Ensnaring his Dark Moon-Chapter 358: Summoned by the King

Somehow, they were suddenly not that worried about the restoration of their manor’s position when they saw Luciana’s condition.

They felt like they would rather see her being pompous, evil and arrogant as she was before, compared to what she had turned herself into now.

And had it been before, nobody would have bothered themselves with Luciana times had changed. All the maids surrounded her bed as she slept on her back, a hand covering her eyes to prohibit light as if the room was not pitch black already.

A maid drew open the curtains and light cascaded inside the dark room.

Luciana’s hand twitched and she pulled the sheets up, curling inside it, ’’Go away,’’ her voice was hoarse.

Two of the maids arranged the breakfast table while two other served the food.

And another one knelt in front of Luciana’s bed as she gently called out to her, ’’My Lady, you have been sleeping for two nights again. Wake up and eat something.’’

Luciana did not budge.

The remaining maids sighed at Luciana’s reaction and raised their hands to cover their ears.

’’My Lady! Wake up!’’ the maids gentle voice turned into fierce as she shouted, her shrill tone echoed in the walls of the room.

’’What did I tell you about not using your powers on me?" Luciana opened her eyes as she looked at all the women in her room, ’’You all have become very brave, hmm? You want to defy my orders now?"

All the maids quietly lowered their heads.

She had indeed reprimanded them a couple of times in the past few days when they used their powers to stir her awake.

’’Get out of my room now,’’ Luciana calmly said as she closed her eyes, placing her arm above her eyes again.

’’We won’t,’’ one of the younger maids spoke up.

’’Yes, we won’t,’’ Another repeated.

Luciana frowned.

’’My Lady, we did it initially because you were our last hope. If you die, then we will have to die with you or these young ones will be forced into becoming some old merman’s whore. But now, we have no such motives anymore. We wholeheartedly care for you because you are our lady,’’ one of the older maids stepped forward, ’’All these years we have neglected you because we were scared of you. But never once did we realize that beneath your harsh exterior, you are still our little lady who used to smile and laugh with us when she was young. If your mother was here today, she would not have been happy to see you in this condition.’’

A lone tear drop escaped from under the hand that covered Luciana’s face.

"Close your eyes,’’ she commanded.

And everyone closed their eyes unquestioningly.

As they did so, Luciana removed her arm that covered her eyes and wiped her tears before she sat up on the bed. ’’You may open them now.’’

After her morning rituals, the maids dressed Luciana to the nines just the way Luciana used to prefer before. They combed her hair with a golden comb that was embedded with precious crystals, Her golden hair was pulled back into a beautiful thick braid and the maids decorated the braid with priceless tiny gems.

As Luciana looked at her reflection in the mirror, she could see the difference in how she looked. The maids must have noticed it as well because they kept looking at her face again and again but they did not say anything.

Her well rounded face was a little sunken and her bones were more prominent. Her beautiful skin seemed to be a little pale and she looked thinner compared to how she was.

As Luciana sat on the breakfast table, she glanced at the variety of dishes that greeted her vision. She was about to start eating when she paused and glanced at the women who were expectantly waiting for her to eat her fill.

’’Have you eaten?" she placed the golden spoon down.

They were confused as they shook their heads.

’’Take a seat,’’ Luciana gazed at the spread of the chairs around the long table before gazing back at them.

’’Huh?"

’’We..?"

’’But my Lady...’’

’’We cannot.’’

’’One more question and I am changing my mind. I will not eat,’’ Luciana calmly said as she looked back at her plates.

In the next moment, there were rustles as all the maids pulled their chairs before taking a seat, eyes wet with unshed tears.

After the breakfast, Luciana’s room was cleaned properly as the maids brought in some entertainers, wine, artists and beautiful jewelleries to keep Luciana occupied in the things she liked to do.

But before any of those arrangements could take place, a maid came rushing inside.

’’My Lady. My Lady.’’

’’Hmm?" Luciana who was sitting on the bed quietly glanced up at the woman only to see the panic on her face, ’’What happened? Did someone bully you?" she furrowed her brows as she stood up.

’’No, but they might bully you,’’ the maid looked at all the entertainers present in the room, ’’You all go out.’’

As she chased them away, it was only Luciana and a few of the maids left in the room, ’’My Lady, the King has summoned you. He has sent a messenger to our manor to summon you to crystal castle.’’

Luciana’s brows rose, ’’Alright, I will be there,’’ she pushed herself to her feet.

’’No, My Lady. You can’t go,’’ the maids looked at each other before glancing at her with limpid eyes, ’’We do not feel good about this. What if they bully you?"

Luciana approached them as she patted their heads, ’’You silly girls, His Majesty has no reason to bully me. Do you want us to be beheaded together by defying the King’s order?"

’’My Lady, we will take it on us and tell the messenger that you are not around. Please, do not leave us.’’

Luciana helplessly looked at the women who clung to her desperately.

She sighed, ’’Have some faith in me when I say that I will come back to you.’’

Her resolute voice made them hesitate as they slowly detached from her.

Luciana nodded at them.