25 Soul bond- Part 1 (2/2)
Heidi shook her head refusing the offer, ”That's alright. I should be able to survive for few hours. How long do you think it is going to be before we return back?” she inquired looking at her reflection in the mirror.
”Two to three hours.”
”I have turned fat,” Heidi muttered under her breath embarrassed feeling the tightness of her dress around her bosom and waist. The maid had done a decent job in helping her with her hair and getting her into the dress.
”I would say healthy,” the butler consoled her with his words just as they descended down the stairs, ”I know an excellent tailor in the farthest town from here who is an expert when it comes to making dresses. I will talk to master about it so we can go there once the rain stops.”
”Thank you, Stan,” the butler waved his hand.
”It is my job, Ms Curtis. You don't have to be thankful for it,” he said walking behind her, ”If you take little amount of breaths of air it should be manageable instead of the long ones. Deep breaths will only make it evident,” he whispered as they reached where the Lord of Bonelake and his cousin Warren stood.
The Lord gave her one look before he walked out to where the carriage was.
”You look beautiful,” Warren gave her a monotone compliment when she went to stand next to him, the compliment which he was used to giving to women. Murmuring a thanks Heidi stepped into the carriage to sit opposite to the Lord.
Her hands holding one another on her lap, she sat quietly listening to the Lord and Warren speak to each other. Most of the times she found herself not able to peg a thought on it because she had no knowledge to speak about it. The world she had stepped into was a stark contrast from where she had come from. Like the sun and moon itself. She was here to uphold the truce which was proposed and with that thought she consoled herself to drive away the anxiousness. It wouldn't matter where she came from. Time and again she tried to convince herself to accept the fate she was asked to walk on.
Glancing towards Warren she found him sitting straight which enhanced his existing height of his body, his smooth grey hair was swept across his forehead. As most of the vampires she had come across, he was no less when it came to appearance. Like the Lord he had softened features but his eyes were dull red while the Lord's eyes were dark. Talking about the Lord, Heidi turned her gaze towards the person in the front seat.
Even with the cloudy sky, Heidi saw his hair was more of a brown and few edges from where she sat looked golden brown. Staying in the mansion she had often found him with an unkempt hair but now he had combed the entire amount of hair back, not leaving even a single strand on his forehead. As neat as his hair was kept in poise he had left the top buttons of his shirt unbuttoned over the cloak, letting a small peak of his muscles. His lips wore a small smile which only grew in time, his eyes drifted to hersand she realized he had caught her staring. Like a secret contest of not wanting to loose she didn't look away and neither did he, both of them staring at each other. Soon Heidi's sight wavered, her eyes pricking with the need to blink before tears would start spilling out. Warren who had only noticed them staring spoke,
”Are you trying to steal my fiance, Nick,” Warren asked him humor in his voice.
”May be I will,” Seeing the mirth in the Lord's eyes Heidi broke her gaze away from him to look down at her fingers that were now locked.