Chapter 29: THE VISITOR
MONICA'S POV
I wondered why he locked me in when I hadn't said or done anything wrong but nothing came to my mind and I was dumbfounded. I had no idea why he hated me so much, I had no idea why he never wanted to see me around him and would always go against me at each given moment. We got married and I thought he would at least mark me properly while he also made me a woman but he never did and there had never been any explanation for that.
I was grateful toward him after I heard about everything he had done for me but I've been greedy, I wanted him to show me some care and love so that together with him, I could return to my stepmother one day and pay for a thousand fold what she had done to me. I was still thinking about my life when my stomach growled and I frowned "You're hungry." Edna said and I nodded my head. "Indeed, I am but is this the right time for that? I'm so angry and sad right now but my stomach still wants to be fed. Bullshit! I'm not going to eat." I replied angrily and lay in bed.
"Why won't you eat? Would you rather die here than see his face when he comes to see you tomorrow? What's wrong with your head, Monica?" Edna scolded me but I only rolled my eyes and grunted before closing my eyes. I was about to force myself to sleep when I heard a knock on the door and I opened my eyes "Who's there?" I asked after trying to perceive the scent of who was there but it seemed to me like the person was a stranger as I had never perceived such a scent before. The person wasn't a werewolf, the person wasn't human either and for some reason, I couldn't figure out what they were.
"Come in," I said but I regretted my words at that moment. "Monica!" Edna screamed and I groaned "Why are you so careless? Why would you tell them to enter when you don't know them? Do you know if they are here to kill you or not?!" She spat. I was bothered too but I didn't care. Maybe, that would even make Brimstone come to me if he realized that I was in trouble.
I stood up in bed and sat down. "Come in," I said again and the door opened, revealing a very beautiful young lady in a maid uniform which seemed quite odd on her as she looked more like a noble lady rather than a maid. She lowered her head as she walked over to my side with a bottle of wine and two glass cups in hand. "Did I ask for that? Why did you bring that here?" I asked after I was done staring at her and was getting shy already. How could I look at a fellow lady so much~ She must have noticed my gaze as she had raised her head and on her face was a very big smile which only made her more beautiful than she already was.
She dropped the wine and cups on the table in front of me and turned to look at me "You didn't ask for it but I figured you might need it." She said casually and my eyes widened. "You're shocked?" She asked amusingly as she seemed to have noticed the shock in my eyes. She looked at my bed and nodded her head "Didn't expect your room to be so pretty." She complimented me before she got closer to me and sat beside me. "Who are you? Why are you so bold, that you even sit beside me without asking for permission? What's going on?" I asked. I was supposed to be scared but for some strange reason, I wasn't scared at all. "So, you don't remember my face? I know I was different that day but I expect you to still remember me, did you forget me already?" She asked sadly and I felt a little guilty too.
She rolled her eyes and placed her hand on my shoulder "I'm the mermaid you met a few days back. I'm Rina." She introduced and a big smile mixed with shock appeared on my face as I stared back at her.