-Eleonora-

I woke up like I just had the best night of sleep, this bed was designed for me. I could hear some noises far from inside the closet, I tried to open my eyes but the sunlight in my eyes was making it quite difficult. I stretched myself and looked at the bed... no one... did I sleep alone? I didn't mind the thought of that at all. Although I didn't panic when he said we were sleeping in the same bed I was sort of panicking inside, I understood his reasons and the bed was big we were like 1 meter apart yet the small thought of that made me uncomfortable however I simply accepted it.

I had dinner all by myself in the kitchen because I refused to eat with that giant portrait looking at me in the dinning room. I went upstairs and he was nowhere to be found so I went to the bed, I kind of liked the fact of laying down and waking up without his asshole self by my side, I felt quite happy about it.

I sat down on the bed and rubbed my eyes, I tried to discover what was making sound in the closet that's when I found a robust and muscled back making me gulp in surprise. It looked like those greek sculptures where every single muscle was perfectly designed, my head tilted subconsciously so I could have a better look at it, waiting patiently for him to turn around.

"Good Morning Miss" A familiar voice scared me... Greta one of the maids entered the room with a little cart with food on it, a lot of food making my heart jump out of my chest...

"Hi Greta" I smiled at her, and she walked with the cart to me. I knew her because last night when I had to grab something for dinner she was the one to prepare it for me besides my dozens of attempts for her to do something else and I would make my dinner, she didn't step back and cooked for me. She was a very nice and warm woman she made me remember my granny.

"Here's your breakfast" She announced leaving the cart next to my side of the bed

"Thank you" I thanked with a morning voice, she nodded getting out of the room with her head down like there was somethingis forbidden for her to see

"You should hurry" I instantly recognized his voice from inside the closet, I made a ponytail with the hair tie on my pulse

"Why?" I questioned taking the a tray with pancakes out of the cart

" Aren't you going on an adventure?" he asked getting out of the closet while buttoning his white shirt making barely visible his chest. Not that it's something I would want to see but I was interested in knowing if the front matched the back.

"An adventure?" I asked with my mouth full of pancakes. I was going somewhere I didn't know about? Or maybe he had told me but I don't recall, did he plan something to our fake honeymoon? That is clearly impossible... What is he referring to?

"You're going to the other side of the lake aren't you?" he asked while putting on his tie

"Oh that... Yeah but it's in the afternoon"

"Not anymore, you're going earlier"

"How did you know that?"

"I know everything... This is my house and my employees." he said forcing the word 'my', implying everything was his. "You better hurry they are waiting for you"

I looked at him with a weird face...they?... It was only Mason, I told him that I would go around the afternoon with him, who is they? "They?"

"Yes. There is some people who will join you and guide you to the other side" I watched him calmly dressing his black coat.

"It was only Mason" I said to myself not understanding where this group of people he mentioned came from

"The stable boy? He is there too...along with other people. "

"I remember only saying that to Mason"

"Do you prefer only going with the stable boy?" he said now fully dressed fixing his hair while looking at the mirror

"I think there's no need to bother everyone else, they sure have work to do..." I defended myself, and for some reason I didn't like the way he said 'stable boy' he seemed to have a pinch of irony

"That is also part of their work and what is this interest on the stable boy?" he questioned now turning himself to me, I don't have any interest in Mason, did it look like I did?

"Interest? There's no interest in Mason"

"If you have you better not show it people would start to see it and that would bring a lot of confusion" he explained while walking to my side of the bed

"Are you afraid I cheat on you?" I questioned a smile growing on my face

"You can't cheat because this isn't real" he spoke while pointing to him and then to me

"Pretty sure that you can fake cheat in a fake marriage" I said while eating the pancake he came closer to the cart making a frown on his face "not that I will do it... but I'm sure it's possible"

"Maybe...but you won't do such an idiotic thing.." he spoke while taking a bagel out of the tray of food

"Are you jealous?" I asked with a smirk on in a sarcastic tone

"Eat your food and leave, my employees have better things to do than to give you a tour" he said while walking to the door and leaving the bedroom, God it's like everything I do is just not good or simply stupid in his perspective, what an irritable man

I ate my breakfast fast after he left I took a quick shower and dressed in cozy but comfortable clothes, when I got to the stairs I saw about 5 people waiting for me.

"Mrs.Maxwell, Good morning" Mason said smiling the other man next to him smiled bowing their head to greet me so I did the same. What is this? Are these people taking me to the other side of the lake, I just want to see the otters and the reindeer nothing more there's no need for this excursion, I thought I was very clear to mason about it... Ok maybe I wasn't I simply accepted going to that side but I didn't expect all of this...

"Hi everyone" he smiled and waved my hand "I'm sorry to bother you. I'm sure you were working maybe we can do this some other time" I said feeling bad about disturbing people, it was like I was asking them to babysit me

"It's fine Mrs. Maxwell it's our job" I heard Benjamin say " I just hope you don't mind your other companions "

"Companions?"

"Ther are also others interested in exploring where we are going" he declared I frowned, others? What does that mean? I am not the only one seeing the otters and reindeer, that though made me more relaxed

"Yes. Do you want to meet them?" Benjamin questioned making me nod my head "then grab a coat"

I grabbed my coat and followed the men outside we walked till the entrance of the farm. There I was faced with a group of 15 or 20 tiny people, I stood a bit confused looking at them.

"These kids are coming with you, Mrs.Maxwell" he presented me to the kids they were all around 6 or 7 they were all very little and they looked like little marshmallows due to their puffy coats. "Say hello to Mrs.Maxwell"

"Hello Mrs.Maxwell"they shouted in unison making me laugh

"Hi kids!" I waved my hand "Do they usually come here?" I questioned curiously

"Every other weekend we have schools coming here, this is like a zoo but cheaper and more educational" Benjamin explaining between gigles

"Cheaper?"

"We don't charge them for coming here"

"That's so nice of you"

"It' us, it's all because of Mr.Maxwell- and you...now, Miss, this is also yours" Benjamin informed. I didn't like to think like that, things that were his...were his not mine, my things were mine, although we were married it didn't felt right to claim his things and his merits and houses and everything he had and vice versa, I think he drew that line pretty clear on our contracts, we agreed that what was his was only his and what was mine was only mine, besides that whole thing about my company.

"Let's go then we have a lot to see" Benjamin informed me and the kids we got in a small kind of trackless train, uncovered from the sides, the kids happily sat on the sits and Mason guided me to the first wagon along with him and Benjamin who held a megaphone in his hand.

Suddenly I was part of a children's excursion...I have no idea how I ended up here. The little train moved and after some talking and singing we reached the end of the track Benjamain lead us to a small river which was going to drain to the lake then he asked us to be really quiet and to pay attention, that's when I see the cutest animal.

It was a brown otter relaxing on the water... I was stunned seeing it so close and relaxed, Benjamin asked the kids for quiet and they obeyed.

"This is where the otters hangout, play and grab their lunch... They usually love to play do you want to play with them?" Benjamin asked the kids making them nod excitedly and nod. One of the mans that were with Benjamin and Mason put a bucket on the ground with what it looked like some sponges

"Grab one or two and go near the lake to give them" Benjamin mentioned "like this" he demonstrated grabbing a blue sponge in a form of a star, he crouched near the lake and whistled, one otter quickly came to him and he gave him the toy making the little otter squeal in joy, bitting the toy and playing with it on his belly.

"Go then kids" Mason allowed, the kids happily grabbed some sponge toys, and by the time there dozens of otters around Benjamin as if they were greeting him, the kids quickly joined but I loved how every single one of them was careful with the cute animal.

"Let me show you something Mrs.Maxwell" Mason said grabbing my hand spontaneously and leading me between the trees, not to far he showed me a small waterfall where few animals were drinking, some deers, lynxes and a few white foxes... I stunned at the proximity we were and how calm the animals were too

"This is beautifull" I commented, it looked a straight out of a Disney movie, I was obsessed by the beauty of those animals and the nature itself. This place was amazing, how did they preserved it so well? The nature and the animals look like they live happily and in harmony

"It is" Mason agreed

"They live in a very unique and beautiful harmony..." I reassured stunned by what my eyes were seeing

"Yes they do now" Mason said with a small smile

Now? Right this wasn't like this all the time... I was very curious about the whole story of this sort of farm "Back then what did they do?"

"I only know stories about it...but-" he started taking a deep breath it looked like a sensitive matter to him "Mr. Maxwell's grandfather had this farm it was a way of earning extra money since he had a nice salary from his job. The farm wasn't like this although this was his property, this part of the lake was for his grandfather and friends and even his son to go on hunting, they hunted all animals, the other side was to keep the wild horses would domesticate them the harsh way and would sell them for races, for rich people same thing with the bulls... At the time this was a very famous place, that held a lot of parties looking back at it it was famous but not for the right reasons"

That's harsh and awful, the name Maxwell was getting more and more despicable each time I learned something about the family. Blaze's mom seemed the only sane one and... The only one that appeared which makes me think where the hell was his dad? Is he still alive?

"People were horrible and had no heart thank God it ended up good for their side" I said while watching the animals

"We need to thank to Mr.Maxwell. Everyday we are being paid to help these animals, it warms my heart and I love this job" he said a truthful smile in his face

"How did Blaze end up with the farm?" I took the liberty to ask

"It's a long story a lot of struggles and battles in that family, this whole property should belong to Mr.Maxwell's dad but after his grandfather died, a lot of trouble came in knowing who would the farm belong to, they went to court..." he said shaking his head in disapproval " family against family. That hurts my heart...The farm was given to his wife, when she passed away, to everyone's surprise, her testament said specifically that the farm should be her grandson's property leaving her son devasted... Now it's yours and Mr. Maxwell's farm" he explained, wow... Troubled family... I mean who doesn't have one but this was weird. This whole talk seemed like Blaze's father was mad at him for him being the farm owner maybe that was the reason he didn't show up at the wedding. Could that be it? Are son and father mad over a farm? That is just stupid...

I raised an eyebrow "Seems a complicated family" making Mason nod

I need to know more.