The Nanny of House Herzen

“Is this Duchy…… Herzen?” On the day she lost her child stillborn, Evelyn Vyche narrowly escaped her hunters and survived. She found refuge in a place called Herzen amidst the heavy rain. ‘The mansion where corpses appear without warning…’ Despite knowing the eerie rumors about the Duke’s mansion, Evelyn couldn’t refuse the head maid’s request to become a wet nurse. She had been caring for the Duke’s daughter, who was blonde-haired like her dead baby for a month. It was then she first encountered the owner of the mansion in the garden on a summer night. “Who are you?” “Ple, pleasure to meet you, Sir. I’m Evelyn, the nanny to Miss Johanson.” “A nanny.” The Duke, who had been gently stroking her hair, then moved his hand lower. “You smell sweet.” “Sometimes, my, my milk leaks….” After his hand brushed her cheek and chin, and traveled down her neck, Evelyn held her breath. “Unbutton your clothes.” As she doubted her ears and stood frozen, the Duke spoke again. “Unbutton your clothes. I’m curious about what the child has been eating.”