26 Soul bond- Part 2 (2/2)

Surely those things weren't about her but her family especially her father hadn't known that her mother had taught her like any other children when she found time. To her father, she was an illiterate orphan when it came to books and education something he felt wasn't required when it came to her. Giving him the benefit of doubt she decided to keep her lips sealed. And it was much better to learn something than sit and do nothing in the mansion.

”Cooking and cleaning wouldn't be necessary as we already have plenty of servants and maids for it. Learning a thing or two can be helpful when we visit others and you wouldn't have to worry of being left behind during conversations,” said Warren.

”Thank you for being thoughtful about it,” she saw him smile.

”We aren't engaged but we will be soon, the sooner the better it is,” he said handing his coat to the servant before stepping inside the hall with her.

It was a grand hall, lights that burned luminously on the walls and the also from the large chandelier that hung at the center of the ceiling. Few of the guests had already arrived and the way they spoke, saw and moved was enough for her to know that these were the high class vampires, vampires with eyes bright red and few darker but not as dark as the Lord's eyes. Heidi had never been out like this or her family had never been invited to such places, as awkward it was, she tried keeping up a straight face as she greeted people politely whom Warren spoke to and none of them had kind eyes. The vampires here could no where be defined as kind, thought Heidi to herself. Though none of them spoke out, there was an evident glint of distaste in their eyes but the words that came through their mouth was sweet.

It was clear that the vampires respected their Lord who was now smiling, talking to the maid who had been serving drinks. The maid blushed looking down at something he said and her eyes widened when he lifted his hand up to push the maid's hair back. He was charming the maid and the maid was getting charmed which none of them noticed or didn't bother about it. When the maid left his side to tend to other guests an other woman came who was petite in figure, her dainty looking face trying to hold the attention of the lord which he indulged by humoring her.

It seemed that he didn't mind what others thought about him because he knew well about his status and title in the empire, and it wasn't the first time she had caught him charming a woman with that tricksters smile on his lips. Shaking her head she sighed gathering Warren and the mans attention who had come to speak to them.

She bit the side of her cheek, scolding herself for getting distracted.

”Is everything alright, Ms Curtis?” the man asked and she was quick to place a smile on her lips.

”Ah-yes.you could excuse me for few minutes,” she bowed her head, happy that Warren didn't stop to question where she was going she stepped out of the hall to look at the mansion.

When she was finally away from everyone she finally took a deep breath before releasing it. The dress was getting uncomfortable and she didn't know know for how long she could go on with it. The butler had said they would be spending time here for two to three hours but now she wasn't sure if she could go on like this, her breathing felt shallower and a light headache had begun to form at the back of her head.

The women present here were nothing but beautiful, one after another and it made her question if it was due to the vampire blood. But then she thought about the half vampires and vampires who lived in her town who looked nothing like the women here. No it wasn't the vampire blood but it was the money. Trying to adjust her dress discreetly when a maid passed by, she walked through the long corridor, one side that was covered with the wall while the other exposed the beautiful little garden inside the mansion which was met by a tall wall again. The mansion wasn't as big as the one the Lord of Bonelake owned, few of the corridors short and the expanse of the garden outside the mansion building was limited due to the fencing. Being the curious young woman she was, she placed her foot on the stair but before she could take another she heard a woman humming a sweet yet sad tune. Getting her feet back on the ground she followed where the humming was coming from to see a woman sitting on the windowless surface.