A Dark Crest Novel 

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After getting engaged to a man she's never met. Caroline moves to the Van Estate, where she realizes that her husband to be, is not who he seems.

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"Caroline!"

The voice of her pursuer calls out to her, as she turns down the darkly lit corridor, hoping to elude them. But the footsteps only get closer, and closer. She runs down the end of the corridor, to a crossroad.

"Right or left?"

The footsteps get closer.

"Was the exit right or left?!"

She thinks to herself, as the voice once again calls out to her.

"Caroline! Come out, come out, wherever you are!"

"Right!"

She turns down the right corridor and runs as fast as she's able. As she gets closer, a bright light shines through. Causing her to almost leap with joy, she had chosen the right way! Or at least that's what she had thought. As she gets closer she realizes that this is in fact a dead end. The light was coming from a window; taking up the majority of the wall. She turns to go back, but she's met with a familiar pair of vibrant, purple eyes, staring back at her from the end of the hallway. She freezes in fear, as the figure grins, and calmly walks towards her.

"Found you."

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The Countess and Her Knight

Caroline’s premonition was of the day after Elton had left the manor. In it her day had started off as it normally had; Caroline awoke late in the morning, Milly bathed, and dressed her, before she had her morning meal. She then spends some time in the garden reading a new novel that she had gotten from the library a few days earlier. She took a short nap before arriving for supper. When Edmond brought her meal in the dining room, he also brung her a letter. 


“What's this?” Caroline asked, confused. 


“A letter. It arrived for you and the Count dismorning while you were resting in the garden.” Edmond says, as he places Caroline’s bowl in front of her. Curious, she opens the letter. She is soon filled with regret that she did not wait till after dinner. After scanning the letter she collapses to the ground. Elton had been attacked by a pack of wolves on his way to the capital, and he, unfortunately, did not survive the attack. 


Caroline lets out a gasp of horror, before she falls to the ground, and loses consciousness. She is taken back to her room, where she sleeps for a few hours, before awakening. After remembering what had happened she becomes hysterical. The maids had to try their best to help her calm down. She eventually cried herself to sleep. She awakes not long after, wanting a distraction, Caroline walks to the library. 


 As Caroline approaches the door of the library she notices the door is cracked open, and a dim light is coming from inside. She is able to hear two people talking in a hush whisper from the other side of the door. 


 "Yes. We got the news dismorning." The woman responds. 


 What news? Caroline thinks. The only news received dismorning was about Sir. Elton… 


 "He's dead and gone, he shall not be an issue any longer." 


 Caroline covers her mouth, she backs up, in to a large decorative suit of armor, causing it to crash to the ground. The door swings open, she turns to run, but she is to late, the two had caught her. 


Chapter Thirty