Chapter 8: Suspicious

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Lady Dimitrescu's POV

After making sure everything was going to be fine when I left the castle, I made my way to the destroyed village to meet Mother Miranda. Recalling what happened the past few days, I assume she wanted to talk about Y/N or how she was going to experiment on her...But why do I feel sad when thinking how she's going to take her away from me? I frown but shake it off afterwards. I arrive at the church and enter, noticing Mother Miranda on the altar. She looks at me and I can see her smirk.

"Good morning to you, Alcina, now come take a sit." I walk to my seat hesitantly, and fold my hands on my lap anxiously. She takes her mask off and begins to speak.

"You must already have an idea of why I requested this private meeting, right?" I nod my head yes, and she hums.

"Very well, now tell me, are you willing to give me that captured maiden?" My heart drops, If I lied and said yes, she could take her right now, and I would probably never see her again, but If I say the truth, the same thing would probably happen, or I am going to look weak. I gulp and sigh.

"To be honest Mother Miranda, I...don't know..." She stares through my soul making me uneasy. Mother Miranda then comes closer to me and spreads her wings.

"You do know, Alcina, tell me the truth." She says with an almost threatening voice, I shiver under her gaze making her chuckle. I narrow my eyes away in frustration and fear.

"...I'm not really willing to give you my prey, she has something special and I yet have to discover that." I gulp again, waiting for her answer, but she just simply retracts her wings and puts her mask back on.

"Tell me, the 'special thing' you find on her, are you talking about her powers or about your own feelings?" My eyes widen and I frown at her. Own feelings? Please don't let this be what I think it is...

"I...don't think it's any of them." She lets out a dark, evil laugh and then looks back at me with a devilish grin.

"Don't lie to me, you have caught feelings for Y/N, haven't you?" I stare down at my lap, although I can already feel her mocking gaze upon me. Feelings for Y/N...I don't believe myself.

"I think so..." I mumble feeling humiliated even If it's just the two of us. She grabs my chin and tilts my head upwards. I see her eyes burning with rage but...sadness as well?

"And I thought you were my favourite, just pathetic, how did you become so weak in two days? I am giving you two options here, also, after this we will have to move on with another topic and do our weekly meetings," I look at her and a single tear rolls down my cheek.

"Give her to me and I'll make her one of us so you two can be together or I'll claim her for my own experiments and kill her." 

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Y/N's POV

"Guys, guys, please calm down, your mother is going to be back at any moment!" I shouted furiously at the brunette and redhead to calm down, blondie was just watching all the ruckus beside me.

"What is the point of you telling them to calm down when you are shouting at them?" I glare at her smirking figure and she giggles. I roll my eyes and sigh.

"Oh c'mon! You know we are in a maiden shortage but you keep killing them!" Cassandra yelled at the redhead which just huffed.

"Shut up you stupid idiot! It's not like you don't torture them either!" Daniela yelled back bumping her fist into the air, meanwhile Cassandra pinched the bridge of her nose out of annoyment before they continued to argue. I felt a pair of hands on my shoulder and before I could even say a word, I was shaked rapidly making my head spin.

"Do something goddamnit!" Blondie stops shaking me and I recompose myself before giving her an annoyed glare.

"How do you expect me to calm them down?!" I ask frantically, blondie grunts and disperses, leaving me to deal with two vampires. I grunt and decide to just walk away silently. I turn around and walk towards the stairs when I feel another pair of hands grab my shoulders and turn me around.

"Y/N! you are on my side, aren't you?!" Daniela asks me while grinning, I just stay there awkwardly. I smile nervously and look around spotting Cassandra with her arms crossed and glaring at me.

"Y-yes, indeed." I let out a nervous laugh and hurry up the staircase while the youngest bug was bragging about her win to the middle bug. I go to the Lady's room since I had permission for being her personal maiden. I quickly close the door behind me and looked at the clock, 1:36PM. I sigh and just in that moment, I hear the castle's front doors open. I gently open the chamber's doors and look down from the second floor to spot the figure of Lady Dimitrescu walking in the castle and greeting her daughters, I can also hear how Cassandra complains about the argument with the redhead and they just start another fight.

"Silence! We will talk about it later."

"Yes mother." They all said in sync and dispersed.

Seeing her walk towards the staircase and then probably to her room, I hurried in and prepared a glass of wine for her. The door of the room flies open and my head snaps around to see the Lady ducking down and entering the room. She notices me and holds a weird expression on her features, almost like she did something bad and regretful.

"Did anyone ever told you that staring was rude?" I snap out of my thoughts and mutter an apology. She sighs and sits down, taking a sip out of the glass.

"...Can I help you in something else or am I dismissed?" I ask nervously, she sets her glass down and grunts.

"Yes you are dismissed, now go do your chores and don't enter the room until you're done with your duties." My jaw drops. What happened in the meeting that put her in such a bad mood?

"Yes M'lady-"

"Well what are you waiting for?! Hurry up!" I flinch when she raises her voice at me, but obey and get out of the room, running towards the courtyard to take some fresh air.

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Lady Dimitrescu's POV

She...she flinched when I accidentally raised my voice...
I look down to my pale hand that was holding the glass. I am such a monster, she did nothing wrong to upset me...yet I still took my anger out on her, why am I like this? I don't want her to be scared of me-

A teardrop falling on the wine snaps me out of my thoughts, I wipe my cheek and luckily my mascara wasn't messed up. I held my pain and breathed in and out to calm myself.

Since Daniela killed the maiden that means there's a spot for Y/N to sleep, and I will have to...ignore her. I hate that idea but it's for her safety, I am so sorry Y/N.

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