Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord-Chapter 204: Sticking together (3)

"What should we get into first? I wouldn’t mind having a drink or two and then doing some shopping after. I have plenty of money to spend and so much trouble I want to get into. You decide," Josephine left the decision to Selene.

Selene was stuck not knowing what to do. There was a sudden realisation that she would need to be the parent by watching Josephine carefully.

"I will do anything that doesn’t have Xavier worried about the state I bring his mother home in. How about we walk around and do whatever catches our eyes? Maybe save the drinking for last or never," Selene suggested.

"Nonsense," Josephine laughed, patting Selene’s leg. "A drink is always needed. Maybe you don’t enjoy it because you didn’t have the good ones. Come," she said, taking Selene’s hand so they could exit the carriage together.

Selene looked to Lucas for him to rescue her. He had been in the carriage the entire time, sitting still like he was part of the carriage.

Lucas shook his head, for once having to ignore Selene’s please. While didn’t want Xavier to be upset with him for not rescuing Selene, the last time Josephine screamed near him, his ears took a long time to recover.

Lucas was waiting for the moment they would confirm Josephine was also some kind of banshee.

Selene was left to deal with Josephine alone. Perhaps it would have been better to stay on the estate. They could get drunk there and not worry about being in danger or Xavier could have another talk with his mother.

Josephine kept her hold on Selene’s hand and searched for where they would go first. "Should we dress up in different attire? Should we match?"

"I think our dresses are perfectly fine. Are you already drunk?" Selene asked though that couldn’t be the case. Why was Josephine suddenly so cheery?

"No. I am not happy when I’m drunk. I have a habit of getting angry and throwing things when I am. Well, so I have been told," Josephine replied. "It was how I learned that my scream can affect a vampire’s hearing."

"Then you definitely shouldn’t drink," Selene concluded. "I like my hearing."

"And you will get to keep it as it is. When there is so much danger all around us, I wouldn’t drink to the point I am out of my mind," Josephine assured Selene. "I simply want to have fun and do things I wouldn’t normally do."

Josephine continued to say, "I have never gotten dressed up to match my husband and son. I certainly never will. Nathaniel would make me hate it and Xavier would strip naked so we don’t look like fools in his words. So, I am left with you. The kind one."

Selene couldn’t help but smile. "Very well. Today is all about having fun. Where can we get dresses fitted for us and wear them now before the day ends?"

"You forgot who you are with now, Selene. I am Josephine Blackthorn and I shall make it happen. I think I will also rid you of your current problem with the women listening to Vivienne. She is the queen but for years many have clung to my word. I will fix it," Josephine promised.

Since she never had a public outing with Selene it might be easy for everyone to assume that she was also not happy with the marriage but that was far from the truth. From now on, Josephine would do whatever was needed to show that Selene had her full support.

"Xavier is made up of two sides. The Blackthorns are half of it and in the eyes of many, they are the most important side but there is another half which will support you. I can guarantee that," said Josephine.

Selene was happy to hear this but there was still some concern. "Your family would easily accept me?"

"My father is the one who makes all the decisions along with our elders and he happens to adore his daughter. What I say will go. I am partially trying to keep myself together so my father doesn’t find out the state of my marriage. Blackthorn or not, he would kill Nathaniel," Josephine shared.

Selene glanced at the vampires watching them. "Should we say this here?"

"It hardly matters. My father’s temper concerning me has always been known. Since you are concerned about what others would say then that means you didn’t hear what happened at my wedding. My father’s threat wasn’t just words and many thought he would be punished for hurting a Blackthorn."

"He hurt Nathaniel on your wedding day?" Selene replied, surprised to hear this. Was it wrong that she wanted to see it?

Josephine nodded her head. "He did. So, you have one side who is not afraid of the Blackthorns to help you. We should go here for our dresses."

Lucas remained behind the pair with the two guards Xavier sent along with him. He kept watch of who was watching Selene and Josephine. He was starting to get used to having to come look at dresses for Selene.

"What has my life become?" Lucas muttered.

He was normally the man sent out to kill someone and then hide the body but now, he was the man who escorted Selene and the worst part was he didn’t mind it.

Selene was an interesting woman who brought all kinds of trouble so it meant there were more people to kill. Then there was the mystery of her missing parents and the fact she could heal from holy weapons.

Lucas hadn’t felt this excitement since the time he found out Xavier could fly. If Selene kept this up then she might be more interesting than Xavier.

Lucas went back to watching their surroundings and was lucky to get a glimpse of a familiar face. A glimpse of two familiar faces he never expected to see together.

"Watch the lady," Lucas ordered the two guards.

Lucas was careful with how he watched the pair who seemed to be upset with each other. ’What is his wife doing with the priest?’

Cassandra was human so she would visit the church and speak to a priest but Lucas didn’t like that it was her walking with the priest who had been eyeing Xavier and Selene.

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Lucas soon looked away so the pair wouldn’t notice his gaze. As long as they didn’t suspect someone watching them then they wouldn’t run before he could share this news with Xavier.

Lucas laughed at the thought of Gabriel bringing home and marrying someone who wanted to harm vampires. Gabriel couldn’t be that unlucky and foolish. If he was, Xavier was going to enjoy this.

Lucas turned around to watch Selene with Josephine. "She’s very special indeed," he concluded.

If his suspicion was right then Selene leaving her ex-husband had saved her from dying at the hands of the human. For all they knew, Gabriel was slowly dying right now.

’Well, there goes Xavier’s fun of killing him,’ Lucas thought, disappointed.

Lucas continued to wait around outside for Selene to be done and after a few minutes of waiting, someone came toward them.

"Excuse me, I need to enter," a quiet voice came from behind Lucas.

Upon turning around, Lucas came face to face with Cassandra.