Becoming The Devil's Bride

ng into space. The thought of

yet, there's nothing she co

en her stepmother unlocked her r

of her stepmother snapped

sked, feigning a smile. She didn't want

stepmother replied, a look o

you alright, my dear?" Emilia ask

memory of her father sti

he said, though her v

inking about...

d she sat down on the bed beside N

her hand still resti

en to carry, my dear," she sa

e is yet unwritten. We mu

ouldn't shake the feeling of loss

d bag and pulled out a docu

that needs your signature on i

ugh it?" Nuella asked, staring from her st

ss of reading it. All you need to do is sign, right here and leave the

usted her stepmother so much thus

ame on the document, her face a mask

e said, taking the docum

erything for you. You just f

h the knot in her st

a smile. "You've been so good to me. I

hand, a look of feign

dear," she said, tucking t

you. After all, that's wha

imagination, or had her stepmother seemed a bit too eager to ta

hose thoughts aside

ing out her dress with

, Nuella," she said, her

dinner. And don't worry, I won't mention any of this to yo

w furrowed i

"What do you mean?" She added, s

dismissively, her sm

she said, her ton

o hear that his sister is taking care of their father's affair

r seemed to know more than she was letting on,

oor, her heels clicking ag

barely more than a whisper. "Everything w

ut this, not even your brother. It's a secre

asn't sure why her stepmoth

u can trust m

ed and left the room, leaving N

ill run down her spine. Something wasn't r

pset her stepmother, and she certainly didn

y. Maybe she was just being paranoid. Or mayb

ow and try to focus on something else. Maybe a

, she passed a small table with a

g her fingers acro

r?" she whispered, her vo

trust Emilia? Or shoul

answer. It was up to Nuell

tears that threatened to spill over. She

and the flowers seemed to be blooming brighter than ever before. But even in the beaut

e of hedges and blooms, she cau