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 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

apter 35Maybe this was some kind of punishment. Tsk! Even 100 whips sounded better than having men holding the two highest positions in a pack lie to you because they think you’re a gullible maid. I feel so insulted! I wouldn’t have mind if Lucas turned out to be my mate. He was nice and caring. Well until I realized that the whole thing might really just be a game. I mean, the beta of a pack in which I worked as a servant was interested in me? I scoffed out loud, how stupid I’ve been. It would be easy to understand if he had known my past but I was certain that he didn’t.Then the Alpha comes to my room in the middle of the night and claims that I am his mate? I sighed. These boys have way too much time on their hand. Like I would believe someone like him was my mate. Apart from the jarring fact that I could feel no connection whatsoever from the mate bond that should exist if he was really my mate, why would I even want a mate with the kind of mood swings he gets?Why was I sent a

chapter 37I nibbled on the pancakes so generously gifted to me as I worked my ass out in the Alpha’s closet. He was a considerably neat person so why did this look like two toddlers with sugar rushed had played in here today? Was he purposely trying to burn me out? I wasn’t well acquainted with the arrangement of his closet but since I’d rather not have to ask him anything, I decided to deal with it myself. First, I folded all the trousers and put them on one stool, then all the casual shirts on another stool and…why does he even have so many stools. I hanged everything I deemed fit to be hanged and pushed all then shoes I deemed were fit to cleaned one corner before going ahead to arrange the rest of his humongous piles of shoes on the shoe rack. I don’t think he had any need for three-quarters of the shoes he had here. In fact, I could bet there were a ton of them that had never smelt his feet. Speaking of smell, I was about to drown in whatever body wash it was that Alpha Jason

Chapter 39After the lunch I hat to take our plates back to the kitchen. The food was delicious and when my stubborness wore out, I allowed myself to enjoy it to the fullest. I just wish I would be able to boast of such cooking skills one day. The Alpha must have forgotten about his ban on knives for me so I could resume my cooking lessons with Stella.Speaking of Stella, she stared at the plates in my hands with a frowm but said nothing. She had to have known I ate the first lunch she prepared for the Alpha. Was she angry? If anything, she looked worried and I wondered why. Until I left the kitchen. It was like the entire staff of the palace had come to watch a spectacle. The spectacle I learned in just a couple seconds that was me. Everyone was staring a me. Everyone was pointing fingers and whispering. Although I had half expected it, it didn’t make it any easy to face. They were saying all manner of things. Some information they had no business knowing, they were spewing from the