The Demon's Bride

Romance Rumors

Her dream last night was frightening but due to the louder sound of her heartbeat and the image of Ian's sweet smile, Elise was able to take a fairly good nap for the rest of the night. The next morning when she woke up, Elise quickly wore her maid attire and tied the white apron over her waist to a ribbon. As she was assigned to the kitchen, Elise helped around to cut the vegetables when she heard a murmuring happen next to her.

"Did you hear? It's said that the Lord is meeting a woman." Tracey, the senior spoke to the other maid named Erlin.

"A woman? It must be not something new. The Lord is very charming and no woman could resist sharing a bed with him." Erlin replied crudely but Tracey shook her head. "You see, the rumor is even more surprising, because the only daughter of the Duke was the one who asked him for an engagement!"

Elise heart thudded. "Daughter of the Duke?" She inquired to see Tracey nodding. "Her name is Ella Hunn. The most beautiful woman in Warine. Remember the last party held lin Downbridge? I heard that someone saw the Lord and the Duke's daughter holding hands and even shared a kiss!"

"Oh my! How envious." Erlin replied. "Well the Lord has been unmarried for a long time, so it's expected for him to have an heir, don't you think?" Tracey asked to have the other maid nodding except for Elise. She looked down at the vegetables she cut. Just what did she expect? She's a human and a maid. And the person she fell for is the highest Lord, Ian White.

She felt her spirits downed but then tried to lightened herself before her jealousy walked up again. Exiting the kitchen, Elise passed by the shed with food that she brought for Curly inside a basket.

"Why do you look down?" John asked, in his hand he was holding the apple. He took a bite, pointing her face. "Lemme guess. Problems that girls have, there's only one answer, right? Love problem."

Due to how friendly John was, it doesn't take soon until he and Elise became friends. They began to converse of mythical beings and stuff involves the different beings and some times, he gave Elise a full of rumors what he heard from the town folks yesterday. Hearing John's statement of her face, Elise touched her face. "Does it shows on my face?" She had thought she was good at hiding her expression yet it seems to be easily see through by others.

Yet as though he could read her mind, John clicked his tongue thrice, "Not to others but me, I'm quite perceptive, you see." John praised himself, having his nose growing longer from proudness.

Elise chuckled, she passed the food to Curly while rubbing his head and asked. "Did you hear of the Lord's romantic news?"

"Romantic news, you mean gossips?" Elise nodded to hear him humming. "If I'm not wrong, it's about that woman, Ella Hunn, right? The townsfolk always said of how perfect they're for each other."

"Is that so." Elise murmured, unknowingly slowing down her brows.

John sensed Elise's expression changed and felt as though he noticed some secret of his new friend. But for her consideration, he didn't said anything involving that. "Well, the Lord is a charming man even if I have to say and it's a rumor, you know you whimsical the Lord is, right? A woman can't tie him down unless she had made him fell head over heels for her though it's something close to impossible." John intended to cheer his friend but one reason or another, he noticed that his words wasn't quite comforting either.

"You're right." Elise tittered. It was she who fell for the Lord even when she understood asking for his love wouldn't be easy. But she didn't want to give up.

"Anyway, Elise isn't it time for you go now?" John asked after pulling the golden watch he said to receive from his dead mother.

"You're right!" Elise stood up, dusting off her skirt. "Thank you for reminding me."