A young, misplaced traveler finds
herself stumbling upon the Castle
Dimitrescu. The mistress of the castle
is kind enough to offer her shelter,
but what is she getting herself into?
And what will unfold with the
mistress of the castle and the...
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The next week in Castle Dimitrescu passes by with a blur, lingering looks from the mistress of the castle that made shivers run down your spine and butterflies soar around your stomach.
It's a little past noon when Cassandra and Bela Dimitrescu enter the kitchen, a low buzzing of flies flurrying around them, not that you hadn't gotten used to the sight by now. Mihaela greets the ladies with a bow, returning to her place next to you momentarily afterwards. A blonde maiden on the taller side follows behind Bela, a smile laced on her lips.
"Girls," you chirp, smiling up at the two with casual contentment. Alcina was busying herself upstairs with her visitor, Lady Donna, so you had taken to helping out in the kitchen. She would've never let you do so had she known your plans, but you felt rather happy to help Mihaela prepare the desserts for their dinner that evening.
Cassandra gives you a light smile, Bela a gentle wag of her fingers. "Y/N," Bela greets, placing her sickle on the table with a clink. "Have you been introduced to any maiden besides Miss Mihaela?"
You giggle. "I think so, your mother was kind enough to let Mihaela be my personal maiden, however."
Yes, that request had been made by you personally. The girl was a kind soul, and while you knew that the girls were only living how they knew to, you wanted to see her spared from ever potentially becoming their next bottle of wine. Plus, you had a feeling that the youngest Dimitrescu daughter had a bit of a soft spot for her, judging by the glances she gave her whenever she saw the two of you together.
"Yes, Mother informed us of that. Mother has been in such a pleasant mood the last week." Cassandra comments, a hum passing her lips as she gives Bela an amused little grin. "I wonder if it had anything to do with her midnight guest," she teases.
Your cheeks are quickly engulfed by warmth. The kiss with the mistress of the castle hadn't left your mind since it happened. The brush of her lips against yours, the taste of sweet wine and..well, you chose not to think of the other flavor you'd suspected, and the golden honey pouring into your eyes from her own. Mihaela's eyes twinkle with amusement, you'd told her all about it the following morning.
You smile sheepishly. "Do you not approve?"
Bela waves a gloved hand. "Nonsense, I rather like you," she turns to the blonde behind her, "I was telling my dearest just this morning, was I not?"
The blonde maiden smiles down at you before returning her gaze to the vampire, a fond smile on her lips. "Yes, Lady Bela. It's quite sweet for your mother to have someone she fancies."
"I agree, surprisingly." Cassandra gives you an amused smile. "As long as mother is happy, I am as well."
"Oh," you whisper, gazing down at your hands. It's a surprise that her daughters seem to think she thought so fondly of you. You were a mere human she met by chance; Alcina Dimitrescu was nearly a goddess, an immortal creature, she could have anyone. "I'm sure it's not like that."
Bela waves you off. "Silly human, mother is absolutely interested in you. I have never seen her willingly defy Mother Miranda."
"Mother Miranda? Are you going to tell–
Cassandra scoffs, "don't be foolish, Y/N. Our family is the most important thing to us, we would never do something to deliberately hurt our mother."
You nod in understanding, still unsure of how they figured you meant so much to the woman, though. But you couldn't deny having formed your own soft spot for the mistress of the castle. Something about her was simply mesmerizing; perhaps it was just one of her qualities, to be that intriguing, but you're not sure.
You'd found yourself committing the rich velvet of her voice to memory, and no shade of gold could quite compare to her own golden eyes. You were her guest, free to go if you chose to, but..you found yourself savoring your time at Castle Dimitrescu. Sure, there were a lot of things to work through in your head, plenty of things to try to understand from their perspective, but otherwise, you didn't feel as heavy as you did before stumbling up to that castle.
For once in a very long time, it seemed as though you were wanted, welcome even, somewhere. Alcina treated you kindly, bestowed you with a fine place to stay for the time being, welcomed you into her home when she could have turned you away to be shredded by whatever lurked in the village, or even drained in her winery.
But for whatever reason, she chose to welcome you, and show you warmth that you hadn't experienced in a long time.
You sink into the seat with a low sigh, confused and awestruck of your inner thoughts to Alcina Dimitrescu. Her daughters have taken their respective seats across from you, Bela chattering with the maiden keeping her company. They're lovers perhaps, you wonder.
But just before you can open your thoughts to the eldest and middle child, a high pitched laugh echoes through the main hall. Bela flickers her gaze to the door, whirring over to where you sit in a hurry, "come on, we must get you somewhere else until that nosey little pest leaves."
Pest? The only thing she could have been referring to was one of Lady Donna's companions, Alcina had mentioned the woman had a companion of the name Angie.
And just as the daughters begin walking you through to the kitchen, planning to escort you through the dungeon and back to your room themselves to ensure your safety, the doors open to reveal a small figure.
"Alcina has a guest! Oh, oh, how fun!"
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oh ❛ oh yes, loudmouth angie has discovered you. what could possibly go wrong on this short cliffhanger chapter?
❛ i've been sorta down && i miss my bf but they're hella busy right now and i just wanna text them for hours BUT </33 how are YOU all doing??