When they reached the city it was deep into the night. After what happened in Caru, Emmy made everyone ride hard on their horses and they only camped on the side of the road. They never entered a village since Caru.
No one asked her what happened to the adulterous couple. With Lady Emmy only being the person exiting the barn that night, they already knew the fate of the two people who tried to set Lady Emmy up. Since that night she became even more distant.
The few words she use to say to them, were now nonexistent. She would only nod her head yes or shake her head no. Her eyes were cold, but they looked lost. As if she was just going with the motions.
When they reached the castle, Emmy finally spoke.
“Clean up and rest.” Emmy finally said as she got off of her horse. She had stopped Steward Seth from sending word to Seoras that she arrived back safely. Seth could only stand to the side and listen to her orders. “You’ve all done well. I will speak highly of your deeds to Lord Seoras and your rewards will be great. Clean up, eat and rest. I will see you all tomorrow.”
Seth could only walk beside Emmy and lead her towards the castle door. He wanted to speak and congratulate her, but something felt off to him, so he kept his mouth shut and walked behind her.
“You do not need have the maids attend to me.” Emmy told Seth. “It is late. You too, need to rest. Lord Seoras cannot run Ceco without you by his side.”
With those words, Emmy left Seth at the bottom of the stairs as she slowly walked up the stairs to her room. Without any lighting, she walked in the dark to her room and closed the door afterwards. She undressed herself in the dark while she ran a bath. Not caring if the water was cold or hot, she sat in the tub and waited for the tub to be filled with water.
Her dark thoughts came to the forefront of her mind. Why was it that her life was so hard? Why was it that she had to face so many hardships to gain one moment of happiness. Her past came flooding into her mind again and silent tears fell down her face as she leaned back into the water.
She never knew her parents. Never knew what it meant to be loved or protected by them. She had five years of happiness with her Grandfather before he had to leave to fight in a war. Ten years of loneliness waiting for his return that came with his burial. Her family, the servants, taking advantage of a young girl and stealing everything that belonged to her, right from her nose.
Her own personal maid, Leevi, selling her to Heather, who then sold her to the Cherry Blossom House, where her innocence was taken from her. Where she learned that the Gods did not exist. Where she learned how to scheme against others to survive. Lie to through her teeth. Pretend that she too, enjoyed the company of the patrons.
She thought back to her escape and her misfortunate meeting with Seoras, which then became her biggest fortune. Her first good luck since her Grandfather took her into his arms and raised her.
Emmy smiled at the thought of Seoras. It was her first genuine smile since Caru. Emmy’s thoughts ran to Gengrick as he first treated her like a fragile vase. As if any large movements or heavy handed actions would break her. He was ever so patient with her. Always watching her. Always standing by her.
Emmy’s dark thoughts were pushed back by these two men in her life. Through it all. These two men stood by her side. They taught her how to be stronger. They watched over her and protected her. They helped guide her on her journey in life and she felt thankful. Thankful that those two men would stand by her side when the whole world was against her.
Emmy’s mood picked up and she quickly realized that the water in the tub was cold. She washed up and dried herself off before grabbing a robe and walking to the door that connected her room to Seoras’s room.
Right before her hand reached the door knob, she could hear the moans and gasps of two men as they made love to each other.
**** A/N: Mature content in the next two chapters. Boys Love (BL or Yaoi) and a menage a trois scene. NSFW. -ptd
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خيال (فانتازيا)Blamed and accused of every miss deed, from natural disasters to stealing the young love a spoiled daughter of a nobleman. Emmy's life turned upside down when the whole world turned their backs on her. Living her life as the villain in everyone's...
