Rosie's Games

Chapter 63: Huig

Rosalind's face turned ugly when she realized that she could recognize the person behind the mask. It was the Duke! Duke Lucas!

Why would he come here?

She immediately lowered her gaze. She was almost certain that the man could recognize her just from one glance.

Until now, she wasn't quite sure how he was able to recognize her, but then again, there were more pressing matters to address. How was he able to come here and just barge into the room as if he owned the place?

This did not make any sense!

"Ah… isn't this the …"

"I heard that you found someone that could heal curses." Duke Lucas did not even hesitate to stare at her.

"Ah? We—"

"Words travel fast, Mr. Pratt." Duke Lucas sat on the other side of Mr. Montgomery. "I came here to join the festivities."

"And here me thought you came to try and steal the bride of my child."

Almost immediately the atmosphere stilled, even Rosalind could not believe her ears. Bride? Bride of who?

"Bride of who?" Duke Lucas hissed, fire apparent in his eyes as he looked at Rosalind.

"Bride of my youngest. He—"

"Are you certain that the woman you are talking about is not already married?"

"Eh?" As if just realizing what he said was wrong, Mr. Montgomery stared at Rosalind. "Are you— are you not—"

"Mr. Montgomery, I would really prefer it if we stop talking about anything personal," Rosalind said as she patted herself on the back. She thought she handled the rejection very well. She could easily use this excuse to reject people from now on.

"But—"

"Father, please stop. Miss Lin just told you not to inquire and yet you asked her for personal information just a couple of minutes after you swore with your heart! How about I cut your heart out of your chest?"

"This child has become bolder and bolder since she married into this family. Me think that this is what her husband wanted. Young man, should me just behead her husband instead?"

The Duke scoffed and finally turned his gaze away from Rosalind. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief. This man was very unpredictable and seemed to be everywhere else! Was he that idle?

She originally thought that the Duke was someone that was extremely occupied with the matters of the North! And yet, he seemed to have the time to wander around and do other things aside from managing his territory!

The conversation turned for the better after the Duke came and finally, Rosalind was able to bid them goodbye. She quickly made her way back into her house and was initially thankful that the Duke did not follow her. However, she realized how wrong she was when she noticed a presence inside her room.

"How come you are here again?" she asked, a little irritated. They could always talk during the day when there was light and out in the open but instead, the man barged into her room in the middle of the night. What a rogue!

"I came to tell you that I will be leaving two days from now," the Duke said calmly. Again, he was sitting comfortably in the chair inside her room. "I need to visit the other Northern kingdoms and a two-month journey is not going to be enough time."

Rosalind did not say a word, she just stared at him and his perfect features. The man looked younger than twenty-four, his skin was perfect in the dim lighting of her room. Yet, she could not help but spot the marks between his brows.

Perhaps it was because the man loved frowning.

How silly.

"Thank you for letting me know," she replied.

"Tomorrow, I am going to the manison to give them an official proposal. The night after that, I will be joining them for a celebration before I leave."

"And?"

"And I am not sure about the other preparations that your empire will have done. After all, you are marrying a Duke of another Kingdom. Perhaps, you will be invited to join a ball by the Royal Family. All I know is that… everything will be more dangerous from now on."

"Whatever do you mean?" she asked.

"The Royal Family… and perhaps even your family, might use this opportunity to kill you and frame me. After the incident at the hunt, the people have been talking about me, and the Royal Family would never want that to happen. Killing you and telling everyone that I did it will reverse my positive image."

Rosalind frowned.

"The incident. Do you have any idea why that beast attacked me?"

"Unfortunately not," the Duke stated. "But there is no harm in being more careful. As this might be related to me, I would like to apologize in advance for putting you in danger."

Rosalind snorted.

"It's funny how we seemed to put each other in danger all the time." josei

"Is this your way of telling me that we perfectly suit each other?" he lifted an eyebrow.

"No, Sir, it's me telling you to be careful. I do not want to end up a widow even before I marry you."

For some reason, the man found her words funny and he ended up laughing so hard, she immediately thought that Milith would barge into her room to make sure she was safe.

"So do you… young one," Duke Lucas uttered. "You seemed to have the tendency to walk into dangerous situations. I do not want you to die before you even reach the North."

Rosalind smiled.

"And to make sure that you survive, I am going to leave one of my most trusted men." The Duke snapped his fingers and a man— a familiar man appeared by the windows.

It was the white-haired man!

"That— That man tried to kill me," she said, "And yet you wanted him to guard me?" she continued in disbelief.

"Yes," the Duke stated.

"He could—"

"He would not," the Duke said clearly. "He would not want to lose his head."

"But—"

"Do not trust him, but trust that he will keep you alive no matter what. He will do anything and everything to save you. Even if that means… sacrificing his own life," the Duke reassured her.

Rosalind frowned. "What was his name?"

"Huig," the Duke answered. "You can call him. Huig."

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