Chương 14: A sharp pair of eyes.

After Lucian left, Anna also return back to her room. Lucian was talking about something about study further, but they're chat ended suddenly as he left for urgent work. It's not that Anna mind that he left.

Anna felt little uncomfortable in this place and people. She has her guard up all the time. She thought that if the people whom she has spent her life till now can hurt her, then there is no way she can trust this unknown people.

So Anna just sat on the sofa chair and decide to look into the memory of the previous owner. With those old memories she could get more information about this new people. She closed her eyes and started to flapped through all the events that take place in Hannah's life.

There were many moments of Hannah's parents. Some of Hannah going to school, some with Hannah's friends. Scenes were all jumbled up.

After sometime looking in the memories, Annabelle fill tired. So she went to bed and soon fell asleep.

Annabelle was lying on her bed in the mantion. Her eyes were closed and her forehead was creased. Maybe she was having a nightmare again.

Martha entered the room with glass of orange juice and some medicine. When she noticed Anna's creased forehead, she immediately placed the tray in her hand aside on the table, and run towards her bed. She gentle place her hand on Anna's head and started to console her.

" Shhh… it's alright. I'm here." Consoled Martha in her caring voice. Martha was childless woman. She and her husband always wanted a child of their own, but they never had one. But when she met Hannah she thought God has given her daughter to take care. So she showered her with all her love.

But old Hannah was arrogant, who failed to notice it, so Martha's filling never been reciprocated. But when Anna took the body of Hannah everything changed. Her mild and respectful attitude melt the older women's heart.

As she senced someone's hand on her head and soothing voice Anna's forehead eased a little.

"Moth… mother" murmured Anna in a soft voice. Her body moved and she opened her eyes. She looked at Martha and sat up.

"Aunty, did I disturb you?" Asked Anna in her hoarse voice.

" Nahh! I just came to give you medicine. You forgot them to take after lunch. Here, take it." Marta reached the medicine and handed them to Anna with a glass of juice.

Annabelle put them in her mouth and washed them with the help of juice.

"Were you having nightmare?" Questioned Martha in concern voice while taking glass from Anna's hand.

" Yeah. But everything was blurry. It Didn't make any sense." Lied Anna. Actually she was having nightmares about her mother, that she was held captive by someone and they were harming her.

But she can't tell that to Martha.

" Don't worry. It's must be because of the accident." Said Martha in a soft tone.

Anna just nodded.

" I can see that you have changed so much after your accident. In a good way." Said aunty Martha. She was very happy about that. But that triggered Annabelle's worries a little.

"After seeing the death this close, only now I realised that how much gullible and stupid I was before." Said Anna in a depressed tone. And she was right. It costed her life to understand a true nature of the people around her and how much ignorant she was about them.

As she sensed her depressed voice aunty Martha changed the topic.

" Would you like to sleep more. Or else I can take you to the garden for a walk." Offered Martha.

She was sleeping a lot nowadays. Doctor said good rest, exercise, and nutritional food will help her regained her energy speedily.

Anna doesn't want to sleep anymore so she decided to take a walk in the garden.

"Let's go and take a walk, just give me a minute for fresh up." Replied Anna.

"Ohk then, I'm waiting for you downstairs." Martha took the tray and left the room.

After she left Anna came out of the bed and entered the bathroom. The bathroom was as luxurious as the bedroom.

She stood in front of the sink and start to wash her face. Then she took a napkin from the side stand and started to clean her face.

But as her eyes fell on the reflection in the mirror, her hand stop in mid air. She stared at the familiar yet non-familiar face in the mirror.

Her once emerald green eyes were now ocean blue, blonde hair now become reddish brown. Gone was simple innocent beauty, replaced with seductive, and sharp features.

' How will everybody react when they will see me like this? What would Dominic think about me now? Will he accept these changes in me?. Nahh, but the biggest question was that, will they believe that I'm Annabelle, when they'll see me like this? Augusta probably have proved me dead by now.' Anna thought to herself.

The thought of Dominic filled her with worry. She was constantly worried about them. She wanted to just run away from here and wanted to look for her family. But that wasn't possible now. Her one wrong move, and everything will be over.

She can't let anybody know about her current situation. She needs to grow stronger first and then, she will take her revenge. She will grow stronger and won't be anymore that innocent and gullible Annabelle.

There was determination on her face. After sometime she calmed her emotions and clean her face again. Then she changed into comfortable clothes and left her room.

When she came downstairs she saw aunty Martha waiting for her. As she came down aunty Martha came and lead her to the back garden.

As expected the garden in the mansion of Lucian Smith was beautiful. It was well maintained and all the plants were beautiful.

As it was the time of the evening, there was no harsh sunlight. Eternal yellow-brown rays of setting sun were touching the earth, thus creating a warm and hazy atmosphere.

This helped Anna a little bit to forget all her worries for a while and take a breath of fresh air.

They walk for a while. In between aunty Martha continue to make small chat with her. She talked about how beautiful the mansion n was, and all other small details about this house and Lucian that she heard from the maids.

Lucian had told them to move here as Annabelle was here so they can take care of her.

As the mention of Lucian, Anna realize about his suggestion on study further. She has attended the school and academy in the soulwoods. But those mostly focuses on teaching the spells and rituals to the young witches and witches. They also run classes like language and etiquette.

But as Anna has thought, they were still very different from Universities of this place.

After walking for a while they decided to take a rest. They sat on the wooden chair, which was placed in the garden. There was also a beautifully carved small wooden table between them.

As they sat maids hurried come over and serve refreshments.

Anna took a tea cup in hand and take a sip. Suddenly she felt like someone was watching her. Anna turned her face around to find the source of that stare, but couldn't find anyone. She was sure that someone was looking at her.

After taking another glance, she just brushed of it as an illusion. But unknown to her someone was actually there, watching her every move with the sharp pair of eyes, like a hawk.