Ensnaring his Dark Moon-Chapter 302: Your Grace...?

The heart was greedy. There was a time he did not have her and he had wished for nothing more than to have her glance at him. Now, she glanced at him yet he wanted her to not look at anyone else.

Frivolous heart!

Now that he had her, it could not help but desire more.

Luciana was in a daze as she met his intense gaze.

After a few moments, she ended up laughing, ’’I would never do that. It is so humiliating. I would never degrade myself in that manner,’’ Do anything and everything to marry a man? Just thinking about it made her feel ashamed.

He glared at her indignantly, ’’You never know,’’ But seeing her cheerful face, he ended up smiling too.

He kissed her cheek.

She had been worried for a long time to find the Duke so seeing her like this relieved him.

While they were engrossed in each other, they did not notice a strange movement near the fireflies who glowed deeper for a moment before gradually drifting away.

After half an hour, Luciana pushed herself to her feet, ’’Shall I go there?" She could not help but feel unsettled.

They had everything prepared hence she was not worried but they should have been back by now.

Cardan raised his hand and checked his powers, ’’The spell is intact. Maverick has got my powers for the time being. He would be fine...’’

Just as he was speaking, there were some movements in the waves of the sea.

Luciana and Cardan exchanged a glance.

Soon, the troops of guards emerged from the sea.

Luciana’s gaze landed on the man who was being shielded by the men in black.

Upon seeing that Duke Maverick seemed to be fine, she let out a sigh of relief.

But her eyes narrowed when she noticed a guard carrying a man behind the Duke, ’’Is that...’’

’’Rowan,’’ Cardan finished as their gazes met.

He knew the people in the Daven Castle like the back of his hand after staying there in a disguise for so long. And he knew that Rowan was a good friend to Aleister.

He sighed and leaned back on the tree.

Luciana approached them without delay, ’’Your Grace,’’ she curtsied to Duke Maverick before looking at the guards, ’’What happened to him?" her gaze landed on Rowan.

Duke Maverick was startled when he saw Luciana. Although she did not seem to have any bad intentions at the moment, he did not have a good impression of the Norwell Family. Their mysterious arrival in Visteria had played a role in the ultimate doom of the royal family. Regardless of whether they were involved or not, their motives were not clear.

From what Rowan told him, they were the ones who took Esme away in exchange for saving him from that witch’s cursed mirror. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

And now Esme seemed to be in trouble.

For once, Duke Maverick was stunned. When he saw the guards, he had his suspicions to some extent but he knew that he could not stay in that place forever.

Yet, he did not expect to see Luciana Norwell here.

Clueless about the kind of thoughts he was harboring, Luciana glanced at the guards questioningly.

One of them answered, ’’When we reached the dungeon, he was killed by Jeremiah Norwell’s guards,’’ If it was someone from the sea, they would have addressed Jeremiah as the heir but the heavenly guards did not look upto anyone except for the people they served, namely the descendants of the Dark Castle.

’’Those men were killed by His Grace,’’ One of Aleister’s guard’s answered. As heavenly guards, they had never had any exchange with mortals but their Lord’s Uncle was their superior so they kept their tone respectful.

Luciana looked at Rowan’s body and closed her eyes. Things still went out of control. It seemed like they had miscalculated.

They assumed that her Uncle intended to keep Duke Maverick as a hostage to control Esme but it looks like he intended to have them killed.

Duke Maverick was a mild-tempered and soft-hearted man. Anyone with eyes would know that at first glance. Yet those guards laid their hand on Rowan, knowing it can impact the Duke as well. That only meant that Jeremiah had not ordered them to be careful with Duke Maverick’s life. Regardless of his marriage with Esme, he never intended to set the Duke free.

Duke Maverick would have been killed no matter what.

Had it been different from what she was thinking, they would have been careful with Duke Maverick and Rowan instead of tormenting them to this extent.

But it seemed like her Uncle was certain these hostages would not come to use because Esme would probably never regain her memories. That’s what he thought, hence treating his hostages without any care.

After a few minutes, Luciana opened her eyes and regained her composure. There was no point in dwelling on the dead when there was the living to be taken care of.

With that thought, she glanced at Duke Maverick. He no longer appeared as weak and hollow as he did in the past. There was a vigor emanating from his eyes and his temperament was different from before.

Luciana believed that it had something to do with the Nyxenna spell.

Soon, she noticed something else.

Duke Maverick’s expression... seemed to be turning worse and worse with every passing second.

When silence descended around them, Luciana took a step towards him, ’’Your Grace...?"

He looked at her, his eyes bloodshot, ’’Rowan was killed... by a Norwell?"

Luciana’s eyes widened. She looked at the guard who had mentioned the heir by his name earlier. No wonder...

The Duke was suspicious of her intentions.

She did not blame him. After the anguish he had gone through, he was standing in front of the family of his tormentor so it was natural to not be able to trust anyone.

’’Jeremiah Norwell is my Uncle, the heir apparent of Defire,’’ Luciana tilted her chin, ’’Your captor. He intended to use you to control Esme but Esme has learned of his motives,’’ she explained without holding back.

Duke Maverick shook his head, apparently not knowing who or what he should believe.

Luciana felt helpless, ’’Your Grace, I am here on behalf of Esme and the Prince to take you back...’’