Chapter 31Nancy was awakened by a nightmare that had her panting and sweating profusely. It took her a while to understand her surroundings and a while longer for her eyes to adjust to the light that was seeping in through the balcony door. Derek was not in bed or anywhere around the room which explained why the balcony door was opened. She must have slept for long because even victory was not in her usual spot in the room, the cat had gotten used to Mitchelle, probably because the woman gave it sweet treats each time she visited the kitchen.Nancy made to snap up and go close the window and only then did she realize she was naked. The memory of last night came rushing back to her and her lips curved in an embarrassed smile, they had finally consummated this marriage, she thought. But that smile disappeared when Nancy recalled with who and how she had lost her virginity. The fact that he forced her to his bed and gave her pleasure did not change anything between them, she knew that, s

Chapter 33Nancy spent the rest of the day inside the room after Mitchelle and Rosey changed the sheets and left. Apart from the pains that tugged at her heart from the fight she had had with Derek and the embarrassment she felt over her maids, now turned friends knowing that she had lost her virginity, she felt happy. It was indeed a good thing considering that she had been close to losing her mind earlier. Derek had not returned since he left the room after their altercation and Nancy was glad. She did not dare go outside the room, not like she was afraid of what he was going to do if he found that she had left like he had said, but she was afraid of falling into another death trap. It was enough that she had narrowly escaped being mauled by those mighty men, unlike Derek had said, she wanted nothing to draw attention to herself. She was comfortable with being invisible and she wanted it to remain that way for as long as possible, not wanting to give the servants anything to talk a

Chapter 35If Nancy had fainted from that first slap, it would have been preferable for her because the pain that stung her cheek this time extended to her head, causing her an instant headache. The pain shot through her entire body before the belt landed on her side, a scream escaped her mouth without her realizing it, her eyes were still blurry from the first two slaps he had dealt her. She contemplated on begging him the moment the leather belt went up in the air again but she discarded that thought immediately, he might as well kill her, for she would rather die than apologize to him. "This is how a master treats a disobedient slave, Coffee. The next time you try to disobey me, you will remember it." Derek said as he raised the belt the second time.The belt landed again. In a bid to protect her face from the blow, it landed straight on her hand. Another scream accompanied the thrashing sound, she did not try to stop it this time. The pain was hell, her hand felt on fire from tha

Chapter 37Laurel walked furiously out of the castle, she stopped to wait for Kristen at the gate."How did it go?" Kristen asked curiously."You would not believe he is telling me to be his Luna! If he was going to get someone to marry him, I am not one. He should go look for someone else" Laurel said angrily."How about the cure?" Kristen asked, unsure of what her sister was talking about."The cure? That was his excuse for me marrying him. He wants me to marry him in exchange for the cure" Laurel could still not believe she had heard Earl tell her that. "That sounds funny, Laurel, I just hope you are joking," Kristen laughed, waving her hands in the air."Oh! You think I am trying to make a joke out of this, right?" Laurel raised her brows at her."You really mean it? He asked to marry you?" Kristen asked in surprise."He did!" Laurel gathered her long dress around her, it was becoming more difficult for her to wear it these days, especially when everything seems to be turning aga

Chapter 39Derek raced outside with a speed he could not comprehend, he snatched Night Walker, his stallion from the stable boy without another glance and urged the horse towards the road with a single pull at its reins. As if understanding its master’s mood, the horse took off with a matching speed . His mood was now worse than it had been before, this time panic and anger filled him like a cursed meal. Who would dare poison her? Who wanted her dead and right under his nose? It was not far fetched that his family thought he would do such a thing, had he given them reason to think otherwise? No, but that was not totally his fault and they wouldn't blame him but they should have known that being the simple man that he was, he wouldn't go through all that trouble just to get rid of his rebellious wife. Thinking about it now, Derek realized he didn't even want her gone, not dead anyway. She has been half dead for two days already, thanks to him and it already felt like his life lacked a