A Baby For The Beast

8. Nightly Consummations

"What the hell did you think you were doing there? Huh!"

Tania angrily snarled.

The minute I excused myself, to the changing room to contemplate Lady Rook's identity.

She stepped from the shadows, just like she had been watching me.

"What do you mean?"

I arched a brow, asking like in unawares.

Like Emily said, I would get lots of enemies around here.

I already thought these through before I even started, in the first place.

"Trying to seduce the beast, and sneak in some points?" she stated, once more.

I held the hems, of my dance attire, looking at her confidently.

"I have no idea, of what you're talking about, Tania,"

I replied.

"You don't?" she snarled.

"Then maybe this will remind you,"

She cornered me, with her hands fisting. Next, she raised them up to hit me.

I noticed she had no weapons.

This made me reflexly used my arms to block her fuming outburst. I was about to bring out my dagger from my underwear, when a voice spoke.

"What's happening here?"

It suddenly called out.

I looked towards the direction, and so did she, only to see Knight Lydia, with her assistant coming in through the door.

"What you think you're doing, Tania? Attempting to hit the beast's chosen?"

Lady Lydia stated.

"The beast's chosen? Aren't we all?" she asked.

"Wasn't this game, the survival of the fittest, Knight Lydia?"

She savagely added, with a frown on her face.

"It still is," she answered. "But since tonight, that changed for Ava here. Getting the beast to throw his Royal clothing, signifies she's now one of his favorites," she explained.

"You don't want to be responsible for harming his favorites because it's a crime punishable by death."

Lydia constructed, before swaying her hands, towards the door.

"Now, scurry away,"

Just as Knight Lydia rounded it up, Tania gave me a death glare.

If looks could kill, I would be six feet under.

Tania slammed the dressing room's door, in anger. The moment she was out, Knight Lydia turned to face me fully.

"Number 100,"

She called out.

"Somehow, I didn't notice you around here." she remarked.

"What is your name, dear?"

"Ava...Ava Goodchild," I replied affirmly.

"And, what district are you from?"

"Demon Scavengers,"

I answered.

"Hmm...interesting. Another one from a brutal village, you must be quite intelligent and manipulative, for gaining the attention of the beast tonight,"

She stated.

"Flattered you think so, Knight Lydia."

I replied, with a slight bow.