Capítulo 5: Who Are You?
The mansion was unbelievably huge and was more like an ancient palace, which Amelia had never seen in her entire life. Finally, after walking a long way, she reached her destination where she was instructed to visit.
The closed doors were made of iron, and the doorknob was carved in the design of a rose. Standing at the doorstep, she unknowingly grew a bit nervous and clenched the food tray tighter in her hands.
“Ahem!” She cleared her throat with a small cough and nervously knocked on the door once.
Strangely, no response came back from inside, making her perplexed. Curious, she knocked on the door a few times again, making a louder noise than earlier. Still, it was of no use.
‘Is there really someone inside the room? Why isn't that person opening the door?’ She wondered, with a frown carved between her brow ridges. Her patience wore down with every passing second.
Amelia tried her best to recall the man’s name. Silas had mentioned it previously with that cold voice of his. Anxious, she tried again, knocking on the door.
“Hello! M-Mr. Azure! Are you there in the room? I brought your breakfast, please open the door!”
Silence.
Still, no response came back from inside. After the events of last night, her patience had worn thin and was hanging by a single thread.
‘What if he is seriously unwell inside?’ The thought struck her mind promptly.
It piqued her curiosity and Amelia could no longer keep her calm. She rested her hand on the metallic rose doorknob.
CREAK!
But as soon as she touched it, the door magically opened on its own, allowing her in. Her ocean eyes widened in surprise, noticing it was completely dark in there without any trace of light.
What’s more unusual, the temperature of the room seemed much colder than usual. It scared her for a second and she didn’t dare to take a step ahead. Since young, she had been always afraid of darkness. If she could, she always avoided every possible shady place.
But this time, she couldn’t disobey the first request she received from her life savior.
Gulping her saliva and mustering up her inner strength, she deliberately marched ahead. However, she was still unsure if anyone actually existed inside that dark room.
Without light, Amelia couldn’t navigate her way in the room. She nearly knocked into the edge of a table and barely managed to hold her balance. Growing nervous, she decided to just leave the food tray on the table and leave instead.
As soon as she bent down to place the food down, a chill ran down her spine as she felt the presence of a giant figure standing right behind her.
The food platter immediately fell down from her hands and before she could turn around, a strong, muscular grip grabbed her by her waist and forcibly pushed her down on a soft surface.
“AAACCCKKK!” Terrified, a loud scream escaped from her. The muscular hand held her tighter, preventing her from escaping.
But at that very moment, like an enchantment, all the lights inside the room turned on at once. Amidst the bright lights, Amelia’s eyes took a second to adjust before widening in surprise. She finally took a glimpse at the majestic person that had her pinned down.
A tall, well-built man with broad shoulders, physically appearing in his late 20s, was hovering upon her small body.
His skin was porcelain white, giving him a rare complexion from the rest of all the men she ever met. His face was perfectly built, with a pointed nose and a sharp jawline with crimson red seductive soft lips. Dark black soft hairs framed his forehead.
There was a faint, sweet cologne wafting from him and he gazed down at her intensely.
But the part which captivated her the most was his eyes. They were a light violet in color!
It was the first time she met a man with such an enthralling pair of eyes. It seemingly could hypnotize any maiden’s heart just from the first glance.
His deadly charm made her heart skip a beat. She held her breath unknowingly, too spellbound to speak a word.
‘H-How can a man be so… handsome…?’ The only words that she could utter inside her mind made her realize that perhaps he was the most handsome man she ever witnessed in her entire life!
However, the expression on his face looked quite solemn. His violet eyes watched with curiosity as Amelia continued to gawk at his beauty. Clenching her wrists tighter, he leaned his face near to her and frowned.
“A human?”
Not only his face, but his voice too was dangerously appealing to her poor heart, running a shiver down her spine. His heavy, masculine voice rang in her ears like a melody and she was too stunned to speak.
She could only gawk at him like a bewitched maiden.
Witnessing her numb reaction and stunned eyes locked on him, he teased her, “May I know, why are you looking at me like that, darling?"
An intimidating sensation elevated her heart rate hearing such a cheesy abbreviation from a handsome stranger.
With the utmost difficulty, she pressed her lips before murmuring out, “A-Are y-you… Mr. A-Azure?”
“Azure?” He repeated after her. “How could you barge into a stranger’s room without even learning their name properly?
The mysterious man chuckled softly. His eyes darkened further, eager to tease her.
“Such an innocent fawn,” he commented, clicking his tongue.
“P-Pardon me… y-you weren’t responding to me wh-when I knocked outside—”
Before she could complete her stuttering, the man leaned his face closer to her, his warm breath fanning across her face. Nervousness, fear, and excitement ran wilder deep inside, making her unable to think straight anymore.
But….
Before he could lean further close, all of a sudden, a blurred memory flashed across his mind. At once, his witty smirk completely disappeared from his face.
As he gazed deeper into her ocean eyes, he was reminded of a beautiful smile now only found in his memory. A sharp ache grew inside his heart.
The woman that wore that smile also had the same pair of eyes.
Before he could realize it, his hold on her wrist clenched tighter. A wistful look grew on his face before his expression turned sour.
“Who… Who are you?” he asked softly, suddenly solemn. His voice had turned stiff.
“M-Mister… y-your hands are hurting me–”
“I asked, who are you!? Who gave you permission to come inside here!?” This time, his soft voice had turned into a loud, irked one, making her heart tremble in fear.
The man, who was still sweetly teasing her previously a while earlier, had suddenly turned spiteful and fierce.
Amelia cowered back but there was nowhere else she could run to since she was still pinned down by him.
‘Why is he getting angry?’ She wondered, ‘Is he bipolar?’
The more those thoughts swirled within her, the more intense fear grew inside her heart. Her breath hitched when she looked into his eyes.
Her breathlessness was no longer due to his beauty. Rather, it was because of fright.
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