Corpse Groom

by Fanatic24

Like how the title states, it a swap from what it would be with several twist and turn. Emily is about to be married off to Lord Barkis Bitter in order to pay off her father's debt to the man. Not wanting to be put up with an arranged marriage Emily runs off and to only end up marrying someone from her past. Someone who's outlook looks rather grim. Moving to A-Marlene-S

10. Chapter 10

Corpse Groom

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D/C: I do not own Corpse Bride

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Warning: Characters will be OOC

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"There it is, Victoria's home."

"Is the family still struggling to keep up with appearances?" Victor asked as he and Emily hid in the shadows just across from the Everglot crumbling mansion.

"After you….ran off." Emily said uneasily, she eyed the mansion seeing that only three rooms lights were lit signifying there were still people awake. "They somehow ended up receiving a small fortune."

Victor eyes narrowed at the information. "Hm."

"You wouldn't happen to know anything about it?" Emily asked Victor seeing his how composure seemed rigid than the actual norm.

"You could say that." Victor said cracking his neck in an attempt to relieve some tension that had built up. He took Emily's hand and dashed through the shadows that he moon created to hide them from sight towards the mansion. "Come on. Last thing we need is to be seen."

"Do you even know how hard it is to run in heels?" Emily shot back at him as she attempted to keep up with him.

"You ran in heels through a forest to get away from you would be husband." Victor responded grimly at the idea of Emily being married off to someone else.

"I was running on adrenaline!" Emily huffed out pulling her arm out of Victor's grasp, taking in Victor attitude for something else entirely.

A light flickered on by one of the windows they just by them. Emily's eyes widened as Victor pulled her towards them and hid them behind an old willow tree. Victor held her tightly against him, one hand around her waist the other over Emily's mouth to prevent her from talking.

If Emily had looked down at her, he would see her blush heavily at the close contact. Victor was peeking over his shoulder seeing if they are in the clear or not. It appeared that the Everglot maid had managed to hear them and came out to check it out.

Victor loosened his hold, albeit just a bit, around Emily when the maid just shrugged and closed the window. "You have to be more silent, my butterfly."

Emily huffed out but didn't respond which caused Victor to glance down at her. Even in the darkness he could see her fully, a smirk played on his lips when he saw the blush. He leaned in closer towards her, his smirk grew as Emily blush grew just as much…

To be continued…