Chapter 6 of chapter 10 The dead of a lord

The dead of a lord....

His eyes were still violently on me. 

"Your eyes speaks of love Isabella, why?" His deep vibrating voice asked. I know if I allowed him to have his way he would humiliated me. Whatever words he said to me doesn't matter that would change my hatred for him.

I shut my eyes not to allow my weakness humiliated me in front of him before he does. That weakness are my tears. I felt my eyes watery and ready to pour out, it's better for them not to come out. 

"Open your eyes, I want to see they on me" he command. I obediently, opened them. Swallow my fear. " My lord, I think you should attend to better situation than to me. Remember I'm just your handmaid" I simply said. Immediately he left my jawline. 

"That's what you think?" He asked, his eyes were more cold than ever. But I'm right I just his handmaid and nothing more. He's a lord and an important image in the society. What will a  powerful man like him do with a black maid after all his position. 

"That's not what I think my lord but who I'm to you and the society. I'm a black remember?" 

He became more furious and terrified to look at, "So, this what you think of me! Then have it your way. And I'll make sure you regret it!" He bash out angrily.

I burst out crying, kneel down weakly. Why I'm crying? Crying for the sake of a man who didn't want anything to do with me or give me a  list of his life. What I'm? A black dirty maiden that was abandoned in the society to died.

What place await me nothing. 

That moment I realized I was wasting my tears for nothing but pains in my heart. He can have all the finest maiden's in town, besides he's a man of power and success and that he can buy anything he wants. 

I wipes my tears and pack my equipments, went out hurried, before he comes back in. Then, I heard the bell. This time it was hard and loud to hear from all quarters in the mansion.

All servants and lords were running in a hurry. I was shocked, what would have happened that makes even the lord's runs out of theirs chambers in such a hurry. I quickly climbs down the stairs with all my equipment. No Masters and ladies pay me any attention. It seems  I'm even invisible to them.  Which I do appreciate, at least that would makes any evil eyes glared at me with hatred or dislike. 

I hurried to get my equipment down the package room and head immediately to the alarming hall where the sound was coming from. All maids were present both of all quarters in the Mansion. 

"What's going on?" I asked, 

"No one knows, isn't it strange? We were all summoned in the hall during duties" a girl whispered to me. She was being so quiet but I don't know why she was whispering. The others were blabbing because it was strange to us and we haven't experienced this before. And chose to keep quiet  and wait for whosoever that comes on the stage. 

Then, a man in his fifty's shows up. We were expecting to see lady Pearl, she was this one who always speaks to us when there's any in emergency in the mansion but this time she was not the one we see but a man in his fifty-fifty, what the hell! 

I looked around and spot Emma standing at the edge side of the hall, she was looking around. I guess she was also sreaching for me. 

"Isabella!" She waved, jumping up for me to see her, which I have see her before she saw me. I waved back for her to stop that I can see her. I walks my way through to meet her. 

"Emma, what's going on?" I asked, 

"Well I don't know but we should keep quiet and listen to what the man has to say" she whispered too. 

The man on the stage, kept quiet and clear his voice after listening to a man whispering something in his ear. We really don't know why or what's going on but curious. 

"Listen!!!" The man shout. 

Immediately the blabbing stops. All the lord's sat on their high chairs. They seem serious, even lady Pearl was there. 

"Something, terrible had happened but we have not know who was responsible for it"  the man clear his voice again. By coughing. 

Then he continues. " A lord was reported dead in his chamber, stabs cold-blooded by who? We don't know!" He was speaking with anger and furiousness. He was damn serious. 

A lord found dead?  That's was a shocking news to all of us. Who would have done killed a lord. It has never been heard in this mansion before. I guess there a traitor in our midst. But who would that be? The blabbing which was slient before, came up again. Everyone was just worried and terrified. Who must have cause the death of a lord in this mansion. Have the Master of the house heard about it? 

He was not found in the hall also with  Marcus. But his evilly sister was there highly presented. 

"For now all, you maids shouldn't enter a lord's chamber without a permission granted by the lordship concerned!" The man roars.

This is serious, really serious! The atmosphere in the hall change completely to a scary aura that alarmed the arrival of the devil presence in the midst. I feel my body shrivering and coldly. Not just me also with others as they drags on their bodies. The tension of fear was high and creepy. I turned and looked back, it was him the Duke and behind him was Marcus. Their faces shows no mercy and no emotions whatsoever. There were immediate seriousness on their face.  The look on the Duke face could burned a soul and never be compared to any one looks. The  delighted speaker lower his voice immediately he spot the Duke.  

Everyone turned theirs gaze at his direction and stood up. He didn't bother to waste his time on anyone. He looked around and left, just like that. With the act that speak of danger. Something  scaring were going to happen but to who?

Then my mind went straight to Lady Angela, where's she? I looked around if I could spot her in the crowd but she was no where to be found. 

"Alright, all dismiss!" The old man shout. 

And all went their different directions. "Isabella, don't you think this strange? A lord was killed in his chamber that means we're not safe" Emma said. But my eyes were sreaching around if I would see Lady Angela.  "Who are you looking for, lady Lily?" She suggested. "I heard that all the separated ladies would soon go back home" 

"What?" 

"Hmm" she nodded her head. "But how could that be?"  "Gosh! Have you forgotten you're the main reason? Oh my God" she claps her face. Me? The main reason but how? I stared confused at her, like what did she mean? 

"Remember after lady Ruby attack you the Duke closed down the contest that he had no interest in them. Didn't you heard the news? Or you choose to ignored it"  of course my mind have totally forgotten about that.

"No no, I didn't know" How cen I possibly know when my mind is occupied with jealousy and anger through him. He makes me feel like a fool for falling  for him, thinking he does cares for me while he didn't. I never know what that feels love is until I finally develop it for him and the bastard Duke betrayed my trust! I'll never forgive him! 

"Are you going to answer me or you are still burning your hatred for him?" Emma furrowed at me. Was I still angry at him? Obviously I was! It still shows on my face. I tried to covered it up with a smile. 

"Was I ?" I asked, smiling like a lost sheep. She nodded. Of course she knows I'm pretending to cover it up. "are you not going to visit your friend before she finally go back home?" 

"Lily! Shit! How can I possibly forgot about that, but at the same time my mind still goes back to Lady Angela, I hoped she's okay. I know what that bastard lord would have done to her.  I sighed tirelessly. 

"Isabella, you haven't told me who you're looking for. Isn't it lady Lily?" 

"No, it lady Angela the lady I'm helping in the kitchen"

"Oh" she sighed. "Well, don't worry let go and meet Lily first then I'll look for her".

"Alright anything you say" 

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Narrator Pov......

The girls walked along with others from the hall. At the moment, in a dark spots an unknown eyes gazing at everyone included in the hall, spotted her. 

"Are you sure she's the one?" Unknown voice questioned. "Yes, she's the one. He was so  snatch to her" another voice answered.

"Hmm, I see. So the beast have a weakness. A black woman?" He chuckled devilishly.

"This is going to be fun"