“What….?”
I blinked, I was speechless. I don’t know what he was talking about.
“You adopted a child 5 years ago, right?”
I nodded.
“How you know?”
“As you can see, that child is belong to the Duke Derek”
My jaw dropped when I heard that name because Derek Rareverk was the villain from this novel. I can’t believe what I just heard, Duke Derek, the cold-hearted tyrant has a child! And that child is my adopted daughter!
“Wait! Wait! Are you sure?”
He nodded.
“I think you are mistaken”
He shake his head, disagree with my answer.
“I don’t think so. The Duke already ordered me to take his child, he also give me the address”
He handed me a small piece of paper, I examined carefully the information and it’s true. But, I won’t believe it no matter what.
“If it’s true, I won’t give her to him!”
I hold Violla very tight in my arms, I won’t let her go because it was giving me a suspicion of this two individual.
“Sir Lucian, please obey or you will got hurt”
He glared.
“Don’t talk to my daddy like that!”
Violla shouted although she looked scared, she doesn’t understand what’s happening right now but my mind only telling me to protect her.
“Sir Julius, what should we do?”
The knight asked.
“Well, we don’t have a choice. It’s time for the plan B”
The knight nodded, he quickly snatched Violla from me. I was startled, I tried to take Violla back but he hit me at the back of my neck. I lost my consciousness immediately, fell into a deep abyss.
[1 hours later]
My eyes slowly open, brought me back into the reality. I touch the back of my neck, I hissed. It’s hurt, I think it’s bruised a little but I can’t think of myself first. I need to find Violla and I know where she was, Duke Rareverk’s Mansion.
I took my hat and put it on, closed the bookstore early. I rented a horse and immediately ride it toward the Duke Rareverk’s Mansion at the north.
Don’t worry, Violla! Daddy coming for you!
After 30 minutes of riding the horse, the mansion now visible in my sight. I was afraid if the Duke would hurt Violla, my mind couldn’t stop thinking what worst thing he could do to her.
I stopped the horse when I near the gate. There was two guard, guarding the gate for their master. One of the guard stop me to know what kind of business I’m doing here.
“Young man, who are you?”
He asked with a serious look on his face.
I get off of the horse, sighed since I don’t know if the guard would let me in.
“I am Lucian. I’m here to take my daughter back! Please, let me in”
I declared.
Both of the guard look at each other, doesn’t know how to deal with this situation. One of the guard contact their leader by using a Connecter, a shape of earpiece. It’s help them to communicate more efficiently from a long distance or communicate to all guard at one time.
“Sir Wolven, there’s a man and I think it’s the person who taking care of our lady. He wants her back. Should we let him in?”
He asked and nodded after getting an answer from his leader.
“Sorry but we can’t let you in. Please leave”
I was flabbergasted at the same time I felt furious. He can’t just took her away like that without my consent.
“Told you freaking boss to let me in!”
I shouted, but they didn’t flinched. They just made a straight face, pretend I’m not even here at all.
This bullshit freaking duke!
I glared at them, immediately force myself to run toward them. I tried to climb the fence but the two guard pull my shirt.
“Hey, let me go!!!!”
I shouted as much I wanted because I won’t yield until I get my daughter back.
“Sir, please leave immediately”
One of them demand but I pretend I didn’t hear anything.
“I KNOW YOU CAN’T HEAR ME! THIS IS KIDNAPPING!”
I shouted loudly at the freaking mansion, I know he was there with Violla. The two guards keep pulling my shirt so they can stop me from climbing the fence, but I won’t let it go. I gripped the fence with all my strength.
“GIVE MY DAUGHTER BACK! YOU FREAKING TYRANT!”
I shouted the last sentence on top of my lungs so people who crossing the road would hear it. I know that I was kind of digging my own grave right now but I don’t care. Violla is more important than my life, she my only happiness and joy left.
Both of the guards eyes was wide open since I was kind of testing the Duke patience.
“Sir, you better leave now!”
One of the guard warned me, but I ignored it. He thought I will scared because of how scary the Duke was. I know he has a lot of bad rumour about him such as he kill people who talk bad about him or he was a womaniser, but I don’t care.
“Or what? He’s going to kill me?”
“Maybe”
A deep voice spoke, made the two guard lowered their head toward the magnificent figure.
“Your Grace!”
They bowed at him while my gripped slowly release the fence. The Duke was right in front of me, stare at me with his bloody red eyes. His dark hair made his figure more magnificent, well build I suppose.
“Let this gentleman enter the mansion. He was…… our guest”
Both the guard nodded and open the gate for me. The Duke already walked toward his mansion, left me behind but I quickly walked behind him. I don’t know what will happen next but I’m sure he wanted to discuss something or maybe I was wrong.
He stopped, turn around toward me and pull my wrist. With some kind of teleporting magic, we already inside his office. He still holding my wrist, staring at me with those bloody red eyes until he broke the silence.
“So, you blonde….. That’s interesting”
I touch my head to realize that my black beret hat is not in me anymore. I tried to release my wrist from him but it won’t budge.
“Stop struggling….. You going to get yourself hurt”
He slowly release my wrist, I slowly step away from him.
“Where is Violla? Where is my daughter?”, I asked but he keep staring at me again with those unexplained look.
“Stop staring and answer my question!”
I glared at him, but he was walking toward my direction. Every step forward he take, I take a step back until my back touch against the wall. He lift up my chin with his finger, examining my face while his other hand pressed the wall.
“Give up”
Two word, one sentence out of his lips already made my blood boiled. I immediately grabbed his hand from my chin.
“No! I won’t! Give her back!”
He let out a sigh.
“You are so stubborn but….what if she know that you are not her real father? What should you do?”
I was stunned by his question, a real question where I didn’t even think before. What happen if Violla grow up and realize I’m not her real father. He does has a point.
“Just like I thought…..”
I released his hand slowly, I sighed.
“Why now you want her? Didn’t you the one who abandoned her!?”
I asked him but that’s when he slammed the wall behind me. I flinched by his sudden reaction.
“I didn’t…. You better don’t test my patience”
He stepped back a few feet from me, staring at me with those eyes again.
“So….you won’t give her back?”
He nodded. I know I can’t give up but if he didn’t abandoned her then why now. I don’t understand at all.
“You should go back…. There’s nothing you can do”
He walked toward me and put my black beret hat back on my head. That’s when I realized I was now outside of the mansion. He was nowhere to be seen. I looked back at the mansion, sighed in disappointment.
Maybe….just maybe….I don’t have a power to withstand his status…… I’m just a commoner……
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