77 Forbidden boundaries- Part 3 (1/2)

The next day when Heidi woke up and went down for breakfast, she felt happy internally seeing both the sides of Warren and the lord had been occupied by guests at the table. Taking a seat next to one of Warren's aunt, Margery Benward whom she had met previously at the Lawson's mansion.

During that time, she noticed something odd. It was the hostility the relatives held against Lord Nicholas. It was subtle but being the quiet listener, she noticed it. It was as if they were being wary of the person he was. Their interaction with Warren was relaxed but the same didn't hold for the lord. One man at the table particularly looked with detestation towards the Nicholas. She wondered if it was because of his position as a Lord in the Bonelake empire. Regardless of how strange their behavior was, the lord smiled at them politely. The smile which he regularly wore on his sleeve. Finally when the guests did leave the mansion, Heidi felt relieved. Under the eyes of vampires and half vampires she had been nothing but careful. Keeping her thoughts to herself as she usually did and listening to the short conversations of the night creatures.

With the memories of what occurred last night between her and the lord, facing Warren turned out to be difficult for her. They weren't bound my marriage yet but they were bound my the rings which they shared in front of everyone. The lord behaved the same, his expression gentle yet teasing when her fiance wasn't around. Thankfully Mr. Meyers had stayed around with the lord and another man named Timothy who was a close acquaintance to the lord. Warren had gone out on an errand Nicholas had asked him for.

”It started to rain again,” Lettice who was sitting next to the window looked outside at the droplets of water chasing each other in a trail on the glass. Turning around she looked at Heidi sitting on the couch, who was staring at the table. Standing up, she went to go and sit next to her friend, ”Heidi?”

”Hmm?”

”You seem worried. Is everything alright?”

”Yes,” Heidi nodded, offering a smile so that Lettice wouldn't have to worry, ”How are things at the mansion?” with the engagement, Heidi hadn't got time to visit Lettice.

”Its alright. Rhys added more men in and around the manor. He has hardly left my side,” Lettice replied picking up the quill that was on the table and playing with it.

”He is worried about you,” Heidi smiled.

”He is. It is a little hard though. I mean, I am not allowed to step outside the manor or stay alone in a room. I understand he means well but sometimes it gets difficult,” she sighed softly.

”I see...” Heidi trailed, not commenting on it further.

Lettice then asked, ”Have you been to the lake of bones before?” and saw Heidi nod, ”I haven't been there. I heard that it's made of bones. I doubt Rhys would take me there,” Lettice replied as she ran her thumb over the pointed nib. He would definitely not take her there especially when her past lovers bones laid there now, thought Heidi in her mind.

In the study room, Lord Nicholas with the other two men discussed about the envelope he had received from one of the council men last night. The council man who sent him the letter was a person who worked for the lord of Bonelake, giving him inside information of what happened in the council. It was about the south Lord's proposal to reduce the amount of massacre taking place.

”Is Reuben going to go along with it? It doesn't make sense. Why didn't he say anything about it?” Timothy questioned to hear Rhys reply,