totally closed. Alcina wait until your heartbeat was at its slow pace, when she assure that you are sleeping. She retract back her claws and walk towards you. A smile formed on her face.
She bend down to carry you in a bridal way. Leaving a kiss on your forehead and lips.
Good girl, Draga mea.. Sleep well you deserve it.