Forbidden Heat

Wandering to His Room

“How’s my princess doing?” Edward asked through the phone. Finally, he was able to get in touch with

Reiner. He couldn’t find an opportunity to meet Natalia and it was making him anxious.

“She’s fine. The argument she had with Lucien seems to have died down. If things go well, she should

be free to leave the house soon,” Reiner replied without any emotions.

“I highly doubt that. You don’t know my brother as well as I do. If he could, he’ll keep her under lock

and chains with him forever in that house,” Edward stated coldly. Nothing that seems to go well is

necessarily going well. Calm water may be calm only on the surface.

“What is the purpose of this call?” Reiner asked. He wanted to get to the point immediately.

“I heard Natalia went to see Doctor Greta. What did she have to say about Natalia’s case?” Edward

asked.

“How did you know that?” Reiner asked back. Edward seems to know about everything that is going

on.

“Walls have eyes and doors have ears. I actually know Doctor Greta personally. We’ve met a couple of

times at conferences and such. Lucien is not the only one who knows her. However, as protocol calls

for, she is unable to reveal details of her patient’s case. I know that well, so I won’t bother her by

asking,” Edward explained quickly. It was clear that his patience was wearing thin.

“Natalia told the doctor about her dream of getting lost and scared in a dark and rainy forest. Doctor

Greta believes that her dream could be remnants of a real traumatic event that actually happened, but

her brain has chosen to forget. Something someone said or a place she has been to recently could

have triggered her memory of it,” Reiner summarized the session.

“I see…” Edward replied in a low voice. His brain was already racing ahead to think of his next move.

“Let me ask you directly. You know the truth behind Natalia’s dream, don’t you? The place she’s been

to recently…the things someone said, you took her somewhere and said something to her, didn’t you?”

Reiner asked with clear concern in his voice.

“Maybe. Until she tells me directly, I won’t know for sure,” Edward replied levelly.

“I don’t know what you have to gain from this, but you are putting Natalia through another trauma and This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

so much pain…” Reiner said with a clear edge in his voice.

“How about we both do our best for Natalia. I might hurt her for her own good, but you’ll be there to

comfort her, right?” Edward replied without any worry before ending the call.

…

Hmm…how should I go about this? I’ve been standing in the main hallway of the house for a while now

as I gathered my courage and wits. A couple of maids have walked past me already and I still couldn’t

gather enough courage to ask them what I wanted to ask. Ok…I will definitely ask the next maid that

walks pass me.

Here she comes! I think she is new and still quite junior. Perhaps this is just my luck!

“Hi there!” I greeted her awkwardly as I stepped into her path.

“Oh…good afternoon, Miss Natalia. How may I help you?” the young maid asked me. She must be

around my age or just slightly older. She’s young compared to the other more senior maids we had in

the mansion.

“I was wondering if you could…tell me where Reiner’s room is?” I asked her. Finally, I was able to spit it

out.

Immediately after those words left my mouth, the young maid gave me a very puzzled and suspicious

look. No surprise there, why would the Lady of the house be asking where her butler’s bedroom is?

And asking a random maid on top of that…

I guess it’s obvious why I’m asking her. It’s because I could ask Reiner a million times and he would

never tell me! So, I didn’t even bother.

“Umm…Miss Natalia. If you would like, I could let Mr. Reiner know that you would like to see him in

your room?” She finally replied in a timid voice. This is going to be harder than I thought hmm…

“Actually, there’s something I want to personally give to him and thought it would be more efficient if I

went there directly…” I explained to her.

“Umm…I guess if that’s the case then…” she murmured softly before giving in and provided me the

location of Reiner’s room.

This is slightly ridiculous. How can all members of the female maid population of this mansion know

where his room is but I, the lady he’s supposed to be serving, cannot know? This is driving me insane.

…

I stood in front of the door to Reiner’s room. Now that I’m here I don’t know why I’m here. I mean, if I

wanted to see him, I could just call for him to meet me in my room or any parts of the mansion. I’m not

even sure if he’s in his room right now. Maybe, I should just leave?

I was still stuck in my own thoughts when suddenly the door to Reiner’s room opened.

“Natalia? Why are you here?” Reiner asked with one eyebrow raised. Ok, braincells, now is the time for

you to think up some smart excuse…

“Umm…I asked one of the maids where your room is,” I replied reflexively. No! that was not what I was

supposed to say.

“And…why did you go asking around for where my room is?” Reiner asked in a lighter tone now,

amusement clear in his twinkling blue eyes.

“Because…you probably wouldn’t tell me no matter how many times I asked…” I replied with a slight

pout. It’s hard not to be honest with him when Reiner is so sincere.

--To be continued...