The Executioners by Vanora Belmont

Author:Vanora Belmont [Belmont, Vanora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Despite going to bed early and feeling well-rested, I woke up the next morning in a panic. I charged down the stairs, not caring that I was in a short silk nightdress. I ran around the building looking for Mary. Just as I turned into the corridor leading to the kitchen I collided with someone. Judging by the size, it wasn’t Mary. Strong hands steadied me as I almost fell backwards. I looked up to see Sorin, who was raising an eyebrow at what I was wearing.

‘You shouldn’t let me see you dressed like that,’ he said. I didn’t really care. I was sure he had seen a half-dressed woman before.

Ignoring him I asked, ‘Where’s Mary?’

‘I’ll go find her and send her up to your room,’ Sorin replied. I nodded before running back down the corridor and up the stairs again.

My gran was arriving in less than three hours and I was nowhere near ready. I still needed to bathe, find a decent dress, and get my hair and makeup done. I quickly made my way into the bathroom and started running the bath, making sure it had nice smelling bubbles in it.

It was so stressful living here. I didn’t have to worry about this back at the base. I pulled out my mobile as I waited for the bath to fill up. It had been almost a week and I hadn’t heard from any of the other guys. I wondered why they hadn’t been in contact and if they were waiting for me to make the first move. I scrolled through my contacts, stopping at Zane. I could call him, but he would probably be sleeping considering how early it was.

I threw my phone back on the bed. I’d phone them tonight, even if it meant staying up late so I could catch them. Once the bath was filled I stripped down and climbed in. There was no time to relax as I scrubbed every inch of myself. I had just finished with my hair when I heard a knock on my bedroom door.

‘Come in!’ I shouted, knowing it wouldn’t be Sorin. I looked up as Mary walked in. She’d seen me in the bath before, so this wasn’t unusual for her. ‘Thank God. Please find me a dress in my wardrobe that won’t make me look stupid,’ I begged.

Mary smiled and left the bathroom. I could hear her rummaging in the wardrobe as I stepped out the bath and wrapped a towel around myself. I dried my hair as best I could with another towel, but I was going to need a hair dryer if I wanted to be ready in time. My hair liked to hold water. I sat down at my dressing table and spoke to Mary through the mirror.

‘Mary, I need your help. I suck at this stuff. You know I do,’ I said.

Mary pulled out a baby blue corset dress and placed it on the bed before walking over to me. ‘You just need more practise,’ she said, pulling the hair dryer out.

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