The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 314: The Dance

Victor slowly made his way toward James Trove’s table with the contract.

“Principal James… Can you bear witness to my wedding too!” Victor asked meekly.

“Yes of course… Let me get a look at this contract first…” James said as Lily placed the contract in front of him while making sure to stand close by to cloak her blood and smell on the contract.

James Trove just gave the golden paper a casual look when suddenly he felt his blood boil! SHIT… Could Lily be one of the brides too?

No… He quickly found the reason. It was a purple little signature with the name Lara Von Weise… Just the look of it made him shiver. What the f*ck?

“Is everything alright?” Victor asked.

“AH… Yes…” James said as he quickly signed his name.

“Excellent,” Victor said then quickly headed to another table

James sighed as he saw Victor go with Lily then frowned… Wait… weren’t there 9 signatures on the contract?

He was not sure….

He counted them again in his head… No! There were only eight.

…

Lily sighed in relief after Victor successfully got Yulian’s and James Trove's signatures.

Finishing with the contract she was signaled by Victor to take it away as he headed to the front of the hall where the dancing stage was finished and 8 brides walked out wearing colorful gowns… Even Elise, who was a little nervous about being pushed by Margret, was wearing a pink gown that made her look very pretty.

Lily really wanted to dance with Victor too, but she knew that it was impossible for now. Victor did promise her and the girls a better wedding later though and there would be a special dance tonight at the mansion…. he he he…

Behind the veil she wore, Lily blushed and smiled like a pervert as she looked at her status window.

At last, Victor was hers! She couldn’t believe it was true.

She was Victor’s main wife! She was no longer afraid of her family or that b*tch Margret!

And on top of all this, they managed to pull it in front of everyone's eyes by changing their costumes and using Alex and the girls around the stage as a scapegoat to direct the attendees' attention.

No one noticed it, but this was a black dragon marriage ceremony, not the eight kingdoms one they started in the other hall!.

This was not a marriage between the hero and the 8 princesses but between the evil dragon and the defeated female hero with her companions! The sacrifices before the wedding signified the battles before the defeat!

It was an entirely different ceremony altogether from the gesture to the wordings!

So when everyone supposed that the bride was marrying the hero, it was in fact the hero and his colleagues getting married to the dragon! Bowing to him.

She also got the girls to bow to her once as she was the main wife!

Yes, she was the Hero under the mask that covered her entire face. The stupid priest that wore the dragon mask was played by none other than Victor. Everyone made the wrong assumption because of the previous ceremony in the first hall. 

When Victor pricked her finger with the dagger he also pricked his… The blood mark in the center of the contract was a combination of both of their bloods as they moved their fingers together! 

That’s why she had to stand next to the contract, in order for Yulian and James not to feel her blood.

The Lily that they saw outside disguised as her was none other than Theta, who only appeared after the main ceremony was finished.

Now she was Victor’s wife, and no one would ever be able to split them apart!

…

Victor quickly reached the center of the freshly built dance stage and turned to face the anticipated attendees.

“Ladies and gentlemen… If you may allow me a first dance with the ladies, then I will give you the stage!” he said as if he was in a hurry.

“His medication is about to kick in!” El, who was at the moment sitting with Lara and her two maternal cousins Bob and Miley at a side table, said… Elena wanted Lara to get to know them better as she grilled Alice and Yulian about some details that young girls shouldn’t hear.

“Yeah… I heard that priestess mentioned it before!” Bob Junior said then looked at Lara, “Does your brother do drugs? Drugs are bad, you know!” he said, acting righteously.

“Yes…” Miley nodded. Her mother told her to make Lara like her, but she didn't know how. She wanted to ask Marlie, but her sister was still going around like headless chicken searching for her lost fiance. 

“Drugs?” Lara frowned… What did they mean by drugs? She wondered. Her brother did usually take a lot of pills… Do those count? 

Drugs are not that effective on those with bloodlines, so now one taught Lara about them.

“As I said before I was rudely interrupted…. Hiccup…” El, who was completely drunk after secretly sipping 3 bottles of wine, said. “It is definitely medication for his electrical dysfunction! All men take those on their wedding days!… Hiccup…” she said with a nod. “My Uncle Black used to buy those from abroad to sell for tourists!”

“Electrical dysfunction? What's that? What does it do?” Bob asked.

“Make him as strong as a bull!” El nodded as she banged the table, remembering what her Uncle Black said with a dirty smile.

“Oh… Can we take those too?” Bob asked. He wanted to be strong too!

“Probably…Hiccup…”

“I will ask Mother when we return home!” Miley said.

Lara nodded. If they made her strong, they would be perfect for her training, so she also intended to give her poor mother a heart attack by asking her later tonight.

…

Victor smiled as he looked at his shy brides who sat neatly to the side in their fluffy dance gowns on gilded chairs. This time they were not wearing masks, allowing the crowd to be amazed by their beauty.

“Mommy, I want a bride like those too…” one guy said to his snobbish mother.

“Father… I want to marry 8 wives too!” another said.

“Dear…Please beat some sense into your son!”

“Father…? Why aren’t you responding?”

“Dear?”

“Nothing… I was distracted for a second…” The father said, totally not showing that he was having the same thoughts as his son.

“...”

Many men had the same thoughts… After this wedding, they would never be the same, not after they realized what they were missing all these years! They were blissfully living in their ignorance, but not anymore! Now they know that every man should have a harem!

“Ooch…” Yulian yelped as Alice pinched his thigh.

“Gaze at them again and I will gouge your eyes out!” Alice threatened. She had no idea why she was feeling jealous… Yulian was a fake boyfriend after all…

Yulina nodded… Why did he do that? He doesn’t need to listen to her…. She looked cute when she was angry… Why the hell was she angry?

Victor chuckled to himself as he watched them then cleared his throat.

"Ehm… Since I didn't get to introduce the girls earlier because of the ceremony's tradition. I will do it now as I take them for a small dance one by one..." he said then turned to face the musicians to the side "First Act! Music!" He shouted

The orchestra quickly stopped playing the song they were at, adjusted their instruments, and then began to play a strange yet serene melody that touched the hearts of everyone and made them feel happy.

"What kind of music is this?" Elena asked. She had never heard anything like this.

"This is a sample from the soundtrack of the new movie, "A new world: The Dragon princess saga!" which my company is currently producing… It will be released in the cinemas next year, starring Mira! " Victor shouted, extending his hand to Mira who slowly approached him and threw herself in his embrace. She was wearing a white gown and had a golden flower on her chest. Her silky hair was tied into a braid around her head, making her look like a noble young lady… Like a character from some movie to be exact.

"Now Although all of you guys know her, let me take the pleasure of introducing her as my wife. Mira, my first love.” Victor said as he took the blushings Mira’s hand and then guided her to start a dance.

 "I fell in love with Mira when I saw her in the Movie "Very dangerous young lady!". I was Eleven years old back then, and that night I couldn’t sleep all night thinking about her. She looked super cute as a child assassin back then, and she grew up to become a very beautiful lady as I expected she would be!" Victor slowly explained as they danced. Allowing Mira to twirl around in her dress while blushing. She wished her father would be here to see her, but as one of the family's agents, he had a lot of responsibilities and couldn’t come.

Victor slapped her butt as she collapsed in his hands.

She changed her mind. Thankfully her father didn’t come!

"When I met Mira for the first time two months ago, I knew that I wanted to marry her… I proposed, and she accepted… She also fell in love with me at first sight!.” he lied looking her in the eyes, making her look away while blushing… he was not lying… She did fall for him and his handsome face, but she couldn’t just let him know.

The attendees watched the dance for the next five minutes, fully mesmerized until the dance slowly ended with a deep kiss.

Victor reluctantly let Mira go after that. She slowly returned to her seat with a blush as Victor turned to face someone else.

“Next is…” Victor paused and extended both of his hands.

Mina and Mana slowly stood up and walked to his side, taking both of his hands. They were wearing two matching black gowns with blue and yellow roses.

He drew back his hands, pulling the two girls into his chest under the envious looks of the viewers.

“Mana And Mina as you see are twins… I fell in love with them as soon as I met them that day when I first arrived at my mansion in Vein City! They work as maids there you see” Victor said. “They accompanied me for an entire night … And managed to steal my poor heart!” He said mysteriously then began to dance with the two girls at once. Twirling one as he hugged another.

Harvey, who was an expert womanizer, had to confess that Victor was doing this ‘two girls juggling’ perfectly. He was even tempted to go find some twins and play with them…

Theodore was feeling the same. Was this really his shy son? He sighed and looked at Elena by his side. She was mesmerized by the dance. Theodore pondered if he should take her with Luna to a dance after Victor finished… He couldn’t lose to his son after all!

The twins' dance lasted double the duration of Mira’s and ended with Victor kissing both of them, then slapping their little butts so that they would let go of him and return to their seats with a blush.

“Now, for the girl who stole my heart…. “

“How many girls stole your heart exactly?” one rude guy asked.

“All of them did! It is my fault for leaving it unguarded!” he said with a smile as he hugged Aria, causing many of the unmarried girls in the audience to start having nefarious thoughts.

“Now this is someone you all know… Aria, the current CEO of Horizons Media. When Aria stole my heart… Unlike others, I couldn’t take it back or ask for hers in return, as I thought she was my sister back then!” Victor said as Aria slowly reached his side and took his hand. She was wearing a blue maroon shoulder cut gown, and putting on a diamond necklace. She looked like a noble lady.

“Hsss…” some gasped.

“There was such a thing?” Willow, his maternal grandmother asked as many other attendees who didn’t know the story began to gossip.

“Yes apparently…” Some guy nodded, he heard such rumors.

Iris who was watching sighed, wondering about some very random things… Aria was her replacement after all.

“Now, when I found out that Aria was not my sister due to an unfortunate accident, I was both sad and relieved… Now I could marry her at last!” he said, “That was my first thought!” he added, looking her deep in the eyes.

She couldn’t look at him anymore, so she just buried her face in his chest as they began their slow dance.

“I think they look nice together…” Theodore nodded. He really likes Aria. Unlike most of his sons, and despite having no bloodline she was talented, humble, and polite!

This is perfect for her… she was his daughter-in-law now after all!

“I think so too!” Elena said with a sigh.

The third dance ended with a deep kiss too.

“The next one is a girl I fell in love with at first sight! Monica!” Victor said as Monica who was dressed in a frilled golden dress shyly held his hand.

“Do you fall a lot at first sight?” some rude girl called Mia asked.

“Yes… I always fall at first sight!” Victor replied, “For Monica, it was a very nice summer day when I kidnapped her from the street!”

“WHAT?” Elena asked among others.

“Yes… It was clearly a mistake… A case of mistaken identity!” Victor clarified as if kidnapping people was alright if you got the right person “Ever since then she has suffered from Stockholm syndrome and couldn’t stop following me! So I took advantage of that and proposed to her to marry me! And she accepted” Victor said as the dance started. Monica was not listening, she just breathed heavily as she kept up with him. She was a really good dancer.

“This wedding is taking a dark turn…” Gary said.

“I agree!” his grandfather nodded.

“Don’t worry he is kidding!” Theodore told the nervous Elena and made sure that others heard him. “They go to the same school, he met her there!”

“Oh… I almost had a heart attack!” Elena sighed in relief. Her son is really evil.

Monica’s dance ended quickly as she was no longer able to dance anymore, she had to retreat quickly to her seat after pecking her new husband on the mouth.

Victor chuckled as he turned to the next girl who moved confidently to his side with her sparkly one-piece turquoise-colored dress. She just extended her hand and he took it.

“For Lin it was different… As you may know, I was the fiance of her bitch ‘sister’ Lynda whom I didn’t like… That slut escaped the day I was forced there to go propose by my family, and this was the luckiest thing that ever happened to me… as it allowed me to meet my love… the girl who offered herself as my fiance instead… The girl I fell in love with at first sight, Lin!” he said.

“Again?” April asked.

“Yah…he falls in love a lot apparently…”

“This is getting boring though…”

“I agree…”

“I don’t. I think he is romantic…”

“Shut up!”

“You are just jealous!”

“... True…”

…

“Let’s dance!” Victor told Lin, who took his hand elegantly and stepped forward as the music sound flowed… She made sure to shoot Lily who was standing to the side, a triumphant look that Victor pretended he didn’t notice.

It was a really nice dance, one had to say… Lin was very strong after all, so she managed to force Victor to do some stressful moves that the other girl couldn’t. Like extending to the side while supporting herself with her legs around Victor’s waist, Forcing him to resist falling while keeping with the dance… 

In the end, she raised her slender leg and placed it on his shoulder as he held her waist, then she used it as leverage to climb onto his shoulders where she hugged his neck with his legs and then dived into his lips giving him a deep kiss while he carried her… That dance ended abruptly with that. She secretly practiced for this for 2 weeks using poor Gargoyles that she summoned as partners. She broke the necks of 124 of them before she got it right.

Lin tried hard to make the kiss last as long as possible but the sound of her mother clearing her throat three minutes later made her reluctantly do a backflip to the ground where she let go of her husband.

"We will continue this tonight!" she said arrogantly, making her mother frown. Was this her feeble daughter?

Victor smiled, catching his breath then turned to his own slut who didn’t wait for him.

“Now… Let me introduce you to the one and only Margret!” Victor said as Margret took his hand and then stuck her body onto his.

She was wearing a crimson slim dress that had a long cut to the side that reached her thigh, it perfectly matched her braided hair color, making her look hot.

“Did you also fall in love with her at first sight?” Some guy asked.

“For Margret that a No… When I first saw her I had one idea in mind…” Victor said as he began his dance with Margret. “THIS GIRL IS DEFINITELY A SLUT!” he said loudly, making her step on his white leather shoe with her high heels… His shoes were already metal plated, so ignored her.

“Really? She is slut?” Someone asked as Margaret's friends nodded remembering that day at Tom’s birthday party… She was really acting like a slut… Right, Tom… Where was he? Still, in the lady’s room banging some girl? 

“No!” Victor said, “I learned the truth about her three days later when we were exploring the ruins near the filming set of the movie Dragon Hero 4… I saw it when she selflessly sacrificed herself to save her friends from a group of perverts. They chased her for a while before I could save her!” Victor said as his mother and everyone else listened closely… There was such a thing? Maybe this girl was not that rotten after all!

“That’s when she threw herself on my chest and began to cry!” Victor said…

No… She was rotten to the core! Everyone thought. This was the oldest trick in the book after all!

Victor ignored them and continued, “I thought she was a pitiful girl. But I didn’t expect her to take the opportunity and grab my unguarded heart at that moment, leaving only a damp shirt in its place!… My heart has been hers ever since, and she is still refusing to let it go, so I chose to marry her in order to get it back from her!” he said, making many looks at him and at Margret who was perfectly dancing with him with some complex eyes. He just confessed to being taken advantage of.

“Would you give me my heart back now?” he asked as he held Margret and moved around while she clung to him.

“No… That’s impossible, I already traded it with some cash at a pawn shop…” she giggled with a smile as she twirled around him. Then turned and stopped behind him, hugging his chest from behind and resting her head on his back. 

“Too bad then… I will have to make you work for me until I get something of equal value!” he said, turning her around and slapping her butt … It was a part of the dance.

She just hugged his leg with hers and hugged his neck with her elegant eyes looking him in the eyes as the dance finished.

“How long would that take?” she asked.

“According to your work qualifications and considering your age…. Um, let's see… That would take you about….” he didn’t continue as her mouth covered his.

“Ahm…” Elena cleared her throat 21.3 seconds later, forcing them to let go of each other.

Margret slowly retreated to her seat after pinching Victor’s butt, making sure everyone saw that!

“Ahm… Now… the last girl on today's menu…” Victor said as he slowly walked to Elise’s side and then carried her from her wheelchair making her yelp in embarrassment as she hugged him afraid of falling.

“Don’t worry! I have got you!” Victor said as he began the dance with Elise immediately. He professionally swayed her to a piece of joyful slow music.

“I was not expecting to marry Elise… I wanted her cousin, but her family thought Elise made a good match for me…” he said to everyone… “And now I agree, as I fell in love with her at first sight too!” he said then paused a little as he gave Alpha some secret instructions.

“Isn’t she too young for you?” someone had to ask.

“How old are you?” Victor asked Elise as he twirled her around and caught her again, making her gasp.

“I am 25…” she said with a cheeky smile.

“You heard the girl…” Victor said as Harvey frowned… Wasn’t Elise crying earlier? What the fuck just happened? Was Victor’s skills with women real? Wasn’t he acting all the time?

Gary and April were feeling a little shocked too, though they were a little relieved as they saw Elise’s smile. The girl deserved to be loved!

The dance with Elise was not long, as Victor was technically doing all the dancing.

It ended with a quick kiss… Elise’s first!

So after Victor carefully put Elise back in her wheelchair, he turned to the attendees and bowed as all the brides stood up and walked to his side, bowing beside him.

Everyone clapped, including Master Amon who was affirming the next step of his plan with his bosses.

“Now… Ladies and gentlemen. The dance stage is yours! Enjoy your evening…” Victor said. “This young master has a husband duty to attend to!” he added as he quickly withdrew with the girls.