Chapter two
I awoke to the sound of maids rushing in and out, curtains being swooshed open with haste, and Joan shaking me,
"My lady, todays the day!" she smiled at me brightly. They dressed me in a traditional wedding gown and veil, they had even gotten a tiara for the "special day",
"How lovely you are!" Joan said as she handed me my bouquet. I looked in the mirror, then to the bouquet. I dropped the thing out of shock. Instead of flowers, there were dissmembered body parts. Human parts. My gown had grown sticky with thick red blood that oozed from a gaping hole in my abdomen,
"Till death do us part, right Caroline?" I heard the Duke Este's voice say in the background. I shot up in bed with heavy ghasps and tears down my face, nighmares like this one had been happening more and more now that the wedding day was here. I slowly left my bed and walked towards the window, the sky was still dark and the sun was still asleep,
"Just a dream," I sighed in heavy breaths, "we're okay Carrie," I spoke to myself. There was a soft knock on the door,
"My Lady? I heard a frightening sound, are you alright?" Joan peeked through the door to see me, pale as a sheet in a cold sweat, "my goodness! I'll call for a doctor right away!" Joan said, in a hurry,
"No need, it's just a bad dream," I sighed,
"I was worried that it was an illness of sorts, with the large storm tonight the temperature in your room is rather chilly," she explained, "would you like some lavender tea? It'll calm your nerves surely," she asked,
"No thank you, Joan." I shook my head, "I'll just lay back down," I said,
"Very well, have a good rest, My Lady," Joan said as she quietly shut the door. I buried my face in my pillow as I thought about the duke's cold blue eyes. Caroline Adela Este, the name repeated itself in my head over and over. My new upcoming role in, what felt like, the duke's mysterious schemes. Why did he ask me what he did? It wasn't my own desire to marry him but my parents to marry me off to him. Why did it feel as if he was under the impression otherwise? I shook the thoughts of the man from my mind,
"Bastard," I mumbled to myself as I drifted back into deep sleep.
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The flower of the dukes palace
RomanceCaroline is sent to marry the mysterious Duke with a chilling past and even worse rumors. Now, she must create a plan of survival! At first Caroline intended to live like a ghost in the dukes house and not attract too much attention; however, will s...
