Fatal Attraction: Lady Bird and the Duke

ed her head with a pillow, as though it was enough t

louder. She pulled the pillow away from her face, revealing an annoyed e

ed the door with force, glaring at the

nervous at the scathing glare Rosalyn was giving her. She had been kno

cared for her, living their lives like she did not exist. It used to bother her then,

ed. “And… you might want to

pursed h

g more tangled than a bird’s nest. There was grime at the

shutting her door at

summoned, a questionable look on her face. She looked around, until her br

onfused, angry and felt humiliated that someone woul

asked, her br

”, Gareth call

alyn met Gareth, talk less of him being taken by her to the

salyn did not accompany them to balls, tea parties, or ceremonies. Howe

ir”, Garet

deed met Garet

s she walked with a small smile on her face, enjoying the scenery, Rosalyn’s eyes caught a little boy wh

” She asked, tryi

y from her with a frown. He looked up at

seemed like the boy did not

towards his knee, which was injured and cove

he boy insist

et your wounds treated, shall we?

around, as if he was

n asked. Looking at his clothes, she could tell he came

”, he said, the frown

, for not keeping an eye on the little boy.

all, let’s tend to your knee

an water. She washed his wounds, and tended to them with anti

alyn asked softly,

sting badly, with what she was doing. However, the boy did not once show

e heated up, as she smiled awkwardly. She was glad her skin color did not let her blush easi

said, and she continu

lyn thought that he was very cute, and would d

, looking at her wor

. A look of worry crept up on her face, as sh

can find him?” She as

was going to be a v

after they had walked around the

me Eddie”, he said. “Wha

n”, she

aid, and she could not stop he

ou”, she

k it is better I take you there, this

for a second, and t

”, he said, and Rosaly

remember where my Father is now. To the left

ring what the boy was up to. With his d

as talking with another person. Rosalyn grew confused when she s

fused, wondering why a strange woman was holding hands with his

Rosalyn curtseye

g lady”, the old

d you get hurt

ed tend to my wounds”, Eddie explained. Gareth turned

ringing him here. I am re

ive, but I think you should have not let him wande

uth to talk, but Ros

s, but you should be more vigilant with littl

y boy”, said the older man, sending a sharp l

ful next time”, Gareth apologize

n she had met a week ago, wondering why

ir”, Helene said, looking at Rosalyn with a fake motherly sm

k to me after he wande

all Helene

doing?” Ros

pt asking of you”, Gare

nodded. “That’s

hat he chose Rosalyn and not her, vexed her to no end. Though Mr. Ellington did not hold a title, he was a very wealthy businessman, w

you again, Mr…” R

ton”, Gareth introduced, and

to ask for your hand in mar

rdo