Luna spun around the store like a kid in a candy store as the wide variety of beautiful accessories around amazed her.A few moments ago, she had been unpacking her things gleefully as she was now reunited with her only family member, one who cared for her as much as she did for him.But while doing so, her younger cousin, Aaron visited her room and after a brief but thorough inspection of her clothes, decided she needed a wardrobe change.Arthur had decided that she deserved nothing but the very best, and that was how they were now at the most prestigious clothing line in the entire country; Elizabeth’s lines.Her sunflower dress billowed out around her as she moved with a skip in her step from one section to the other, inspecting the variety of clothes and dresses they had.Luna’s excitement vanished as soon as she set her eyes on the price tags on them. It seemed for a moment her eagerness to get a beautiful dress or two had caused her to forget that the brand was also known for ha
The guards believed they had it all planned. As long as they moved together and employed their tactics as they had trained over a thousand times, the fight would have gone in their favor.And if it was any other man they had used their strategy, it would have worked beautifully, but fate granted them the most unfortunate encounter they could have had to use such a tactic.At first they were confident, then surprised, then confused and finally the fear that the war god usually instilled in those unfortunate enough to be his enemies settled on them. For every step he took forward, seven men collapsed at his feet. Arthur didn’t use more than one blow to put them down, after all while he was protecting Luna, he didn’t want her to have another experience of a person dying before her, the occasion with their family was more than enough. The piles of unconscious bodies grew at a faster rate than their backup could arrive and merely moments later, none remained to oppose him.At that moment
Arthur watched the troubled expression Mrs Elizabeth had.He had relayed his plan of infiltrating the auction to her and she pondered means and ways to assist Arthur’s mission. Though she was unable to assist the Rhyfel family in their time of need, she decided she wouldn’t be making that mistake again. “I can sneak you into the auction under my name, so you don’t have any problem entering the venue. No one would dare to stop anyone associated with me, not even rulers of this country!” Mrs Elizabeth explained.Arthur rejected her offer, after all he didn’t want to drag her into his problems, at least not yet.And also, “Using your name might mislead them and make the Williams family believe it is you who’s targeting them. If the secret is going to be revealed, I want no one else but me to take the credit. Let it be known the great families fell at the hands of Arthur Rhyfel, the son of the man who’s heritage they burned to the ground.”Elizabeth understood his mindset and agreed to i
The auction, unlike the Burton family's last occasion, was held at a hotel owned by the William's family.This was agreed upon by both the patriarch of the William's family and Liam, who was currently the acting head of the Burton's family because of the public opinion.After all, no distinguished person attending the function felt safe on the Burton's family property, especially after the murder of Nathaniel.Though they didn't outright say it, after all even though the Burton family was declining greatly, they were still one of the seven great families, and if they could avoid it, most families did not wish to directly antagonize them.While Liam, who was the interim head of the Burton's family had been reduced to a joke due to the scandalous actions of his last son, Jon Burton, Ethan on the other hand was still respected greatly due to his achievements in the military.Many argued that he was merely granted an easy way in due to his family's position, but the ones who knew him, kne
She quickly averted her gaze. Luna had planned to come to the occasion solely for the purpose of being of as much help to Arthur as she could to express her gratitude.And while it was an occasion hosted by both the Burton and William’s family, she had hoped she would have no run in with anyone from the Burton family.Luna even went out of her way to first observe the host family’s movements through the crowd before moving herself, consciously avoiding them.But her actions were all in vain as Jon Burton approached angrily after setting his eyes on her.Stepping back in fear, Luna didn’t notice the waiters that moved behind her carrying a large antique vase. The vase fell to the ground with a loud crash and scattered into a hundred pieces, catching the attention of everyone present.The waiters looked from the destroyed antique to the bewildered Luna with a shocked expression.“Look what you’ve done!” One of the two that carried the vase pointed angrily at Luna, the interaction causi
Luna was tired of it. Time after time, she felt like her own life was not in her hands but controlled by one person or the other.First, it was the people who massacred her family and forced her and her cousin Arthur to flee, then it was her adoptive mother, Clara Byrne, then the Gallagher's and now this.She had decided to herself ever since Arthur's return that she would take back control of her life and she saw this as the first step.Turning to Elizabeth, she pleaded, “I promise you I'm telling you the truth, aunt. I never came near the workers carrying the vase. I don't know what crime I have committed against the Burton family that I am being framed like this.”“How bold of you to utter such rubbish? Did I not make my judgement not on the testimonies of anyone present but on the footage presented before everyone here?” Ethan stated coldly, walking towards her and remaining unfazed as she took a few steps back. “Is this how the so called ‘most promising businesswoman’ Clara Byrn
The Gallagher's and Clara Byrne looked at each, panic and confusion written across their features as they knelt before the silent Ethan Burton.Noticing Luna, Clara wondered just why she was dragged here as well?Did she perhaps attend a party she wasn't invited to? While both Clara and the Gallagher’s had heard about Nathaniel's memorial occasion, the Burton family hadn't deemed them important enough to send an invite to, so they didn't bother.“So are you all aware about why I brought you all here?” Ethan asked, sitting cross legged on the only chair in the room.A few in the room managed to shake their heads in reply, the others too scared by the sight of the soldiers behind Ethan in full uniform to move.But most of all, Luna was not just scared, she was extremely confused. She knew she didn't bump into any of the workers, so why had the video shown that she did.And Ethan even went as far as dragging out her adoptive mother and the Gallagher's for a reason she didn't know, all t
Ethan walked to Luna and slapped her with all his strength, sending her crashing to the ground.“You stupid piece of trash! So you were one of the Rhyfel's all along?” He yelled angrily, gripping a fistful of her hair and dragging her up to his eye level.Luna shrieked in pain, squirming and pleading for him to let her go but her actions only further enraged him.So he slapped her again and again until she finally went still, her twitching body and occasional sobs the only signs that she was still conscious.“Now tell me yourself, Luna Byrne or should I call you Luna Rhyfel? Is that man, the one who brought disgrace to my nephew and my family name, is that man Arthur Rhyfel?”Luna was in pain. She didn't even understand how she hadn't fainted at that time. But even at that, if there was one thing she would rather die than do, it would be to betray her only family, Arthur.So she managed to speak between sobs, “...Just kill me.”“Oh, I will, soon enough.”…Arthur and Leon entered the