The man's hand was still on her arm, that had stopped her from falling. Belle couldn't stop the look of shock that appeared on her face. So it wasn't just six but eight Grim Reapers who were in the Adams' mansion. She wasn't sure how to feel about it when the man helped her stand straight and she muttered,

"Thank you."

Obviously the next fallen Grim was Wrath so that must be him, thought Belle to herself.

The man didn't say anything and she understood why he looked aloof. Even Lucas carried such expression, it was an expression very much similar to the ninth and the eleventh Grim reapers who were in the mansion. She tried to behave normally but when they both turned around, Belle gave a few seconds before turning around and followed the man.

With the crowd present in the mansion, she didn't have to tiptoe around and she casually walked to the hall where the man went to stand next to her friend, Anne. She would have thought that he didn't notice her reaction but the Grim reaper did. He said something to her friend, who had a look of confusion on her face and the girl nodded.

When Belle noticed them walking away from the hall and towards the door, she couldn't help but follow them. What was Wrath doing with her friend? asked Belle to herself. By the time Belle had made her way through the crowd and reached the door, her friend and the man had walked through. She quickly opened the door and stepped outside,

"Anne, wait!" shouted Belle.

Anne and the man stopped where she believed they were going to apparate, just like how Lucas moved from one place to another.

Belle looked at the man who stood behind Anne stared at her. It was obvious that he didn't know who she truly was or what she was but he had some faint idea that Belle had sensed him. The first four original Grim reapers were smart and not someone who could be fooled.

Anne looked torn, the look on her face stating that they were caught, and it made Belle furrow her brows, "Do you know?" Belle asked her testingly without giving too much hint about the land of the dead.

Her friend turned to look at Wrath who was staring at Belle right now.

When Belle had left the hall in a hurry, Lucas had followed her and he pushed the door open to step out and see Belle standing and looking at her friend.

"My apologies for such a short stay. We will be taking our leave, Belle," said Anne, giving her a bow.

"You can leave but he can't!" Belle shouted over the windy weather outside the mansion, "I have placed something that will weaken him and it is not for him. Please get back inside so that we can talk," pleaded Belle.

Lucas looked back and forth, grasping on what happened with his eyes moving between Belle and her friend to finally shift his gaze at the man. He stared for a couple of seconds before a chuckle escaped his lips. Who knew that they would be having more guests from the land of the dead.

"It would be wise to come inside unless you plan to alert the short and tall Grim reapers," Lucas said, for Anne to widen her eyes. Wrath's eyebrows furrowed over this.

"You are a Grim reaper," spoke Wrath looking straight into Lucas's eyes.

Lucas smiled at Wrath's words, "The thirteenth," and Wrath raised his brows.

"I tested both of you that day near the church but you didn't show any signs. Especially her," said Wrath when his eyes moved to Belle, his eyes focused on her

Belle remembered that day. She had been worried when she had seen the second Grim of the cards appear in front of the carriage, with his eyes that were red. The Grim reaper didn't need to hide his red eyes because the vampires shared a similar colour of eyes like him.

"Belle is special," answered Lucas.

"So I see," came the calm answer from Wrath, "You have two Grims as guests. Do you think they won't find the smell of death that is hanging everywhere?"

Lucas had a subtle smile on his lips, "We can blame that on the dead bodies that are dug in the garden and around the mansion." Belle noticed how her friend Anne had a look of shock hearing this. That was too much information, thought Belle to herself, "And we have more than two Grims in here."

Belle was still trying to understand how her friend Anne had come to stand next to Wrath, who knew about him and the Grims. Just like her.

Wrath was in deep thought so Belle said, "I have placed an enchantment for the Grims. It is similar to the markings that doesn't allow a dead being step out. But if you step away from here, the barrier will try to hold you back while also trying to weaken your body."

Finally, Wrath and Anne agreed to walk back and into the house. Belle noticed how the second Grim had his hand placed on Anne's back. It somewhere raised her eyebrows.

When Lucas opened the door again, they found Edgar standing behind the door. Belle gulped. Did he listen to what they just said? Speaking or whispering was dangerous if the Grims caught a whiff of something suspicious happening.

"Are you leaving?" asked Belle in a polite tone.

"Why?" asked the short Grim, "I saw the bunch of you taking your leave and wondered if something was going on outside," what a curious Grim, Belle thought to herself.

"My friend was not feeling well," said Belle, putting her hand around Anne's arm, "I asked her to rest in one of the rooms. Please excuse us," saying this, Belle led Anne away from the crowd and up the stairs, where there would be no one to eavesdrop on them.

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