Chapter 14: The Moving

Kyle Conti's POV

The talk that I have with Alina was very helpful as I have come clean with her that I need our engagement to be legal so that my inheritance in the Conti international will not be disturbed by the unwanted investors that wanted me dead. I gripped the steering wheel until my knuckles turned white as I was driving toward Alina's apartment.

"Hey, are you okay?" Alina's sweet voice came into my ears. It was sweet as an angel that I forget all my worries for a moment.

"Yeah, yeah. I just worried about the party that my sister organized. I don't tell them about your existence yet," I said as I went to look at her for a moment before I turned back on the road.

the view of the apartment, sorry I meant mansion, was much bigger than the ones that I have back in Italy. It has the Gothic architecture that made it has the vampiric vibe to it.

"Uhm, how many people do live here?" I asked Alina as I looked at the mansion.

"silly, just us. But sometimes my servants came to help me take care of the mansion," she said as she got out of the car. I followed her as I went to the trunk to get my stuff.

"Milady, you did not say that you will be coming back so soon," her old butler said as he looked at me again.

"and bring the young master again, How are you doing, sir?" He said as he was smiling at me. I was felt a little bit awkward as he shook my hand and called me young master. I mean, who am I, some kind of master to this house?

"don't just stand there, milady. Come in, come in," the butler said as he helped us to get my trunk and brought it into the mansion.

"Nervous?" Alina asked me as she went to hold me by the arm.

"a bit but I was kind of felt a sense of deja vu here," I said as I looked at Alina. She just waved her hands.

"nonsense, you have never been here. Maybe you have been to the other castle. My house was just the same as the ones that show like a museum. We have this mansion since forever, the first time that my ancestors bought it when it was still a small hut," she said as she dragged me to go inside the house. It was overwhelming as I might be seeing her parents as I need to explain the situation that has happened between us.

"Are your parents home?" I asked Alina as I looked at her. She suddenly changed into seldom.

"I'm sorry if that was a sensitive question to you. I will not ask it again," I said as I can sense her mood changed.

"They were dead when I was little. I only have my brother but he was out most of the time and he had his own place somewhere in Bucharest, although I don't even sure that he was in the country anymore," Alina said as she went to show me the rooms in the house.

This freaking mansion, I meant castle, has 30 bedrooms and most of them were empty as there were not a lot of visitors that came here. I will be staying with Alina in her master bedroom as she was the mistress of the house. Her servants were very efficient as they took care of our foods, clothes and even our hobbies. I mean, how do they know that I liked the newspaper? There must be a trick to all of this.

"are you liking your stay this time, young master?" The old butler asked me one time as he was serving me lunch.

"what do you mean?" I asked him as I don't understand the question.

"it's all the same to you. I mean, if you like the service that we have provided for you since the last time you came here?" He said. I knotted my eyebrows together.

"last time? When?" I asked as I found it weird as I don't remember that I ever came here.

"about 3 weeks ago, you came here? Have you forgotten already?" He said as he chuckled, leaving me puzzled even more as Alina came into my view.

"Alina, can I ask you?" I said as I looked at her taking her seat in front of me.

"Yeah, what's up?" She replied.

"have I ever come here before today?" I asked. She looked at me before chuckling at my question.

"What do you mean? You must be ridiculous as this is the first time that you ever come here," she said as she took some chicken parmesan and some pasta.

"I know right, I mean your old butler said that I have come here 3 weeks ago," I said as Alina stopped her movement.

"what?" She asked me.

"your butler said that he hoped the service was better than the last time that I came here," I said as I was looking at her. Alina took my hand and looked at me dearly.

"honey, this is the first time you came here. I think that the old man has mistaken you for someone else," she said before I squeezed her hand.

"you're right. He must be too old that he can even remember anything," I said before we both laughed at my bad humor.

"oh, Kyle. You're a very bad boy," she said as she passed me the pasta and the chicken.

"But you like me," I said as I looked at her. Alina just rolled her eyes at my statement.

I was strolling around in the mansion when I heard someone was arguing with someone else about something but in a language that I can't identify.

"Mistress, I'm sure that young master will remember that he has been here," the old butler said in Romanian. I can't translate what was happening but I knew that my fiancée did not like what he just said.

"with all due respect, he has taken the pill and I make sure that he wouldn't remember anything that has been happening for the last 3 weeks. I made sure that he completely forget," Alina said as she looked at the old butler.

"You better or you will regret if he knows the truth about you," the old butler said before he was ready to leave.

"Alfred, please let me handle him my way," Alina said as she took his hand. I was about to burst out of my hiding place when he just patted Alina's hand.

"I know. You will handle it but make it quick. De Ville already made his move on the lodge. If you cannot have the right to stop it, you need to make a backup plan," he said as he looked at Alina.

"I will make sure that Kyle will marry me and I will make sure that it will happen in the nearest time before he can even smell the air of that lodge," Alina said as she was looking determined.

"good, very good. And also, we have company," he said before everything went dark. When the lights came into view, Alina was standing in front of me and I was nowhere near my hiding place.

"uh oh. hi," I said as I looked at a very pissed Alina.

"I can't believe that you eavesdropped on me, Kyle. I thought we have the trust to talk with each other, not spying on each other," Alina said as she was pacing back and forth in the bedroom. I was sitting on the bed as I was fidgeting my hands when I was nervous. Alina already warned me about peeking into her privacy. I just waiting for her to take me and bite me on the neck.

"look, Alina, I'm sorry. I don't mean to pry or anything on you but I just happened to be on the wrong place and wrong time. also, for the record, I don't even know what are you talking with that old butler or whoever he is," I said as I was crossing my hands in front of my chest. Alina sighed as she was massaging her temple.

"whatever. What did you hear from that conversation?" She asked me as she looked at me.

"And don't lie what you heard," she warned me.

"I just know that guy was not into you and I have the safe spot in your heart," I said as I looked at her. She arched her eyebrow at me before I continued.

"and also I know that old butler is not really your butler. Is he your father or something?" I asked as I looked at her.

"You can say that," she replied.

"Also, you felt distressed about something, but I'm sure everything will be alright," I said as I stood up from my post and went to her side. I took her hands as I kissed them

"I know a thing or two to make that worry goes away," I said as I winked at her. Alina laughed at my gesture before she perked my lips.

"You have been naughty, Conti," she said.

"only for you, my dearest," I said before landing on her on the bed and her laughter was the last thing that we heard.