49 Lonesome soul- Part 2 (1/2)
”Are you alright?” she asked, taking him by surprise, ”I mean, you got...stabbed,” Heidi moved her hand towards her stomach to emphasize her words who was being stared by the Lord.
”I am,” he replied, giving her that gentle smile which he gave others mostly.
”Who was the man though?” she asked curious.
”Just a random visitor, you don't have to concern with it. Men like that keep coming visiting me often, it makes my life interesting,” he stated. Seeing her open her mouth to say something and close, he said, ”You don't have to hold back yourself with words. Speak.”
”I thought you were a clean book with the people around you. I find it rather strange that anyone would dislike you,” Heidi voiced out her thoughts. Even though she knew the man had a one eighty degree character which changed regularly from one side to another, the man was well known to be kind and gentle. Like the daily newsletters used to speak about he, he was the white prince of the four empires. Weren't they going a little too far by refering him to an angelic man?
”Ah, I agree myself. I am a good man with good intentions. But you see, sometimes people just don't like you even if you have good intentions,” he shrugged his shoulders in disappointment. Nicholas saw her looking at him with those judgy looking eyes and changed the subject, ”It is past eleven. Unable to sleep?” he asked her.
”Hmm,” she nodded her head in response. After a few seconds of silence that passed, she asked, ”Did you need anything, Lord Nicholas?”
”Not particularly. It is hard to talk to you with Warren always taking up your entire time. I thought this was an opportune time, especially when you were playing hide and seek a few moments ago,” hearing this Heidi lowered her eyes, blood creeping up towards her cheek. She wasn't any passing woman but a woman who would be marrying his cousin. Did he perhaps have a temporary memory loss about it after getting stabbed?
”Ahem, that I was-” she stopped when the lord stood straight and began stalking towards her.
”Are you feeling aware of my presence?”
”Why would I, milord. I don't think I have done anything wrong to be scared,” she asked more than startled with his behavior, ”And of course I will spending my time with Warren because I will be marrying him.”
”You do have a point,” he agreed but didn't stop walking until he reached where she was.
”W-what are you doing?” she asked him. Instinctively, she closed her eyes when his hand tried to reach her face.
”Why stutter, darling?” he asked lowering his voice in a hushed tone making her shiver as he spoke above her. Heidi could smell the rustic smell of blood coming from his clothes and she opened her eyes, to meet his dark red eyes.
Her fiance was a good looking man with a quiet and stable demeanor but this one right in front of her, Heidi thought to herself with a pause as they continued to gaze at each other under the moonlight and silence of the breeze. This man was far from stable, he was the kind to raise havoc.
The moonlight cast a shadow on his features, the smooth sharp jaw which was set firmly with those sinful lips that had weaved lies along with flattery. His brown hair looked black in the night now, disheveled and unkempt that needed fingers to be run through. As if he had read her mind she saw him drag his hand over his hair which was pulled back to only fall forward on his forehead. She felt the strings in her chest involuntarily tug and she realized she had to snap back before something forbidden took place in her mind.
”I...think I will go sleep now,” she murmured looking away from him whilst having her heart begin to skip a beat with every second that passed. Luckily the lord didn't tease her anymore and wished her a night, leaving her to sleep.
When Heidi was under the covers of her bed, the doors and windows tightly shut after what Nicholas had said, she felt herself bury into the bed further at the thoughts that were circling her mind.