Lady Charlotte Carrington was subtly sold off to the Regent Duke of Galveston, Arthur Dalton. She was appalled by the man. He had the worst reputation for being a monster, a demon, and a vicious rake. Abiding with him is impossible, so she tries to escape. But then, she finally saw the man. The rumours had painted him badly, Charlotte thought, lost in her stares. Taut chested. Chiseled face. Sexy. Tempting. A deep husky voice. Lady Charlotte found herself second-guessing her will to leave the castle. What happens when they can not tolerate each other but still find themselves invading each other's space? What happens when he traps her in his darkness, but she is an oh-so-willing hostage, wanting nothing but to feel more of his dark aura? With the secrets hovering over Arthur Dalton, could he afford to keep her with him, as he fights fate, universe, and destiny? Read to find out.
View MoreIf Luigi said that he wasn't intrigued by the younger man he would be lying. However, he was also going to put him to the test by failing the test the man wanted to give him to test his reaction and see what he was like when he didn't get his way. "Now, I don't expect you to understand a lot about this place but I'll give only one warning." He began ominously.Arthur had already written the man off. He asked for workings not stories. "Sorry you don't have what I want." He replied and he stared at him with a bit of annoyance in those depths. " I don't know what you were expecting though because I know that you don't think I'd divulge such a secret to you when I don't even know your name." He replied. Arthur stared at the man who was trying to play a fast one on him, "I don't want to know yours too. It's fine not to know certain things because it could harm you." He replied instead.An alarm sounded making them realize that they had probably stepped on something. They looked around an
Meanwhile, back at the palace, Arthur arrived at the gate and watched the house where he had grown up all his life being dominated by his brother, Edward.Their mother also played a role in making sure that the feud continued which wasn't supposed to be.As usual, he ran towards the front of the gate and knocked hoping that someone would open. His form had been changed.a guard opened the door immediately and he grinned inwardly. What he needed to do was get in there and get his brother killed, that was all. They wouldn't know who did it. He was only sure that they'd come looking for him and he would make a mockery of them because they proved countless times that they were something when they were actually not.Immediately the guard saw the weird-looking guy at the gate, and he shut the door instantly, "There's no room for you." They replied and he rolled his eyes.&n
It was exactly as Charlotte had feared. It was the younger sibling who had collapsed on the ground making the elder fear. "What happens here?" She demanded.The elder sister's eyes misted with tears."I-I don't know, I swear. One minute we were all playing here and the next minute she was on the floor. "Okay, it's okay. don't panic. I will make sure that she is okay." She replied, even though her heart was palpitating hard. She signaled Lydia who nodded and ran out of the room."Please I don't want my sister to die. Is she going to die like my parents?" Charlotte almost rolled her eyes in annoyance because she didn't want the girl to keep panicking. " I told you they she would be fine. You need not worry you hear that? I'll make sure that you don't struggle with anything. I will care for you. The doctor is coming." Finally, after twenty minutes of the little girl being unconscious, the doctor arrived and Charlotte sighed."I'm sorry for coming late." He apologized and Charlotte wa
"What do you mean by you would be leaving very soon? I overheard you also saying that it meant that you would have to leave as soon as possible. Do you mean that I would have to stay here with people who I am not really comfortable around?" She replied and he sighed. He should have known that she wouldn't like that and that would have helped in salvaging a lot of things. " When would you be returning?" She inquired to know if she should begin her tears already or just wait till something was up because she was not really understanding how he would just up and leave without any prior notice. She was still shaken from the previous incident and now she would have to stay with those kids alone. It wasn't a bad idea but she was feeling a certain type of way. She needed a moral support."I should be returning soon. I mean, it's not everything that one should be afraid of. I will be here soon and you would not regret it." He replied.That did nothing to assuage her fear instead it fueled i
"Who spread such information?"The little kids became scared because they didn't understand what was going on. They only huddled together in case these people were going to hurt them.Arthur was seething at this point and the kids took steps backwards to protect themselves from any problem that threatened to arise. "So, what are you saying right now?" Charlotte placed a hand on his shoulder softly, trying to tame his beast. " You are scaring those children." She whispered and he relaxed his stance. She turned toward them with a small smile on her face hoping that they would be happy to hear from her. "Who said it?""I don't know, he was wearing a mask and riding a horse. We were able to escape because my mom sneaked out of the house the moment they arrived." Arthur tapped his foot in impatience as he waited to clear his mind with annoyances but at the same time careful enough to send the children bolting. *I'm sorry." The younger sister apologized letting them know that they had ev
Arthur and Charlotte set out to her father's house on a cart and he was busy stroking his chin. "How are you feeling?" He asked her and she didn't say anything. "I don't know, I am just thinking about how to face my people. I've been so far away from them. I don't know what they'd be thinking. I am just very tired. I can't help but think that they might be blaming me secretly. Do you understand?" She inquired and he nodded."You don't need to feel guilty. It's just one of those things. I can assure you that they won't mind. Everyone knows that you would have helped him if you had the resources. I don't want you to think that you are a failure or something like that. It's all for the greater good.""I don't think that way. I don't think my father would be proud of me. I have disappointed him." She complained.Arthur rolled his eyes at her complaint. She was acting as though she would have been able to stop any harm that would come to her father. "This is exactly the way he wants you t
Luigi felt a jolt in his chest, and he stopped walking. He had changed his form to resemble a young man. A Butler, preferably because he wanted to sneak right into the palace. When he entered the palace that morning, he followed his instincts and walked to the west wing.Lo and behold, he saw the bar, and he sighed. He pretended to be cleaning the glasses so that he could take time to figure out what was actually going on within him. He tried to reach his people through a portal but couldn't. Where was Ann? He quizzed. He had a feeling that this was because of Rosalind, and he'd be damned if there was an issue, but here he was wasting time."Hey, what are you doing there? You should know that the prince doesn't like drinks from that place." A man called, and Luigi turned.His eyes rested on the young man before him as he tried to understand what was going on. "Okay, I didn't know that." He replied and hissed softly. He could as well place a sign on his head saying that he was a stran
Meanwhile back at the old palace, Rosalind opened her eyes with a great start. Her eyes roamed through the interior of the room. She was alone.The scenery looked very familiar to her but she didn't know what to do about it. Her gaze rested on her arm when she saw a giant scar marked on them and she was startled. What's this on my arms?" She asked herself, gulping right after from the clog in her throat. She was not comfortable with the way things were. I need to get out of here. She thought. It was still a wonder how she managed to be feeling better all of a sudden. There was a name on her mind when she woke up. " Luigi." His brown eyes pierced into her subconscious and made her remember a snippet of what went wrong. The image of a throne flashed into her eyes and a baby in her arms. Was I married? She wondered and at the same time, she held her stomach. Another image also imprints in her mind and she stills.She sees a sword being pointed towards her stomach and she gasps in hor
Arthur sat on the chair opposite the man before him who dared to speak to him in such a manner. There could only be one explanation for that. It was either he was just trying to die quickly or trying to make him talk.He wondered what his goal could be. That he was a commoner didn't mean that he wasn't sensible enough. He stared at Allen for a few minutes before clearing his throat. He had bigger fish to fry but that didn't mean he'd look down on this one. "So, you think that you can speak to me the way you like, that's quite bold." He said.Allen raised his chin in defiance as if daring him to do his worst. " I bet you are willing to kill me off to satisfy your ego. Is that what this is about?" He challenged Arthur.Arthur shook his head, refusing to get angry. It was just a tactic but he could show this mother fucker that he wasn't in that category of people. " So, you came all the way here to be caught. For what reason exactly?" He replied.Allen was taken aback by the Duke's comp
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