*Thirty-Five years before*"Lucinda? Lucinda where are you?" She heard the babysitter calling for her. Little Lucinda Tremaine was hiding in the coat closet after hearing screams from the attic where her brother was."Lucinda? Lucy? Where are you?" She cowered and brought her knees to her chest as the female's voice became more clear. Suddenly, the door opened and the light above blinded her for a moment. Bringi
***AnaThe idea that my sisters may have been taken hostage by bandits, or even worse, killed, sent a shiver down my spine. I began to pace the room, brainstorming.The first step would be to plan how to get to the castle; horseback. The next step is to figure out how to get past mother without her seeing;
* * *DrizellaMaddie and I had been wedding planning a little bit more in her room when we heard the voice of the King that sounded angry. I stood up from the bed and straightened my dress before he and the prince marched into the room. I curtseyed to him but I don't think he noticed. He walked right over to Maddie and fell to his knees. Before he left, the prince handed me the map that I asked for and I mouthed the words "Thank you" to him.When they left, I looked at Maddie and her eyes were wide when she said "Well that was weird," and we both chuckled softly.After that, I headed across the corridor to my own room to open up the map that the prince brought for me on the small table that was purposed for tea. The table was relatively short and I moved half of the couch closer so that I wouldn't have to bend forward too far and hurt my back just by looking at it.
* * *EllaOne of the things that Alma said we needed to work on during my bridal training was my posture. Corsetry was the first step to take in that task. In the privacy of my room, Alma was helping me to lace up my first corset."Alma, please... I think... I think the corset is tight enough." I pleaded f
After receiving her first whipping from their babysitter Isabella, Lucinda and her brother Joseph behaved much better. That night, as they laid in bed, both laid on their sides to face each other."I am sorry." Joseph told his sister, "I promised you just this morning that I would never let her do that to you and then hours later you were tied up next to me. I am so sorry, Lucy." His eyes began to water and his pain was visible. Not only the pain from his back but the emotional pain he was feeling. He was the older sibling, and he let his sister get hurt on his watch. More than that, she got punished because of his own poor behavior.
Lucinda tried to control her anger and frustration when it came to her brother's future wife Danielle, but she couldn't help but despise the woman.Joseph had promised Lucinda that he would welcome her into his home should he get married before she came of age. Knowing Danielle, she doubted that she would accept that idea.Since their parents were rarely home, Lucinda had become Joseph's ward and he was supposed
* * *Peter
* * *PeterWith a beaming smile that I had not seen in years, Derek made his way to the kitchen and rummaged through the pa