She was escorted by her handmaids back to the room. Catherine almost screamed after she remembered that he was inside the room, but to her surprise, he wasn't inside the room. Her eyes involuntarily roamed around the room, but there was no shadow of her husband. Where was he? Where did he go? She mused as she stood in front of the dressing mirror.
Maida and Zoey quickly left her side to go get one of her dresses.
After some seconds, they came back with two long dresses. A plain green dress that has a v neckline and a black up shoulder dress.
Milady, which do you prefer? Maida asked head bowed.
Why did my hus–– uhm, his highness attacked his brother? She asked her black eyes gazed at her reflection in the mirror. The maids were taken aback by her highness unexpected question. Were they to answer the prince's wife? They thought as they kept thinking of a way to answer her question without sounding suspicious.
Uhm, my lady, why don't you ask his highness? Maida said more of a question than a suggestion.
That's rude to say to her highness. Zoey quickly scolded Maida.
It's fine. Lady Catherine said with a small smile. She will definitely ask Lucas once he is back. She thought.
I will wear another dress, something not too exposed. She finally said and the maids nodded before going to get her another dress.
Once they were back, they assisted her in wearing the red flowing gown with a long sleeve and a little slit.
Once they were done, Catherine sat down on the stool while she allowed them to brush her soft long black hair. After they were done, Maida helped her packed the upper hair with a claw clip.
With that, they stepped back to let the princess admire herself. Lady Catherine stared at her reflection in the mirror. For some strange reason, she looked more beautiful than before, though, there was no doubt she was naturally beautiful, but for some weird reason she couldn't understand, her skin was glowing like glass.
Have dinner been served? She asked.
My lady, dinner will be ready in an hour time. So what would you like to do before dinner is ready. Maida asked softly?
Nothing, I will just sit here and wait for his highness. Catherine said.
You both may leave. She dismissed them with a wave of her hand.
The two handmaids bowed their heads one more time before excusing themselves from the room. Once they were gone,
Lady Catherine stood up and went to sit on the bed as her mind slowly took her back to the dream she had when she was in Calanthor kingdom.
In that dream, she had saw herself, standing on a huge mountain, the soft wind blowing on her as her black hair and cloak danced behind her. The huge mountain she was standing on was very thin like needle, and if not careful, would fall off a cliff. What was she doing here? She thought as she saw herself clapping both her hands crying and smiling. Why the hell was she clapping her hands?"
She was even crying and smiling at the same time? Strange, this dream is strange. She thought and before she could figure out what was happening, everything became blank and the next moment, the scene she saw made her froze as her eyes were wide as saucers and as though it was ready to bulge out from thier sockets. That scene she just saw shook her whole being that She didn't know how to react at that moment,
She couldn't believe what her eyes were seeing as the blankness suddenly turned to a battlefield, blood every where and piled up dead bodies everywhere. But that wasn't what shock her, as it was her husband, Lucas, he was looking like a true monster himself,he was covered in blood and he fell on his knees as if no strength was left inside of him anymore and the next thing she heard was take him away....". That dream had evoked her to come back to Eldrida kingdom to stay with her husband. That dream, strangely how she remembered every details of the nagging scary dream.
Catherine stood up and began pacing the room back and forth as she wondered what the dream meant? Was it a sign, a prophecy or a warning? She thought as she couldn't help that nagging feeling at the pit of her stomach.
While she was pacing the room,she didn't sense his magnetic presence.
Lucas has entered the room without her knowledge so he could surprise her, but to his displeasure,she was lost in some unnecessary thoughts.
After a long while of silence, he finally made his presence known to her.
Catherine almost gasp in shock and fear, but she took in a deep quiet breath before slowly turning to look at him.
"Where were you?" She asked softly her black eyes looking elsewhere apart from him. She feared that if she look Into his dark black grey magnetic eyes, he will see through her and she didn't want that to happen.
Brody is back! He said with his deep voice, his gaze intense on her as he try to depict her for a moment, but for some strange reason, he couldn't read her mind.
"Oh, is he fine?" Can I go see him? She asked worriedly with pleading eyes.
Yes. He is waiting in my garden. Lucas replied motioning towards the door for her to use. Catherine slowly nodded and walked towards him.
At first, Lucas thought she will walk away immediately cause he could hear her loud heart beats from extreme and intense nervousness and worry which he didn't like.
But to his shocking disbelief, she embraced him tightly wrapping her tiny fragile hands around his back. Please, don't fight. Don't prove to anyone your worth. She pleaded with lurked tears threatening to escape her eyes. She couldn't withstand loosing him, even though she was yet to sort out her feelings for him and just getting to know him, she couldn't risk losing him, that will shatter and break her.
Lucas was taken a back by her hug and her soft confession.
A/N: Check out, "Billionaire CEO's revenge". Shadow of desires will be uploaded soon.