There was a strange ringing in Larissa’s ears as she stood at the top of the staircase before the main entrance of their obsidian mansion. Luce stood to her right, excited and giddy, while Alastor arrived just in time and stood to her left as soon as the largest carriage rolled to a stop in front of them.
“Where have you been?” Larissa whispered, eyeing him from the corner of her eyes to see that he was wearing comfortable clothing and his hair was just roughly brushed back, while she on the other hand was overly dressed from her accessorized hair down to her glimmering shoes for that lasting first impression.
“Oh, I just took care of some things.” He smiled cheekily, wrapping his arms around her waist before putting his gaze back at the carriage door.
A footman opened it, and almost im
