Chapter 26AmberIt has been three days and the Alpha had really not needed her but what troubled her the most was her own emotions. Why did she miss him? Was this some sort of Stockholm syndrome? She had basically been sold to him and he had given the command to whip her the first time she was here. She had become his personal maid and he had yelled at her and hurt her feelings a lot. Why did she miss him?He had also laughed with you and been surprisingly nice from time to time. My subconscious piqued in.I sighed, was that enough?Stella wouldn’t give her any work since she was still the Alpha’s personal maid and Alpha Jason didn’t need her either. He seemed to not even want to see her either. Anytime she went there, he had his guards send her away. She hadn’t seen his face for three whole days. Was he that angry with her for causing him to dissolve his alliance with Caleb? Well, why did he fight him anyway? He had no reason to.I’m so free these days and I know it’s supposed to ma
Chapter 27“Your highness, what on earth are you doing here?”Alpha Jason chuckled lowly, almost painfully. “I couldn’t stay away.”My brain tried to put two and two together and when it had fully interpreted the situation, I pulled away from him, this time hard enough to break his grip, there was no way in hell I was going to go through the same hell twice.“Please stay away.” I said firmly. His face contorted at my words in what looked like hurt. Why would he be hurt from my words when he planned to hurt me both physically and emotionally, “So it’s a thing with Alphas huh? First Caleb, now you?” I know I was being daring with my words considering my position as a maid and his as the alpha but why would I play in such a situation?Alpha Jason looked confused, “Why…don’t you ever compare me with that scumbag Amber.” He took a step towards me. “I’m sorry about what he did to you. I would have killed him right there that day but apart from the fact that the consequences for our pack wou
Chapter 28I would later come to ponder on why Jason’s words had so much power on me. Was it because he was the Alpha? The supreme title and position in every pack that comes with so much authority. Was it the timbre of his voice ?at exactly was it that made me plop down unto a chair at his command for the second time today? And to make matters worse, he smirked.The arrogance! Oh, how I would live to wipe that smirk off his face. I should have at least put up some argument and display my stubbornness a bit.I suddenly became aware of my hand in his warm ones, his eyes on me and the small scattering of hair on his chest. At that last thought, I pushed back in my seat, taking a much needed deep breath.“Your highness.” I said disappointed when my voice came out as nothing but a squeak.“Amber.”Gosh, the way he calls my--shut up Amber.“What is going on?” “Breakfast.:” He says simply.“We’re done with breakfast.” I said matter-of-factly frowning at the fact that he had evaded what I
Chapter 29JasonWas I mistaken, though? No. I shook my head even at the thought. I have never felt this way before, never! There were so many things I wanted to know, though. Why did it suppress itself till that day was one and why couldn’t she feel it. The second one killed me more because what I’m feeling was enough to make me hold her in my arms and never let go.Although Amber now looked like a goddess in my eyes, she had always been beautiful. I saw it the day she was brought into my pack. That day I had thought to myself that she did not look like a maid. Was it also the mate bond that had pressed me until I stopped them from whipping her? Of course then it wasn’t so strong but I somehow knew that I wanted her close to me hence why I made her serve me closely as my personal maid.Maybe it was good that she couldn’t feel the bond because goddess knows I wouldn’t be able to fulfil any of my Alpha duties. I was a person who never held back. It was one of the reasons I earned my vi
Chapter 30AmberErica’s promise to me had me confused. After pacing to and fro in my tiny cubicle room for a full thirty minutes as I pondered on what she said to me, I finally came out and went to the kitchen. I felt like my mind was so full and was suffocating me. Maybe some time around other people would help relieve me was my thought as I walked to the kitchen. Lunch had gone by and Stella was already working on dinner. In feeding a large household like the palace, you had to start lunch immediately after breakfast and dinner after lunch…at least that was h ow Stella did it. She gave me a smile when she saw me, “How are you, child?” I shrugged and that was really the best answer I could give her at that point. I have had too many go on in my life in the past few days since came here not to talk of the grievances I already had AKA my parents death and missing my sister. Now the Alpha of the pack I was a slave to was telling me that I was his mate.Ha! I don’t care what you wan
Chapter 31The next morning, I resumed my duties as instructed. The first thing I had to do being to carry the Alpha’s breakfast to him. I remembered just a day ago when he had made me eat with him. Would he do that today too? Although I knew I could really use the good food, I rather not. Awkwardness would be an understatement for how I would feel if I have to go through that. Sitting face to face with him and eating after what happened yesterday? I would melt!I looked down at the covered plates that I was carrying. Although they were covered, I already knew their contents. Goddess, Stella was good! How do you make breakfast, the simplest meal of the day anything but OK? With her, breakfast was yummy. Stella really was the best at this kitchen thing-after my mom, of course-and I was going to snag all her recipes before I escape from this place.I greeted the guards who were so used to seeing me here that their stony faces cracked into small smiles when they saw me. They let me in wi
Chapter 32Alpha Jason had actually cleared the hallways for me and although I was impressed I was still a bit unsettled. How could I be sure that no one could see me right now, dressed in this beautiful outfit instead of my ugly maid garb and following the Alpha out of the palace. Somewhere, deep down I had a feeling that immediately I come back it would be war between me and the rest of the palace and my worries probably showed on my face because as soon as we were seated in the car, Alpha Jason turned to me,“Is anything wrong? Do you not want to go? You don’t seem very happy.” He noted and I shook my head.“No, it’s just that… I was wondering… Isn’t Erica more suited to follow you for this trip? As your mistress, I mean…”Alpha Jason leaned back into his sit and I fear that I may have succeeded in annoying him. I really had I confirmed when I noticed his fingers clench and unclench. I swallowed.“The fact that you omitted ‘her highness’ from her name this time shows that you alre
Chapter 33As though unable to bring herself to drop the baby, Amber still held her, a peaceful smile spread across her face as she kept rocking the baby even after she had fallen asleep, humming what had to be a lullaby to her. Needing to talk to my friend alone though, I asked Amber to wait for me I the car. It was going to be dark soon and it was a talk that needed to happen. If we wanted to get back to the palace in time to greet my parents, it had to happen now.Reluctantly, Amber dropped the baby back into the cot, even gentler than when she had lifted her earlier before leaving. I hoped she’d remember the way which we had come through and not get lost. We sat in the nursery, Marcus and I, baby Evie sleeping in her cot just a few feet from us while her father sat folded himself forward in his chair, his face resting in his palms.“Did you name her?” I asked. With the way he shied away from the baby, I had actually expected her to not be named yet.“We both did, Emily and I. Evie