Cora’s POV“Bump into one more time and you’ll regret it” I glared at the maid who’d purposely hit me with her shoulder as I was cleaning the hallways.“You’re just a maid like the rest of us here, stop acting like a spoilt brat” The maid who would soon be six feet under spoke back at me.I didn't need to think, I just landed a heavy slap across her godforsaken cheek.“Take that shitty attitude to the stinking gutter you rolled out of, because you'll never meet another spoilt brat with guts like me” I went back to pick my mop that I’d dropped to hit her.“You hit me? What the fuck is your problem?!” She held her cheek gingerly and yelled at me with tear filled eyes, but they didn't drop.“Oh, I have a problem? but when you bumped into me like a blind idiot without apologizing you didn't have any?” I snorted a laugh while she got visibly annoyed and red with fury.“You do know it's against the palace regulations to hit a maid if you're also a mere worker?” She inched towards me a bit.
Cora’s POV I was pacing up and down impatiently while Nina went to get Leila’s spare room keys because she was a weirdo with skeletons in her closet that locked her room with a key even if she’d be away from it for a minute.My entire body was burning in anticipation to deal with her good for nothing ass, and since I needed a win so badly, I was going to make sure I pulled it off no matter what the odds of succeeding were.Just then, the door knob rattled and a disoriented Nina walked in while covered in sweat.“Shit, did something happen? You couldn't get it?” I walked over to her quickly and tried to study her expression and appearance.“I was this close,” she curved her in index finger to almost touch her dumb for emphasis “to being caught and dealt with severely”“Ugh! You should’ve just let me handle it, seat and gather your strength” I held her by her shoulders and led her toward the bed and pushed her down gently to sit.She shook her head at me.“No, you’d have been spotted t
Leila’s POV“Get me another glass of water, you moron” I snapped at my maid who was mending my dress when my glass of water slipped out of my hand because I buried deep in thoughts.“I'm sorry ma'am, yes ma'am” She stuttered and went toward the door.“You thoughtless fool, clean up the broken glasses before you do that. Do I have to spell everything out for you?” I barked at her in annoyance and rolled my eyes.“Ye— Yes ma’am” She stuttered annoyingly but I paid her no mind.Instead I relaxed into my chair and sunk back into my deep thoughts, thoughts of how I’d come to be a force to reckon with at the side of the most powerful Lycan Alpha that has ever ruled; Kai.Kai and I had been soulmates from the moment we met as children, I was the only person that didn't regard him as an unredeemable monster because I saw him as powerful rather than fearful as other people did. We had easily become friends because he saw me as more than a spoilt little girl, and more like an advisor even from
Kai’s POVCora had began her new duty of cleaning my room for about a week now, but each time she was cleaning I was absent, and other times, I’d only bump into her when she’s leaving my room after cleaning and I’m arriving back from my morning training session. And of course, the only thing she ever greeted me with was a death glare, one that made it seem like she’d stab my eyes with a blunt pencil if she was given a tiny opening to do so. I was both intrigued and flattered by the intensity with which she hated me, it fueled my self absorption just as much as the fear of my subjects.However, on this fateful day, I’d skipped my morning session to catch up on some work so I was present while she cleaned, and for a dethroned princess, she did a pretty swell job at it.But what really mattered to me were how her beautiful curves called to me while she bent to sweep my floors, her ass cheeks were moulded into perfectly round mounds, she had a striking and generous amount of hips that ma
Cora’s POV The book in my hand fell to the floor when I suddenly heard a series of bangs on the door.“Open up!” I heard an unrecognized male voice and confusion washed over me as I realized that it must be a guard.What had I done this time around? I wondered as I angrily walked toward the door and pulled it open to reveal two guards.“You’re coming with us” They each grabbed me by an arm and pulled me out of the room before I could ask why they’d come for me and my skin crawled with irritation on feeling their hands firmly on my body.“Unhand me you bastards!” I yelled at them in annoyance as they dragged me down the stairs.“Are you deaf?!” My rage grew as they ignored me and pulled me toward a dark and unfamiliar path that I didn't know existed in the palace.“Where are you taking me? Let go of me this instant!” I violently tried to push them off me but they felt like hard immovable rocks so my attempts were completely futile.Before I could fight back any further, I was pushed i
Cora’s POV Good.At least I’d get to give him a piece of my mind while the other maids left, I thought to myself as I spun around to face him.He’d just made me seem like a plague by indirectly telling all the maids that they shouldn't interact with me, I hated most of them for how they treated me and made vile comments whenever I was near but what I hated even more was how much control he was exerting over my life by dictating who was allowed to engage with me.Even more, I was furious because it meant that Nina would have to tiptoe around and risk her life just in attempt to keep in contact with me without getting caught. Kai had taken my entire pack from me and it enraged me that his restrictions would endanger the life of the only person that felt like home to me. “Walk any slower and I’ll have all your heads on a pike tonight” He threatened the maids that were leaving the basement slowly and everyone practically ran out in seconds on hearing him.I glared daggers at him as the
Kai’s POVEven though she never failed to wreck havoc in my nervous system, I doubt I’d ever grow tired of watching how beautifully Cora’s hips sway when she was away in a fit of anger, especially then. I was certain that I’d caught her in a lie though, and I’d patiently wait for when it’d blow up and bite her in the ass.My job was done so I walked out of the basement and headed toward my room to relax after the tedious day I’d had.However, seconds before I pushed the door of my room open, Levi suddenly appeared in my line of vision and I knew that my day was far from over. He walked into the room with me and shut the door behind him.“You look exhausted, do you want me to come back another time?” He barely moved away from the door after examining my appearance.“I just had a nerve wracking session with the maids but I'm good, hit me,” I yawned as I took a seat at my study desk.“I can really return later, of tomorrow, it’s not urgent anyways” He assured me but I knew it was merely
Cora’s POVI half wanted to slam the basement doors shut as I left but I knew it’d only rack up more trouble for me, especially when I was trying to remain calm and protect Nina’s identity. In anger, I stomped my feet all the way till I got back to my room.Blind with rage I opened the door and slammed it hard without looking around the room.“You’re going to explode at this rate” A voice spoke and I was so startled that I almost jumped out of my skin as I turned around.Only to notice that Nina was laying on my bed with her eyes trained on the ceiling and in a visibly sour mood.“It's just you, god, you scared me Nina” I told her as I bolted the locks on the door since we couldn't risk being caught in each other’s company.“After the hazing we just went through, I felt like we needed to talk or something, I'll leave if it's a pr—”“Nina, relax” She’d already sat up on the bed to leave when I cut her off.I knew that facing an unexpected jury like we just had with Kai and knowing that