Deaths Embrace (On Hold)

Chapter 5

With a five minute peaceful walk with Eloise, I reach exactly where I wanted to take her for dinner.

The Belair House has been around even before my time, it has been years since I stepped foot on this property, the last time was when I was alive, with people whose faces I couldn't remember even if I tried.

"This place is amazing." Eloise says, looking around the garden of the house. "I can't believe this place exists."

The simple fact that she was appreciative and excited to be here, made it all the more interesting being here with her, she was such a rare creature that I found myself wanting to be more and more in her company.

"Since 1785." I told her, to which her eyes widened.

"No way." She seemed happy, like a child on Christmas morning. "I'm really happy you brought me here, I haven't really seen anything in London yet, so this is amazing."

I had figured as much, she already told me she was American, and that she hadn't been in London very long, reasons unknown, but I definitely plan to find out more about her, and why she's here.

Surely not just to visit father dearest? 

"That's too bad, London is an exciting place to be, especially for an American such as yourself." 

She laughed as a waited came to our table. "I may be American but I know some stuff, for example... I googled you, and your castle." She said, her cheeks changing color.

I asked for two glasses of their best wine and once the waiter had it down and left, I looked at Eloise in confusion.

She... googled me? Right, they can do that now with the wonders of technology.

"Were you satisfied with what google told you?" I asked, staring directly into her eyes, making her shift in her seat embarrassed.

"Not in the slightest, I was actually left with more unanswered questions." 

I didn't know if this was a good, or bad thing, possibly both depending on what she says next, she was a curious woman for someone so young, which is probably why I liked talking to her, she reminded me so much of who I was.

"You moved around as a child, you even lived in America for a few years before you bought the Von Strauss house, but what I'm curious about is what's missing." 

"You want to know about my family history and how I became so 'filthy rich' as the yanks say." I hum, as Eloise smiles with a nod of the head.

Obviously everything I had online was fabricated to make it look like I was an interesting person, interesting enough to peak at but not dig into by any nosy investigators who might want to revel the truth.

"It's such a depressing story, are you sure you want to know?" I raise a brow as she timidly nods her head, just as the waiter brings us our drinks.

Thanking the waiter, I see that there is no way around this, I had to play along, even if it were a lie and I disliked myself for speaking lies, I had to keep her interested, for reasons I didn't know yet.

"I don't have family anymore, I am an orphan and once I grew into my inheritance I took some time traveling the world, until I finally settled in my home country and bought the Von Strauss house." I plainly put it, not wanting to go into too much detail, I always wanted them begging for more.

"My life is not that interesting, considering."

"Alright, pretend that I believe your life is so boring, why did you buy that house?" She asks, peeking my interest further. "From what I read online, the house belonged to famous artists in the 1800's, I actually know of one..."