Enchanting *Completed*

The ring

        Mr. Edwards looked shocked, he looked like he didn't know what to think. That was the first time I willingly kissed him without a struggle or having him waiting for me too. I wanted to kiss him. Maybe he would know how serious I am. That I didn't take the ring. I definitely don't want to add more money onto the money I already owe.

"You are serious?"
"Yes Andrew I didn't take the ring. Someone else might have. I know that you know that my family could really use that money for the ring but I wouldn't do anything like that Andrew. Yes the money for the ring could save my brother. I would hope you think better of me then that."

"You stole the necklace from my desk?"
"Yes I'm sorry. I have already been punished for that but you don't know what this necklace means to me."
"Your right I don't know what it means to you but I want to know Esmeralda."
I lightly smiled.

"I want you to go to your room I'll try to figure out where the ring is."
I nodded, "okay Master Edwards."

         I walked up the staircase to my room. Mr. Edwards went back to the hunting party guest.

                                  Third POV.

Everyone was talking about Esmeralda and the ring when Mr. Edwards went back into the dining table. After dinner, everyone went into their guest bedroom. Mr. Edwards made sure everyone was their beds, he noticed one of the ladies in waiting wasn't in her room. The ladies in waiting has to share a room, two beds to a room. One girl was sleeping in her bed and no one was in one of the beds. No one should be walking around at this late hour. He went into the room of the girl that was missing. He looked around, made she wasn't just in the bathroom. It looked like her suitcase was missing and half of her clothes was too.

          Mr. Edwards looked everywhere in the castle for the missing girl. Trying not to wake anyone from their sleep.  He walked into the rainy weather outside of the castle with a candle. To see if the girl still on the castle grounds. Mr. Edwards walked behind the castle where the carriages are when he saw flickering lights of another candle in the carriage, two shadows of figures talking.

"Did you get the ring?"
"She bought a more expensive ring when we were in London. I took that one, someone else was blamed for taking it so, we must hurry and escape from here. We can finally run away with each other."
"We can sell the ring buy a smaller one and still have money for a new life in the states."

Mr. Edwards jumped out where he was hiding, "Not so fast."

They stopped what they were doing.
"This isn't what it looks like." The man holding the ring in a small messenger purse.
"Mr. Edwards please let us go, we love each other. One day we will send back the amount for the ring. I'm sorry I had to blame it on Esmeralda but it was the perfect excuse."

"Samie? You took the ring?!"
"Yes I did, we need the ring, your mother has more rings than she knows what to do with!"

        Lady Edwards in her nightgown, with two butlers and a policeman.

The policeman heard everything Samie just said, "I heard everything, both of you are coming with me."

"Mother how did you know?"
"I just heard you moving around in the castle and I saw flickering of candle lights and I got scared."
"Mother this mean Esmeralda didn't steal your ring, Samie did."

"Yes I know, I had high hopes for Samie to marry off well. I'm disappointed in her. She could've done so much better than a low farm boy."
"Mother please go inside the castle before you get sick, and we have to call the doctor."
"Yes I will, thank you, Andrew... I'll have a cup of tea before going back to bed."