Adopted Parent

"Shameless"she retorted with a glare,he was indeed brazen with his words just now when he called her a bad girl.

"I'm amused with how bold you are,even though you are a witch,I could do a lot of things to you"he smiled showing off his fangs.

Della felt alarmed knowing it was a threat,she didn't want to be killed as she couldn't even fight for herself with her limited powers.

"Not wearing gloves today"he stated,one of his brows arched upward,

Seemed everyone was already noticing her gloves,her kind was already known by him.

"Please let me go"she pleaded,this time she didn't stare at him with fires in her eyes,her demeanor changed to a novice.

She didn't want to build more black bloods with him and felt finding the stones and keeping it powers from the witches were more important right now.

"I don't usually like witches but you are an exception"he says with a stern face,

Della's brows furrowed,what did he mean like,

did he perhaps held an interest in her.

Della didn't trust this man and felt he was being his all manipulative self.

He released his hold on her and she left the room in haste.

Lord Lucas frowned and turned his direction to the room.

Della hadn't noticed the room cause of distractions from lord Lucas,he didn't want her knowing about the room as he had a feeling the stones were here.

He had heard footsteps and a beating heart,he knew once the valorous girl was here.

Even though lord Lucas had told Oliver and pretended he wanted Della's help in finding the stones,which were partly true but lord Lucas didn't know of the powers the stones held and knowing Della wouldn't stay in his home after finding the stones and would escape with the stones.

He did this to protect her,the witches were despicable creatures and they would kill her after finding the stones,he had learnt from his cousin about a powerful witch in his mansion who was the original owner of the stone and it has been past down to her daughter after her death.

Lord Lucas was confused on how the witch could still be alive,if truly she was,Della's mother was still alive which she wasn't aware of.

Lord Lucas wanted to get rid of the witches in west hill first before helping Della.

These theories he had observed wasn't known by anyone as he didn't trust anybody at the moment.

Meanwhile Della released her breath she had been holding,her heart still beating widely.

She frowned,what was he thinking getting close to her,came the thoughts from Della which followed with a glare.

She immediately ran back to her room regretting stepping out from the room.

Some hours passed with Della still in her room,she heard a knock from the door.

Unlocking the door,a maid stood outside with her head bowed down.

"Mi lord has sent for you my lady"she informed,

"Where is he?"she asked with an heavy breath,not pleased to see lord Lucas.

"In the dining,he said you mustn't defile else you won't get any food"came the words from the maid.

Della frowned,she was hungry and hadn't thought about food,she didn't want to eat with lord Lucas and hearing the words from the maid terrified her.

She didn't know what he was capable of but dying in hunger wasn't her plan.

She immediately left the room with the maid leading the way.

Upon entering the dining room,where a long table was set and chairs around it,there were many varieties of food which could feed an entire household but just lord Lucas was there munching on a meat in his mouth.

He didn't even glance at her direction,she bowed her head before taking a seat further from him.

When she heard him finally speak,his head still down on his food plate.

"Not there,come seat here"he stated,

Della frowned,got up and sat closer to him,the distance between them closer.

A maid immediately served her food on her plate,Della's belly made a grumpy noise seeing the food.

She immediately took her spoons and began eating,

a spoonful on her mouth.

Lord Lucas dropped his fork and raised his head,a small smile crept on his face.

"Easy there,I am not going to starve you tomorrow"he smiled acting virtuous.

Della knew deep down what his words meant as the maid had rely it to her earlier.

Finishing the food on her mouth,she asked a question her curious mind was after since she arrived here.

"Where is Oliver?"

Lord Lucas frowned upon hearing her words,

"He went out for some work,why?"he asked wanting to know her reason for the question,

"Cause if I hadn't come down,you would eat alone which isn't really healthy"came the nonchalant response from Della.

Lord Lucas smiled a little,he was glad to know she didn't fancy Oliver,

"Since when did you care about my health?"he asked,his brows arched up,

Della felt her face turn pink,he always imply other things in her words.

"Since never"she murmured which he heard,

"We are going out tomorrow"he informed,

"Going out?"Della raised her head up with furrowed brows,

He nodded,

"Where are we going?"Della questioned,

"You should learn to trust your foster parent"he stated sternly.

Della frowned,foster parent.

She glared at him,

"Or you want something else?"he smirked,his serious demeanor changed immediately,

Della's eyes moved about to notice the two maids who still stood behind and didn't dare say a word

but she felt embarrassed.

Her face turned pink,she directed her attention back to her food and crunched on it.

Lord Lucas chuckled before using a napkin to wipe his mouth.

After dinner,lord Lucas didn't pester her again and sent her back to her room.