Chapter 45

Well Damon wasn't Brandon with the low EQ, therefore he was capable of seeing through the high pretence and the grandeur greed behind it, the girl was even bad at acting, how she'd been able to fool everyone else was surprising. "Could I have a word with you, Leia?" Damon asked giving the girl a sweet smile, well he'll be a good younger brother and take care of this little dreamer. "Uhmm, o guess I could spare some minutes before master needs me ". He was going to be her brother in law so it was only right for her to butter him up a bit. "Could you help me with gift ideas for a girl, Brandon gave me the task but I have no idea what to get ". Damon asked faking a frazzled look, let her fantasize for a minute that the girl could be her "Who could Brandon want to get a gift for, she has never seen him with any other girl, could it be her? But he has never showed interest in her and has ignored all her advances, could Brandon like her but be the shy type? Maybe he'd give her a gift and confess his feelings and she was actually going to become Leia Brandon Salvatore, a top class founding family, this is big news, where's Nora.... ". Leia smiles lost in her daydream which is cut short when Damon snaps his fingers before her eyes "You looked faraway, couldn't get a gift idea for me?" "Uhmm, I don't know maybe you could give me time to think about it". She needs to ask Nora and do some research, should she ask for something antique, or try being humble in her request. "It's a gift for an high schooler, last year though". "An high schooler". Leia asked almost choking on the words. "Yeah, one of us of course, a very sweet girl, Brandon does have weird choices". Damon said whispering the last part but making sure it was loud enough for Leia to hear. "So any recommendations, you're also a girl you should know what you girls tend to fall for". "Uhmm.. I.. don't... Like, sorry I don't really know, she's a high schooler so she might now like my choices and also girls can be rather picky and all of that". "Yeah you're probably right, sorry seems I wasted your time for nought, see you around, and yeah thank you for always taking good care of your Master, it's nice to see him being helped, he tends to take all responsibilities by himself". Damon said and gave Leia a satisfied smile and walked away, he doubted the girl was still going to the palace. "Take good care of him? Help him?" Leia thought with a sneer, let the high school kid come do that, she was absolutely done being the good girl. From the moment she finished training and entered the Darkworld, the seniors had given them a brief about who is who, a s just as the girl who was in charge of their orientation mentioned the name, Brandon Salvatore he walked past them and so was the first elder they all saw. That encounter had become engraved in Leia's heart. Then he wasn't the palace master yet, but was in charge of a special squad of agents, an all male squad, Leia had put her life on the line in order to join the squad. The squad was tough, the trainings were three times more severe compared to others, they risked their life on several missions and they were a no go area, they exclusively belonged to Brandon and could only be used by the council on his approval "Everything is gone down the drain". Leia whispered and crashed down in tears. "All of her devotion, efforts, and time are gone in thin air, after he had chosen to become the palace master, the squad had disappeared, but Brandon had kept her, only her, was that all just so he could use her, make her his errand girl. She has thought it was just a matter of time, once they had all things settled, he was going to propose to her. They were vampires so many human frivolities hardly mattered to them, especially as agents, they had more on their plate and for Brandon who was the palace master and had a lot on his plate, Brandon never missed buying her gifts on holidays, he would always let her take the day off so she could enjoy herself, how.... What exactly had gone wrong?" Leia thought, ruminating over all the times they had spent together in her head, what could have possibly gone wrong. "Leia...?" Brandon called out to be sure, the Leia he knew would never be crouched out here with her hair all spilled over her face. "Damn she couldn't let him see her all beaten down like this over him". Leia whispered to herself and wiped the tears that had fallen, pretending as if she was looking for an object. "Leia". Brandon called again "Morning, Master Brandon". Leia greeted with a slight bow wearing a stoic expression. "Anything the problem? you seemed downcast and why were you crouched down here?". Damn how the guy could always read through her, Leia thought "I dropped an earring, and was looking for it". "But you don't have an earring missing". "Found it already, was putting it back on when you called my name". Leia lied through her teeth, she hardly lied to him, then it was because she was building her integrity, now everything seemed like bullshit. "Oh.... I saw you came along already this morning, I slept in, had a little to drink last night. "Yeah". "Were you headed to the Palace, cause I was just leaving....?" Brandon asked wondering why Leia seemed weird today. "Well I was but not anymore". "Okay....well then you can go your way". Brandon said and made to walk away before turning back. "Leia..." Brandon called. "Yes, Master". THE VEIL ON THE DARK