#Chapter 10 (Marlon) Rose Garden

Marlon stood at the window in the manor’s study, overlooking the gardens in which Deonna was assigned to work in. He had the maids collect her belongings and move her into the maid’s courters where she would be living. From there she was expected to maintain the rose garden. He should have had her killed by now. But somehow, something was stopping him. He watched as the head maid, Beatrice, forced her to cover her dark hair with a white towel. Marlon noticed that Deonna was outspoken despite the obvious fear that lingers deep within her. Some of the maids found her funny, others found her disgusting. But it was clear that Beatrice despised her and was only tolerating her to oblige Marlon’s orders. Memories of yesterday morning played in Marlon’s mind. For whatever reason, he couldn’t stop thinking about it. Even though he had told her never to speak of the acts again and to not think about it, he couldn’t stop thinking about it himself. As fuzzy as it was, he thought of the