Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord novel Chapter 167

Chapter 167: Sending a message (2)

Selene exited a door leading out to the back garden. There were servants and the guards Xavier left behind so she knew she would be safe to go for a walk outside.

Selene did her best to stay out of the way of the servants as she walked the path she had seen her father take many times for his walks.

The more she walked, the more it came back to her of the times she would run a little beyond the garden to greet her father if she was not inside with her mother. Her memory wasn’t the best since it had been long ago so Selene didn’t remember if there was ever something in his hands or if he had been nervous to see her.

Selene looked back to see how far she had gotten from the door she came out of. She wasn’t in the garden anymore but a few guards had started to follow her. They kept a small distance so as not to disturb her.

Selene looked ahead for signs of what her father came out here to do. Since this area only had tall trees and felt lonesome, Selene never played there. Someone had spooked her of there being some monster beyond the gardens.

Selene laughed at how naive she was. She had been so easy to scare. It could have been her parents or a servant who made it up so she wouldn’t get lost out here.

"Oh!" Selene gasped, trying to reach for something to hold onto as her foot slipped. "I’m fine," she told the guards rushing to her.

Selene managed to balance herself before she fell. She used her foot to push around the tall grass to see what had slipped under her foot and found a rock she assumed to be painted red.

It reminded Selene of the magic stones bought from witches to block vampires from eavesdropping but it wasn’t one.

"Did I make this?" Selene wondered. "Or was it from the garden?"

Selene knew the latter was possible since her mother liked to decorate the garden in unique ways. A servant could have tossed it here in the unkempt grass which wasn’t tended to like the garden.

Selene held onto the rock and continued on her way to search for any signs of what her father had come out here for.

She got further and further away from the home without realising it but the guards were still near.

Selene stopped when she tripped once more followed by a snapping sound. Something whistled through the air, causing the branches and leaves to shake.

Selene readied herself to run away but first waited for the direction danger might be coming from.

Something started to fall from the trees to her right which prompted her to get out of the way.

"Milady!" She heard the call of a guard behind her.

Selene soon found herself falling after being pushed to the side by a guard.

Looking to her right, Selene noticed it had been some kind of trap with spikes which she might have triggered.

The guard quickly moved from covering Selene to checking she was not hurt. No scent of blood was a good sign.

"Thank you," Selene said, thankful he acted fast. "I won’t go any further than this."

"Milord."

Selene sat up and looked back to see Xavier was coming toward them. "It was a trap," she informed him. "I should have been more careful."