Chapter 9: Macaron Escape

"Some people handle sweets better" ~ Harvey Weinstein

Dinner is served, everything is set, the preparations have been done beautifully and successful, and the mysterious men or so-called "Young Masters" are seated while waiting for Sodelle to arrive, one of the young masters spoke and asked "where is miss Wolfe? Don't you think she's taking to long?" he said, Eric answered him "She said she needed the restroom for a minute, nervous I presume" he said.

While waiting the other young master asked Eric, "Tell me, Sir Eric, what do you think of Miss Wolfe, the moment you saw her?" he wondered out of curiosity, Eric somehow chuckled a bit and cleared his throat, saying "Well I do say, she looked shocked at first the moment she saw me, but she cooperated and paid attention very well, a polite and disciplined young lady, although her characteristics felt so familiar and different at the same time I couldn't point nor recall" he said, made the young masters even curious and excited at the same time.

And then the door opened slowly that caught all the young masters attention, and there she was, Sodelle standing, wearing a dark blue long silk dress with her hair down and curled arranged by the maids, wearing her vintage choker that made Eric wondered where she got that necklace but brushed it off anyways. The boys, on the other hand, were in awe as she walks towards them, she stopped and showed a curtsy to them, "As promised, I came peacefully and accepted your invitation gentlemen" she said and made a pseudo smile.

Eric walks towards Sodelle and pulls out a chair for her, she sat and thanked him politely and started dinner, yet she didn't pay attention with the feasts much, looking around slowly but carefully while pretending to reach her tablecloth and places it on her lap, as she was to look at the three unknown men, she got caught by one them, she flinched.

Sodelle began to shake and feel nervous, worst of all she's deeply scared, but she took courage and started to speak, "I'm sorry but I couldn't feel comfortable asking this, should I know you?" she asked with her head spinning on top in disbelief, the man put down his silverware "Oh right, of course, where are our manners, my name is Ezra Lyon, on my left is Cian Adler, and on the right is Mikhail Lockhart. Oh, and may I do say you look ravishing this evening, I know what happened back in the mansion was violent and very improper, but you wouldn't understand we were so excited when we heard the news that a noble family had a daughter who returned home after two years, interestingly you are adopted but loved truly like their own."

Sodelle was in shock when Ezra said those words, he continues "and yes you are wondering, how come you never heard of us?" Ezra looks at Mikhail and nods his head slightly, Sodelle looked confused and shook her head, Mikhail chuckled and grins at her "don't mind him, he's confused when he speaks his mind... Well, it's a bit complicated story, but of course, you should know as a family member, that for generations the noble Wolfe Family never had daughters, only sons for hundreds of years, until today" he said.

Then suddenly, the three of them stood up seemingly looking at her, with an exciting, psychopathic, sinister look on their faces. And as of that, Sodelle sighed and took a sip of wine and places it back on the table, then she closes her eyes and recce her dire situation, hearing their slow footsteps, loud breathing, she hears everything, and Cian said "Ugh! this sounds immature but can't we just have fun? Enough with the talking, let's do some screaming" he claimed while sliding his hands on top of the table towards Sodelle, she opens her eyes and started to laugh, stands up and grins at them, her expression made the boys stop walking towards her, Sodelle took off her shoes and said "you think you guys are the only ones who can play this game? Not knowing what kind of person you're dealing with right now? hmm... too bad"

Ezra scoffed "Well somebody has guts, acting all smart and tough. Little lady, you have no one to protect you, your brothers have no idea where you are, you are nothing but a defenseless little pup all alo-" before he could finish the lights began to flicker and made the room dark, they hear Sodelle laughing mischievously they couldn't quite see anything at all, they could hear running footsteps and banged open door until the noise faded away, the boys called out to each other where they are and where Sodelle went, and soon they realized she had escaped and somehow ran away with everything pitched black, one of them was angry, and some of them were surprised of what she really meant.

After what happened, Eric came with a flashlight and each one for the young masters and hands it to them, they then split up to find her and Ezra ordered Eric to turn on the power quickly. Sodelle, on the other hand, ran back towards the room where she was lying, wore her jacket took the piece of paper under the pillow, folded it and shoots it on her shoes and wears it quickly, after a few minutes she left the room quietly and finds her way out of the place.

But it was like a maze, everywhere she went was pointless, even the rooms she encountered were sometimes empty, and some are old rooms that are filled with clouds of dust, then the lights went back on it made her startled, she grunts in frustration that the lights went back on fast, but she is not in their sights, for now, she walked slowly and carefully, checking the corner ceilings if there are security cameras, thankfully they don't "good thing the place looks old, didn't think of putting security cameras anyway, so dumb" she whispered.

With a slight of luck, she smelled something cooking or rather baking, the sweet smell entrance her that she followed the scent, running and smelling slow she finds herself walking towards the kitchen, Sodelle slowly opens the door making sure she doesn't make loud noises, she gets inside and closed the door gently, astoundingly she was surprised and amazed of the pastry she is seeing, beautiful baked cakes and tarts, fresh warm bread, macaroons as well displayed and placed on the table, after looking she felt hungry cause she never had a chance to take a bite of the feast earlier. She then took one pink macaroon and ate it, she felt relieved and delighted until someone spoke behind her "did you like the macaroons?" Sodelle froze.

"We learned a couple of things while we were trapped in that house. One, never walk into a house made of candy. And two, if you're gonna kill a witch, set her ass on fire." ~Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters