My Corpse Husband (MGL series Book 1)

Chapter 15

Knox Garrick was feeling impatient many important issues on his platter to be solved as immediate possible; and two of those issues were finding a virgin widow from the villagers for the sacrifice and other one being his daughter achievements so far to get on to the Lord's favor.

He need to look into the sacrificial affair and concoct scheme to persuade the villagers into agreeing to sacrifice one of them for the best. Not just that but he also need to gain on the Lord's favor to get through sacrificial affairs. He needs the Lord's acceptance and agreement to move further with it or else he knew that no one can save him from the Lord's wrath, not even the great witch.

Lord Knight is too powerful of a man to ignore his rule over them.

"Byron, inform all the villagers to attend the summit that will be held in two days from now. I want you to ask every villager, youthful or grown-up to be present at it." Knox ordered the villager, Byron, who is like an subordinate to him.

Byron was not a youthful lad nor was he an aging wrinkled old man. In his forties, Byron looks attractive and was a loyal puppet to Knox.

"Yes sir. There is a correspondence to you that arrived this morning, sir." Byron said politely and handed over a blue envelop sealed with wax. Knox waved his hand in dismissing his subordinate and opened the letter to see what it was that his daughter had to send a letter in just six days of staying with the Lord.

Partly he was expecting to read good news of his daughter's accomplishments; to some extent he knew it would not be an easy task to bewitch the Lord.

Dear Papa,

I know I am expected to captivate Lord Knight with my femininity and glamour, I am afraid to tell you that the Lord is too much tough to be trapped. He is very dangerous, Papa. He is authoritarian and very commanding in every aspect.

I tried to extort the tales about him from the maidservants here, but the lot is quiet loyal to him and does not speak anything behind his back.

The Lord was being civil with me and I could not understand if he was even getting engrossed in me. He was so mysterious about everything about him and it is close to impracticable to know anything about him and I am slowly getting fearful of him.

I do not know how to win his heart, Papa. I am stranded with no ideas.

Eager to receive from you.

Yours lovely daughter.

Knox knew beguiling the Lord was not an easy task and it would be hard for his daughter to seduce him. He wanted to go meet his daughter and coach her with few tricks that would attract difficult men like the Lord but he had carry out with the gathering first. That should be done first.

Knox composed a letter to his daughter telling her to be bold and tempt the Lord outright and assured her that he would dig-up information about the Lord and would correspond her through another letter soon.

He needs to do something about the Lord now. He needs to gain his favor anyhow and show him that he is the Lord's trustworthy subject.

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"I suggest you go to the warm springs you discovered down the other side of the hill and enjoy a warm bath in tranquil." Gode said giving a fresh robe and a towel to Ella.

The cold winds were too much for Ella to sustain and the aches that the coolness brings were insufferable. Ella was feeling shivers and a little temperature from the previous day – blame the cool freezing breeze.