The Blood Empress

Bloody 31 : The Last Heiress

Bloody 31: The Last Heiress

Fabia Huntley.

I walked inside the party brimming with grace and elegance. Pagpasok namin ay agad na humiwalay ng landas si Fabio. Hindi ko na siya pinansin at nagpatuloy sa paglalakad. Nang may dumaang waiter ay kumuha ako ng isang glass ng champagne.

I muttered my thanks and he bowed before departing. The party is not yet starting so I need to use this time to observe the guests.

Everyone's wearing masks but I knew they are influential adults. Most are upperclass elites, members of the royal court, company owners, businessmen and the like. Cunning, dishonest, calculative. These people are the hardest to deal with. Nothing to worry about though. I'm used to these kinds of gatherings.

Now, where do I start?

Dumako ang tingin ko sa isang table kung saan maraming nagtitipon. I stared at them a little longer. Compared to all the guests, they appeared to be around my age.

I swirled the glass of champagne between my fingers, making my way towards the table.

"Hi! Can I sit here?" I faked a smile. Saglit silang huminto upang titigan ako bago sila bumati pabalik.

"Hi? May I ask your name, Miss?"

"Who's your parents? Have we met before?"

"Come! Come! Let's chat for a while."

Patuloy lamang ako sa pagngiti at pagsagot sa mga tanong nila. I avoided some questions smoothly and  talked about other topics to shift their attention. Hindi ko maaaring sabihin kung sino ang mga magulang ko at lalong hindi ko maaaring sabihin ang pangalan ko. My parents will never come to a banquet like this.

I've already drunk at least three glasses of champagne but the target hasn't appeared yet. I couldn't help but frown. What's going on? Did Captain do something? If Captain did beat the hell out of Minister Porter, what will happen to the party then?

Nasa kalagitnaan ako ng pag-iisip nang may naramdaman akong kamay na humapit paikot sa aking baywang. I was about to remove it when I heard him whisper in my ear. "Can you be my dance partner later?"

"Sure!" I struggled to stop myself from slapping his face away from my ear. Sinubukan kong ialis ang kanyang kamay ngunit mas lalo lang itong humigpit. "Don't be shy, babe." He whispered once again. I gritted my teeth and let him hold my waist. Fuck this pervert!

Huminga ako ng malalim habang mariin na nakatitig sa ibabaw ng malaking hagdanan. Where the hell is our damn target?!

(Is he there?) Napadiretso ako ng upo dahil sa boses ni Captain.

(Captain, the minister's not yet here. Did something happen up there?) Agad kong tanong. Ramdam ko ang paghaplos ng katabi kong lalaki sa aking baywang. Kaunti na lang talaga ay mauubusan na ako ng pasensya.

Ilang segundo ang lumipas bago ako nakarinig ng sagot. (Ask some people.) He briefly replied. Napakurap ako at naintindihan ang kanyang pinarating.

Labag man sa loob ko ay humarap ako sa aking katabi. "Uhm, why is the minister not here yet?" I uttered with gritted teeth. Mukhang hindi naman niya napansin ang galit ko dahil sa pag ngisi niya sa akin.

"Oh? Minister Porter? He must be fooling around with some ladies in the master bedroom upstairs. He can't live a day without fucking around. Well, he and my old man." Natatawa niyang saad bago lumapit sa aking tainga. "What do you think, babe? Shall we forget the party and you know...go to the restroom?" He then bit my earlobe. This jerk!