Chapter 31 - Vilmonark Isn’t New For Me

" Emmy, will you marry me?"

Emmy was stunned at Alex's sudden proposal, for one second, she really wished to stop the time. Little butterflies were flying inside her tummy and her eyes were filled with love. She looked at the hand which Alex had raised to ask her hand.

Subconsciously, Emmy raised her hand towards Alex but then she slapped his hand off and laughed out loud.

" Dear Alex, Mia awaits this question. Although I'm a substitute, what if I start to have real feelings towards you ?"

Now the one who was standing astounded was Alex. He was partially joking with Emmy but somewhere inside his mind, little sparks have already started to form. He wished her company the most now, yet was scared to state his own feelings to himself.

Watching the dazed Alex, Emmy smiled, knocking his head and without saying anything more, she left him alone to think about the question thoroughly.

Perhaps due to the weather or might be with the company of the energetic youths, master Rotrigues was also feeling enthusiastic in the following days. After they returned to campus, everyone got busy with their curriculum and at their meet-ups, their master voluntarily joined the party.

" Child, soon the winter will hit and college will be closed for two months. Can you come with us to Vilmonark ? "

Even after a few minutes, master Rotrigues didn't receive an answer from Emmy, so he decided to pitch her as much as possible.

" Look child, I know, it will be tough for you. To return to the place where the people who killed your parents reside but think it in another way. You will get opportunities to understand your enemies and it is always better to know your enemies before launching your attack"

His brother's daughter was simply looking back with an indifferent expression. No one could read her face nor mind, it was pretty blank but at the same time, thinking plenty of things.

" Master, thank you for the invitation. Yes, I will be coming to Vilmonark in the next two months but….."

" But what, my child? Do not be bothered about anything, it is not just me, the other two fellows will readily welcome you to our clan."

" Yes, I understand it master but this time, I will be entering with another identity. I will be the girl who Alex liked, Lamia Shagues. In order to lure those adversaries out, Alex's lover must return back."

Mike and Juliet were confident of this plan whereas Jordan and Janet were against it. They believed as long as enemies were hidden in the dark, Emmy facing it openly might alert them and may fatally attack directly at her.

" The plan is precarious, what if the real one pops out suddenly, then what will happen to the plan ?"

Janet was constantly nagging Emmy to drop this plan as the risks involved were many in numbers compared with the strong beliefs they had.

" If she comes out in a situation like this, then she must first answer my questions. The only person who knows her is me, so I will decide who is my lover and who is not."

The blunt reply from Alex made the conversation in a stalemate. Jordan felt proud of his buddy as love hadn't blinded him from right and wrong. Like everyone else, Alex also thought about the probability of Lamia returning when Emmy gets introduced as his lover. But, if such a thing happens, he had already decided to hold Emmy's hands which he himself found surprising.

The next two weeks flew like the wind. The college was covered in white snow and the temperature was getting lower reaching below zero. Finally, it was the time to set on the journey to the great Vilmonark.

Throughout the whole journey, Emmy was surprisingly quiet, she was thinking about those memory fragments seen on the previous attempt of the memory regaining technique. While others thought she was enjoying the scenery, it was Jordan who found out the peculiarity in Emmy's attitude.

" It is not easy for you to return to the place where your parents once lived. They were tormented for long till our mistress held the responsibility for those two people. But, just bare in mind, whatever happens in the Vilmonark, I will be there to protect you as your brother."

" Believe in Alex, he won't repeat the same mistake again."

Emmy found Jordan's resolute behavior in upholding the bonds of friendship in any situation amicable. This guy shared a similar past with her. Both lost their parents at an early age, went through immense pressure, and was seeking to avenge their own families respectively.

" Brother Jordan."

Jordan felt excited when Emmy addressed him as her brother. He had no one till a few months back, then he found his love and now a little sister.

" Mmm.."

"Brother, if a situation arises to choose between Lamia and myself, who do you think Alex would choose ?"

" If you had asked this question a month back, without a doubt I would answer Lamia but now my buddy values you more than anything in his world."

Emmy nodded, then continued to look out the window.

Meanwhile, Alex and Mike were in the other sedan talking about the next plan.

" Brother, wary of that snake, he would try his best to belittle Emmy in front of our father. "

"Mike, do not speak ill of your brother like this. I know, he considers me as a thorn in his life and still is trying to get me off his way but wait till we confirm his evil doings. Then I will personally get him out of our way once in forever."

The journey was set for three days but they travelled without taking any rest in between. Finally, they reached their destination in just two days.

" Welcome to Vilmonark, my dear!"Alex took Emmy's hand and kissed it slightly.

" Oh! Thank you, my love, but this place isn't new for me at all."