Seducing My Ex's Father In Law by Caroline Above Story

Chapter 746

“We get out.”

I nodded. I was about to push the door open, but Gavin reached for my arm, grabbing it gently.

“You do not leave my side, understood?”

The seriousness in his expression caused my heart to skip a beat, and I nodded.

“Understood,” I repeated softly.

His expression softened, and then he got out of the car, running around to the other side to open the door for me as well. He helped me out of the car, placing his hand on the small of my back, and I shivered.

I stared up at the dark and brooding manor; it was unlike anything I had ever seen before. They weren’t kidding when they said this place was the shadow region; everywhere I looked was shadows, and there was almost like a dark fog that rose from the grounds.

Two footmen in charcoal livery swung the doors inward before we reached them. The entry hall swallowed us whole–black and white marble underfoot, a chandelier of iron thorns overhead, portraits hanging on the walls like a jury. The air smelled faintly of candle soot and a sweeter, stranger note of

herb smoke.

“Chairmen Landry,” The butler’s voice was a blade wrapped in velvet as he greeted Gavin. His sharp eyes

turned to me. “Miss.”

“Luna,” Gavin corrected.

Buter’s brows raised as he took me in, scanning me head to toe.

“I apologize, I wasn’t aware. There’s been no mention of you taking a Luna.”

Luna yet,” I blurted, giving Gavin a

Gavin frowned at me.

we have done

at his words; the thought of being

the time

the butler said, clearing

butler was a tall, lanky man with hair so dark that it was like charcoal. He walked in long strides, his head held high, and

my eyes finding

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silky hair, threaded with a single silver clasp that glinted like a star. Her eyes, a piercing gray with shards of silver, remained sharp as though she was staring

as though he had never smiled a day in his life. It’s a perfect mix of the two. They were much younger than their current

an old

that I knew had to be Lila. There was something about the baby that made it hard for me to look away; there was a slight familiarity to her that made my brows furrow. Lila has blonde hair, but this baby looked to have traces of dark hair, though

painting.

painting after Miss Lila’s birth,” the butler explained,

had stopped walking or that they were waiting for me. I blinked a few times, getting my bearings straight.

asked me, keeping his voice low

I swallowed.

portrait one last time,

like a warning.

devouring one another. The entire manor gave me an eerie feeling. My heart thudded against my chest, a nervousness clouding me despite Gavin’s

opened the door, stepping

have arrived,”

deep tone, tinged with an accent, asked.