The Duchess Detective's Case Files
Just A Dare
Ariel
Come on, it's just a dare.
I could hear all the giggles and whispers from the women surrounding us.
If this was a joke, it'd be a sick one.
You must be wondering, what am I agreeing to right now?
Let me take you to a trip down memory lane.
Freya
It's so early, Rachel..
Rachel closed the door and ran to take my blanket off my body.
Rachel
Come on, this is no time to be sleeping.
Rachel
You just got invited to Ariel Winchester's tea party!
Ariel was the daughter of Viscount Augustus Winchester.
She was also my childhood ex-friend.
Ever since people started looking down on me, she was too ashamed to be seen with me.
Freya
Why would I go to one of her tea parties?
Rachel
You know she's famous for making excellent tea parties.
Freya
Sure, I'm definitely going to enjoy a tea party hosted by my ex-best friend.
Rachel
But you don't hate her, do you?
I gave Rachel a weak glare.
A weak one because I knew she was right.
Even if Ariel had turned her back on me, I would understand why.
An obedient dog in human form, is what most people think of me.
Rachel
I knew you'd come around.
So, four hours later, I arrived to the tea party.
It was all mostly nonsense.
Gossip, politics and some talk about a guy's abs.
It was as if I wasn't even there.
Laurel
You're free tomorrow, right?
Daughter of the Grand Duke.
Laurel
That's nice, well...
And before I knew it, I was pressured into going to a stranded, haunted house.
Ariel
Come on, it's just a dare.
Clover
Sending her to a haunted place is unfair.
Clover Von Elderich, my best friend.
She's also never afraid to speak her mind.
Clover
If you think that's a good way to spend time then how about you do it?
That mouth of hers will get her into serious trouble one day.
With the way she talks back you'd think she was of a higher status.
But Clover was a Duke's daughter, like me, while Laurel was a whole Grand Duke's daughter.
The difference in authority was obvious to even a toddler.
Laurel
How rude of you to talk like that, Miss Clover.
It was clear Clover wanted to continue the argument.
But if she did, she would most definitely get in trouble.
Freya
I'll go to the haunted house.
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