Some Experience

The joke was terrible. And if not for the butler being embarrassed, he would have questioned her obedience. But she was lucky nothing was normal in this madhouse.

As long as she did not need to face him often. She walked away hurriedly as if she could feel the danger just by standing in front of his door. 

When she was offered the room, it was large this time. Better than the house she had lived in so far. This one had a window for fresh air, a fireplace for night and a closet where she could hide her secrets.

She closed the door at once when the butler went to fetch the child. Fetch! What a strange word for their master. But she did not have time to waste on their etiquettes. She needed to write a letter and find a way to post it soon or the viscount would be furious and she was not in a condition to face his fury.

She hid all the ledgers at once and then covered them with her clothes. Checking again and again on the lock, she went to write a letter.

"The bird had caught the worms but she was injured. It would need a few days resting before flying again. It will take a week to reach you." she made sure not to use the parchment of duke.

Though she was working for Viscount, she did not trust him enough to let him know where she was hiding. He was another hawk that attacked the prey she brought for him.

He wanted fame, power and a name for himself and his heir. She wanted an end to the crimes in the dark alleys. And they joined hands. She brought him information and he made sure that criminals were imprisoned. Something she could not do on her own.

No one would believe her and it would be easy for her enemies to find her. The viscount was her shield. Though he takes all the credit for finding the criminals, all the power and reward goes to him, she stayed hidden and did not get targeted.

This way it was easy to reach another target. Her biggest asset was being invisible to the world. And this post was perfect hiding for now.

She took another deep brother hoping her corrupted shadow would not fall on the child. She waited and waited for the butler to return with the child, but he did not and she got tired of waiting.

She never had the chance to rest so freely. So, she stood up and walked out. Two doors away from her was the room of the young duke, one door away was the room of the deceased couple and to her left was the room of the child she was supposed to take care of.

But all the rooms were… closed! She frowned as she looked around. But there was no servant there again!

She walked down the stairs. It should be day time but the manor was dark with all the curtains closed and dark. There were hardly any candles lit as if they would go bankrupt if they spent some money on it.

With a frown, she made sure that she did not fall when she heard laughter and more than that.. The strange sounds of heavy breathing and panting ended with a moan leaving him petrified.

"What in the world!" she could not believe her ears. But could there be anyone exercising in the middle of the stairs that induce moans?!!

"What is happening there?" she hollered loudly as she made her heels louder only to hear the shifting of clothes.

A young man with brown hair and brown eyes and a young girl with ginger hair were leaning against the wall. The girl was still panting with whatever they were doing in the corner. The man had disheveled hair. He looked at her with a frown as if asking what she was doing there.

"She is the new nanny hired for the young lord, Patrick." The maid held the man's hands who looked like he was going to interrogate Elara.

"Good afternoon, miss Elara. The butler had told us about you. Do you need anything? " The conversation had nothing wrong with it except.. Her clothes still told Elara of the sins they were committing in the public.. In the broad daylight at someone else's house! Yet they behaved there was something wrong with her!

"I need some decency if you can offer a miss… and sir Patrick!" She looked at them with a scowl. If they thought she was going to go blind eye they were extremely wrong. "There is a child in the house. What will he learn if he sees his maids and servants making strange sounds and kissing each other in public or you were beyond that?" The girl flinched and bowed her head but the man was not at all ashamed.

He raised his brow, licked his lips where the mark of lipstick was still bored.

"Why? He had enough experience with the new lord! Did you not see a naked woman leaving his room just two hours ago? Or you did not know that she was the girl who came to be governess instead of you?" she did not! She thought the butler did not want a temporary governess.

She thanked the dark to hide her expressions or she would have been embarrassed in front of these leechers.

"Patrick!" The girl fidgeted at her place but the man was not done. "And let me tell you she is not the first and you might be the next target. If you want to work here, you should get in the habit of a lot more steam." he laughed as if it was entertainment like the theater he was talking about.

"I can even give you some experience if you need to before handling that beast in your bed."