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hed herself away from Alexcent’s arm.
“I am so sorry,” she said to them, “I am alright now.”

Her white night dress was covered in mud.
Her feet were bleeding with small cuts all over them.
She felt embarrassed.
“I am sorry,” she apologized.

Alexcent was too busy studying her face to reply.
He looked immensely worried.
She had to say something.
She had to come up with some kind of explanation.

“It was just a dream, like you said,” she said to Alexcent, “A nightmare.
I was scared…”

She wished it was just that, a nightmare, and nothing else.
Alexcent lifted her up in his arms and carried her back to the mansion.
“Call the doctor,” he said to Pon.

“Understood,” said Pon.

“I am alright!” said Amethyst.

“You are hurt,” said Alexcent.

“I am not hurt very badly to need a doctor at this hour!” she protested.
She couldn’t trouble the doctor for something like this and that too, at this hour of the night.

“Pon, call the doctor,” said Alexcent again.

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“Wait, Pon!” said Amethyst.
She turned to Alexcent.
“Alec, please! I just want to go to sleep quickly.
Can we call the doctor tomorrow, instead?”

“Fine,” said Alexcent.

“Thank you.”

He turned to Lunia and Pon.
“Fetch some hot water and towels,” he instructed.
He then carried Amethyst to her bedroom.

***

“How is Madam?” asked Gen, who had been waiting in the study for Alexcent to arrive.

“She just fell asleep,” said Alexcent.

“That’s a relief,” said Gen.

“Gen,” called Alexcent.

“Yes, My Lord?”

“I want you to investigate the Lohikin family,” said Alexcent, “Especially the Count and any of the extended families.
Anything and everything related to Amethyst.”

“Yes.
Understood.”

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Alexecnt was worried at what she had said.
She had mumbled that she needed to go back but wore a terrified expression while saying it.
What could be so terrifying about going back to… where she needed to?

“Look into violence or abuse in the family,” instructed Alexcent.
“Investigate all other possibilities as well.”

“Understood,” said Gen.

To Alexcent, it looked like trauma from abuse.
If not, why was she so terrified? Maybe she wanted to run away from someone.

After she had gotten married, she had never once gone back to Count Lohikin.
If she had been abused constantly, she would feel the need to instinctively return to the perpetrator because she would feel like she had no other choice.

Alexcent looked furious.
“My Lord?” said Gen, hesitantly.
“Perhaps it’s because of the expiration date drawing near.”

“What?” asked Alexcent.

“The expiration date for the duration of your marriage contract.”

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