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Carla

The next morning, when I woke up, every muscle in my body hurt from all of the cleaning that had been done the day before, but at least the punishment wasn't as severe as I had feared it would be. After making my way back to my room in the wee hours of the morning, I fell back asleep and continued to sleep soundly.

The next thing I knew, it was well after breakfast time when I finally opened my eyes, and I had no idea whether or not the maid had knocked on my door while she was trying to wake me up or whether they had simply forgotten about me.

I decided to give myself a little pick-me-up by taking a shower. After that, I got dressed in a casual outfit and went downstairs to see if the alpha king had already woken up or if he was still sleeping.

I tracked down one of the servants and inquired of her, "Where is the Alpha King?"

She greeted me with a polite bow of her head before speaking to me. "The alpha king found you sound asleep, and he asked us to let you rest," she said. "