82 Dark society- Part 2 (2/2)
”Does it suit your taste?” Nicholas asked and saw her nod.
”Thank you,” she murmured. Nicholas had also poured an extra glass for Timothy, and Heidi noticed how his glass was filled unlike hers. As though reading her face, Nicholas spoke,
”This is a wine specially made for vampires. Vampires don't get high on the ones which are made for humans. If I gave you a full glass you wouldn't be able to handle it,” he gave a short glance towards her while corking back the bottle, ”When you are at a vampire's mansion, make sure you don't pick something which isn't meant for you drink. There have been few cases when humans have fallen prey. Even if we speak about equality, I am sure you know the current crisis between the humans and vampires. For precaution stick to water, most of the humans follow it unless insisted by the host,” he warned her to be careful.
”You are scaring the poor woman,” Timothy frowned seeing Heidi's guarded expression, ”Warren is going to be beside her the entire time. There's nothing to worry about,” he said to Heidi and at the same time they heard footsteps approaching the cellar, ”Talk about the devil. Good afternoon, Warren. Come join us.”
”Thank you for the invitation but I will have to decline. I have somewhere else to be. Heidi,” hearing him address her, she stood up a little worried. She saw him look at her hands that was holding the glass with a serious expression. She realized she shouldn't have joined the lord and the other man in the cellar as it seemed like her fiance disapproved of her presence here. For a fleeting moment she felt his eyes move towards the lord before looking back at her, ”It's a short notice but Duke Wilford wants us to join for a soiree he's hosting this evening.”
”I will be ready,” she answered promptly, trying to take up the role as his partner and saw him offer her a patient smile.
”Thank you, I appreciate that. The butler said you received the invitation too,” he said as Lord Nicholas took a mouthful from his glass and gulped it, to empty the glass, ”You changed your appearance,” he noted.
”I did,” Nicholas replied with a smile, ”What do you think?”
”It suits you,” Warren kept his compliment short.
”It does, doesn't it,” if one heard the lord's conversation, they would surely peg him to be a narcissist. But Heidi did agree internally that the inky black hair suited him much better than his natural brown hair.
”Of course, it would. It is his natural color,” Timothy commented to Heidi's surprise. So the brown and bronze hair he carried with himself all these days wasn't the natural color? Now that she thought about it, she remembered seeing a family portrait in the mansion with a small boy with black hair.
”Heidi, I had something for you, would you like to join me in drawing room?” Warren asked her.
”Okay,” she nodded.
Before she could walk out of there she wondered what to do with the glass in her hand which was yet to be finished. She didn't want to waste the alcohol which the lord had opened just for her but at the same time she couldn't bring herself to drink with Warren in front of her. Nonetheless, she turned back, placing the glass on the table and excused herself to walk outside the cellar with Warren.