
"Well, whoa, whoa", Mr. Rogh's eyes sparkled like a hungry crocodile that had just found its prey.
Rose held her breath with her stiffened body helpless. He squeezed the end of his dress that looked shabby. Stare furiously at the two women behind Mr. Rogh. It feels regretful to have fulfilled his fatigue by sitting there resting for a moment. He should have continued walking until almost paralyzed so that no one could find his whereabouts.
The smell of cruelty is smelled when Mr. Rogh raises a grin that is more sinister than ever before. Then shortly appeared a few sturdy men behind him. It made Rose shrivel even more, his legs he tightened with a body that was increasingly trembling. His eyes glanced to the right and to the left, weighing while looking for something. He looked for his father around them. But he did not find the person who should have protected him there. Rose smiled ironically, but as much as possible she still displayed her calm face.
"Thank you, my son! You have managed to hold your future stepmother back", Mr. Rogh told Eric, who has been silent since, observing what really happened.
Both Rose and Eric's mouths were open. Throwing each other a look of disbelief. Bitter, a very bitter reality for Eric of course. How could he possibly accept the fact that the woman he had been waiting for, would end up like the women he always hated.
"Eric?", Rose's face was filled with thousands of question marks. Explanation, he needed an explanation from the man who was now next to him. It was true that Rose kept staring at Eric so deeply. And the look in his eyes could not cover a heartache.
"Rose!", cried Eric while shaking firmly to the woman next to him. He did not even understand what situation they were facing right now. How could he know his father, how could their relationship end with a decision he always hated. Eric also put a lot of question marks on his face.
But seeing a flash of deep sadness, made him guess. Especially when he looked at two women, namely Madam Mira and Mirabel, his daughter who he himself also knew. The two women looked extremely happy staring at Rose who even just a single glance could see so much sadness in her eyes. Eric's brain was working hard, an estimate popping up in his head.
"Could they be the cause?", Eric murmured in his heart.
But for what, Eric also back to wondering. Because until now, he did not know what relationship between Rose and Mirabel always looked tense.
"Eric!", just as he stopped his spinning thoughts everywhere Mirabel came closer and embraced his arm while acting spoiled.
"cih!", both Rose and Eric swore at the same time in their hearts.
"Mutilize!", revile Rose again.
"What is this really about?", asked Eric to Mr. Rogh as his father. But the tone of speech that he let out there was not the slightest warmth in it. It was as if their relationship had not been so good for a long time.
"Look, my only son! Tomorrow I will have my fifth wedding! But my future wife was so angry that she chose to take a little walk and made me look for her. I think your future stepmother really likes to be chased!", her friendly and pleasant-sounding explanation even made Rose disgusted and wanted to vomit when she heard the old man's words.
What his father said was like a sharp bullet that had penetrated right into his heart. His heart was ready to explode right then and there. The irony is very painful and it will not be possible for him to accept the harsh reality.
"And you know that woman too! She was the half-brother of my bride-to-be, her name was Mirabel Benneth and it was Mira Benneth's mother!", she explained again with her cruel grin. He explained that there was no blame for Eric to approach the woman who had been his target. Especially with Mirabel's arm that supports her not to move, making Eric must realize who is really in power.
On the way back, Mirabel had explained how the three of them knew each other. But what he explained was that he and Eric liked each other just that Rose often came and teased Eric so that Eric became turned away from him. The fairy tale he created was successfully trusted by Mr. Rogh who was filled with lust to make his Rose.
Eric stared at Rose with a hard-to-understand look. There is sympathy, empathy, compassion and love that blend into one on his gray eyeballs. It turns out that this is the reality, a little bit so he knew what had been behind the cheerful smile that Rose always showed to her friend. And the reason why Rose always avoids him when he is with Mirabel is certainly very clear in the current situation. As a man he also knows that this flirtatious woman likes him even makes him sometimes feel uncomfortable with his behavior that is too aggressive.
"Capture him!", Lord Rogh's orders stretched across the ears of the people there. The strapping men who had arrived, now approached Rose and then held her arms to her right and left so tightly that she was unable to fight even though she had shaken her body so that the hand was released.
Eric held one of the men's hands. Trying to prevent his father's men from touching Rose in the least. But his strength was not strong enough until his hand was blown away.
"Take him off!", Eric growled furiously at his father. The urge of anger in his chest was already extremely strong with a hunting breath.
"Heh!", Mr. Rogh smiled cynically at his son. No one can stand in the way of his wishes.
"Catch him too!", orders Mr. Rogh again while turning his back without looking at his son.
Eric thrashed, shaking his body firmly, trying to escape from the snare of his father's man. He was unable to resist and ended up unconscious because one of Mr. Rogh's men hit him on the back of his neck until he collapsed.
"Take him home, then lock his room! Don't let anyone come near and pity him! He had to think who he needed right now!", ordered Lord Rogh with his arrogance. Even though it was his own son, but even his attitude was no different from his attitude towards the enemy or people who were meaningless to him.
Mr. Rogh's men were divided into two groups. One took care of Eric and carried the man into the car behind him. While the other group dragged forcibly Rose who was still intact consciousness and put it in the car in front.
"Trust me we will have fun, dear!", Mr. Rogh's mischievous hands gently rubbed Ross' delicate and tender cheeks with a disgusting seductive smile.