Is there any father who can wish wrong upon their daughters?
Well certainly there are all sorts of father's in this world.
Some wouldn't blink twice to cast their daughters aside in the name of honour...
While some would go against the world to protect their daughter.
The later was Rosetta's father.
Rosetta never believed in her curse.
She thought that it was probably a lie made up by the priests so that they would be feared and obeyed.
She had no intentions of getting married that too with a man of lower status.
Especially when that man had a dirty past to hide.
In her eyes, he leeched onto her father to avoid getting caught for his disgusting crimes.
While her father acted like he was saving her by marrying her...
He was nothing but a parasite.
Leeching onto her wealth and power...
On their wedding day...
Everyone praised them for being the perfect couple.
They both looked extremely gorgeous side by side.
"The Duke has sure found an extremely charming man for his daughter..." The crowd whispered.
"Well I heard he is of lower status..."
"That's only a given...who would marry an educated woman who picks up the sword like men? She is lucky to have gotten him"
The whispers reached Rosetta's ears as she sat beside Arron in the wedding hall.
Biting her lips in frustration, Rosetta swallows a lump in her throat.
It was her pride.
She had to suck it up for the sake of her father.
How she wished to tear of the veil that tries to hide her behind...
And break the ornaments of gold that chain her...
But the weight of the ring in her finger was too heavy...
In front of the crowd they exchanged their wedding vows.
"I, Rosetta Rowells, take thee, Arron Rowells, to be my lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part"
And kissed each other on the lips.
In the eyes of everyone they were a perfect couple.
But in reality, this marriage is not real.
It was a parasitic relationship, where one person benifits from the other.
Until one of them dies...
Rosetta knew that very well.
And that is why she hated Arron.
She hated even sleeping on the same bed as that man.
And Arron couldn't stand her coldness.
After their marriage, he had already killed two people to protect her. One was a thief who had snuck into their room while she was sleeping and luckily Arron was in there and killed the man. And another one was a member of the same group of dacoits that he was a part of. He was a loyal member of the gang and blamed Rosetta for their downfall.
"Boss why? Why are you protecting that wench!? She has manipulated you into marrying her and leaving us right? She is the reason our members are being tracked by the royal court!" The man cries.
"No,you don't understand Nick. The reason why I left you guys was because it was too risky to hangout with you guys as we were starting to get tracked by the royal family. And that is also the reason why I have married that woman, only her power can hide me." Arron answers calmly while cleaning the knife in his hand.
"That means...you betrayed us? How could you abandon us after we were loyal to you for so long!?? Didn't you also hate the nobles? How could you fucking change sides so easily??" He screamed in tears.
"Okay let's get this clear...I'm on no one's side" Arron narrows his sharp blue eyes.
"And I don't think I can let you live since you know me..." Arron says before swiftly stabbing the man to death.
After that he made sure to kill all the dacoits by himself so that no one can reveal his past identity of crime.
Both of the times when he protected Rosetta, he didn't do it purposefully but coincidentally.
When he killed the thief, it was out of self defence and when he killed his ex gang member it was to protect his own name.
And for both of the times, the men were devil's incarnate.
He was really on no one's side.
"Do you see this young lady? This is what I was talking about! Those men were all devil's incarnates trying to kill you as you are cursed by the devil himself!" The priest said as he looked down on the dead body.
"Okay whatever..." Rosetta still believed it to be a stupid superstition.
"As long as your husband, this fine young man is with you...no one can touch you!" The priest declares.
Rosetta doesn't say anything and just walks away coldly.
Arron stood there silently.
He never expected a thank you from her but didn't expect her cold treatment as well.
It was frustrating to live together so close yet never to speak.
Sleep together and yet never to touch.
It was frustrating to realise that he would never have her.
And in that frustration he planned to kill her.
"If I can't have you no one will. That is your punishment for not being by my side"
But how strange...
She never died.
"I, Arron Rowells, promise to protect, Rosetta Rowells, from the devil's curse, till death do us part."
He vowed.
And that is how the contract led him to kill the devil's incarnates subconsciously.
But what happens if he kills her?
That is what came to his mind before he poisoned her medicine conspiring with Derek.
But maybe it wasn't possible as she was still alive.
Little did he know that something very strange had happened on that night...
That another woman had reincarnated to Rosetta Rowells body and she was no longer the same person...
And strangely...
It led to Arron to becoming more obsessed with her.
"Where is she?" He asks seeing the doors to her chamber locked.
"Ah the Duchess has gone out, she will be back by evening" Fiona answers.
"And where has she gone out to? That is what I am asking?"
"We don't know that Sir" Ron steps in and replies.
Arron raises a brow.
The mansion looked empty as it lacked servants.
Looks like they were all fired for conspiring to poison her.
But how strange, she punished Derek much more cruelly than the servants.
She could have easily punished them even more harshly, maybe cut their necks off or imprison them for life.
But instead, she just took away their living?
Its almost as if she purposefully let them go...
Same when she found Lorenzo on her bed.
It's hard to imagine, that the proud Duchess wouldn't slay him right then and there.
The same way she actually punished her beloved brother even after treasuring him so much...
She had really changed a lot.
But obviously that little brother didn't change.
"Out of my way!!" Derek screams as he appears, bandaged and walking with a stick to support the leg his sister had broken.
"I'm sorry you cannot go inside Lord Derek...This is the personal chambers of the Duchess where she has her official documents and confidential papers so it's best if you..." Ron stops Derek from entering Rosetta's chambers.
"It's best if I what? This is my house! All of this is mine! How dare a mere servant like you try to stop me!?" Derek screamed at Ron.
Ron who had already been warned by Rosetta about her little brother trying to get inside her personal chambers in her absence replied calmly, "If you don't move I will have to call the guards. And in your condition I would certainly advise you against it. Please go and rest Lord Derek."
"You bastard-" Derek was about to slap Ron but was stopped by Arron.
"Let's stop it over here brother-in-law." Arron says.
Derek listens to Arron and stops.
"Come with me...I have something to discuss" he says before leaving for his room.
Arron follows him behind.
And after locking the door, he continues, "I have written to Victor Vermillion and he will be visiting us tomorrow..." Derek says.
"I see..." Arron replies.
He realises that Derek will never change.
He will try to bring down Rosetta no matter how dirty his hands get.
Even if that means teaming up with his Father's worst enemy.
But the question is whose side will Arron end up taking?
Because by now he has realised it very well.
He is stuck with her.
Till death do them apart.