ANTONELLA'S POVI woke up the next morning with a splitting headache. My head ached badly and my eyes hurt as well. My throat burned and I knew I was going to be sick. Those were the signs that usually accompanied my sickness.I turned on my bed and stared at the giant clock in my room. It was 8 a.m. already! I had overslept!I jumped up from my bed and a paper fell down. Crouching down to the floor, I picked it up and spread it open in my hands. It was a letter from Griselda, the head of the maids and it was addressed to me. It contained my work schedule as a maid for the rest of the week.I stared at the first item on the paper. Prepare the Alpha's bath by 6 a.m. And it was already 8!Fuck, Antonella! You have gotten yourself in a lot of trouble today.I washed up quickly and wore the apron that Griselda had left neatly folded on my bed. She must have come in earlier to drop it. If she saw me sleeping when she came in, why didn't she wake me up?As I struggled with the thoughts in m
ANTONELLA'S POV"You are late."Those were the first words that came out from his mouth.Alpha Xavier's eyes bored into mine as he said those words. He didn't look angry or disappointed. He looked rather calm and his tone was a bit more friendly than it had been the previous day.Yet, I couldn't say a word in response. I was dying inside, and from the way my legs shook, I wondered why he had not asked me what the problem was. Hermes was the only one who noticed how uncomfortable I was. I saw how hard he glared at me from the corner of my eyes but I didn't make eye contact with him. If I did, he would probably know what was wrong with me and it would have been even more embarrassing."Why are you late?" Alpha Xavier asked.At that point, I didn't care about anything he said. I could barely hear him. All I wanted to do was pee!"And why are you shaking like that?" He growled.He stared down at my legs and when our eyes met again, there was a look of understanding in his. He knew wha
SALVADOR'S POVMartinez must have been shocked. He had never seen me in such a mood."But look what she did!" Martinez complained. "You know she did it on purpose.""She didn't!" I growled at him. "Now sit down and apologize to her."He stared at me wide eyed and even Dan tapped me on my shoulder. "Alpha Xavier," Dan grunted. "Do not forget that Martinez is the head of your guards and we are at a diplomatic meeting with a stranger from another pack.""And Antonella is now my maid," I cut in. "That makes her a wolf in my pack."And turning to face Martinez again, I added. "Now apologize to the lady.""I can't apologize to that thing," Martinez grunted. "She knows what she's doing!""I think it would be a good idea for you to listen to your Alpha," Hermes cut in and all eyes went to him at once. Martinez tried to free himself from my grip to face Hermes but I held him firmly."Martinez!" I growled. "Are you out of your mind?""You know where I come from there is a strict punishment fo
SALVADOR'S POVWe waited till we were sure Hermes was out of sight and even then, I had Martinez go and check to be sure he was not eavesdropping on our own conversation. Satisfied with the results, we sat at the table again to begin our meeting.Before we began, I called to Martinez and he looked up at me. If there was one thing I had learnt from my father before his death, it was the fact that every leader should be ready to apologize to his subjects when he was wrong.I knew I had overreacted in the way I addressed Martinez and I had to apologize."About Antonella," I grunted. "I'm sorry I overreacted. But next time, be careful with her. She is just a maid and I don't want you giving our visitors the wrong impression. What she did was a mistake that could have happened to anybody."Martinez nodded in response and I doubted if he actually believed me. He certainly knew that I wasn't concerned about the impression I gave our visitor. Heck, Hermes wasn't even a visitor. Hermes was jus
ANTONELLA'S POVAs soon as I got back to my room, I closed the door behind me and turned the key in the lock. My heart was beating very fast in my chest. Things were beginning to get more and more complicated.The Alpha, Xavier had stood up for me, causing a kind of rift between himself and his chief guard, Martinez. Hermes who didn't like Alpha Xavier one bit was still in the picture. Martinez, whom the Alpha had raised his hands on because of me now hated me, and worst of all, Alpha Xavier had shouted at the head maid, Griselda all because of me. I knew that I was going to be in a lot of trouble by morning. There was literally nothing I was going to tell her that would make her believe me. She would definitely think that I had something with Alpha Xavier.As I thought about my predicament, I heard two sharp knocks on the door of my room. My heart flew to my mouth as I waited. If it was Griselda, I was surely in a lot of trouble.Luckily for me, when I opened the door, it wasn't her.
DEMONTES' POVEver since the day I got the letter, I could barely sleep. Today's was worse however. I sat on the throne and stared into space. Someone had found something on me, something that he could probably use to bring me down.Who was this person? And what had he found?Many thoughts ran through my head at that moment and I struggled to process everything.Was it the Alpha, Xavier? I couldn't tell if it was him. I had too many enemies to keep track of and the letter could have come from any of them. I heard the faint sound of someone calling my name, and I turned to my right to see that Freya was standing beside me."Demontes!" Freya snapped her fingers and I stood up at once."Who's there?" My eyes scanned the perimeter of the palace, warily. Someone was watching us."Who's where?" Freya frowned and looked around.I sighed and fell back on my throne."You startled me, Freya," I grunted. "Why do you always startle me?""I've been beside you for minutes," Freya explained. "I've
DEMONTES' POVJust a minute into the dance, I had to admit that I was already impressed. The girls moved around like experts; their waists swivelling effortlessly to the sound of the soft music that was playing in the background.And the music? Where the hell was the music coming from?I turned around, trying to locate where the sound of the music was coming from and my eyes met with one of the dancers. She winked at me and moved her hips seductively.I turned to see if Freya was watching but she wasn't. And then, I reached out to one of the guards who was standing beside me and pulled him closer to me."See that girl at the fore front," I whispered in his ears. "Keep an eye on her. After this dance I want you to follow her and get me her number okay?"The guard nodded and went back to his duty post. I looked to Freya to make sure that she had not noticed our little conversation and just as I had expected, she was still distracted, watching the girls as they danced.I smiled to myself
ANTONELLA'S POVI backed away slowly as Martinez approached me. He was a tall and buff man with a piercing gaze, and being in the same room with him for a long time meant trouble.He inched closer to me, slowly and steadily, counting his every step as he walked and I kept moving backwards, until I could not move any further.I had gotten to the wall. There was no escape for me there. I was all alone, no Xavier to help me, no Hermes to save me. I was stuck with the man I suspected, hated me more than anyone else in the world. I wondered why he even hated me. What had my evil father done to him? Martinez stopped a few centimeters away from me and he scanned me from head to toe. He raised his hands up and his fingers sharpened into claws at once.I closed my eyes and prepared myself for the worst. If that was how I was going to die, then I had to be ready for it.He brought his claws down on the wall, making a sharp scraping sound and my whole body shook out of fear.Martinez chuckled