Novels by ladejojo918

I blink my eyes in quick succession although Aurora had just spoken a language I did not understand.“What did you say?” I blurted out and a look of irritation and a look of impatience spread across her face, “You need me to repeat myself? Pack your things and let’s leave. From today you work in the King’s quarters” she replied and I was dumbstruck.I took a glance around. I wasn't the only one in shock, every one of my roommates had a dazed expression on their faces. I immediately shook my head in refusal.“I don’t want to,” I replied. There was no way I was going to go and work in Jonathan’s quarters. He already made life hell for me even though I was far away from him and now he wanted to punish me and make my life harder by asking me to work for him? I wasn’t going to do it.Aurora burst into laughter stunning me. It was laughter that made my bones ice over but it was the first time I was seeing her laugh.“You don’t want to?” she asked, “You are a slave, you do what you are told

My consciousness started to blur at her words. Despite their conversation, I still couldn’t understand where I was or what had happened but I resolutely kept my eyes shut pretending to be still asleep but it became useless because they all stepped out of the room to resume their discussion. After several seconds of silence, I slowly pry my eyes open and I’m met with an empty room. The strong smell of herbs and disinfectants hit my nose again and with a quick look around; i realized that I was at the park clinic. I had heard about it a lot of times but I had never been there. I had no reason to be there. It didn’t matter how many times Juniper almost dragged me to see the doctor despite my injuries and falling over something.I winced as I tried to sit up on the bed and I looked around again. Their earlier conversation drifted into my mind again and I sighed softly. The beating my roommates had given me had obviously almost sent me to the arms of death, luckily death wasn’t ready to r

It’s been over a month and I was starting to see and I was able to trace the line of my bones with one glance. I had stopped fighting or even arguing; the bullying got worse after I stopped fighting back. The food I got served at the dining hall got smaller and smaller and I never got to eat it. My roommates either tripped, the food either ended in my hair and I was just wheezing around. The only person that was holding me was Juniper.He always had a hot meal for me or a loaf of bread and I was practically living on the scraps he had left for me. I was a wreck and I knew it but there was nothing I could do about it. Deep down, I was quietly already waiting to slump one day and never open my eyes again.I packed the pile of plates and slipped them into the bowl of water. I took one step and I staggered but a strong arm was immediately wrapped around my waist to steady me.“For goodness sake Amira, you have to rest." Juniper’s concerned voice washed over me and I slowly slumped to the

I have no idea when I got up from the floor and got back to work, the usual snide remarks and irritated glares at me were half gone and I was also surprised. Juniper as well was nowhere to be found. When it was evening, before Aurora found me and had me take food to Jonathan again, I disappeared. I walked aimlessly in the slave area trying not to think about my current situation, it was a situation that even I didn’t wish on my worst enemies.I didn’t bother going for dinner because I could already imagine the same thing happening and I had had enough embarrassment for a day, for my entire life. I sat down staring at the horizon as the sun went to its resting place but I knew that it was just the entire finishing a rotation, I wished desperately that I could turn back the hands of time but the Moon Goddess had favourite and I wasn’t on their list that’s why she had made me a Beta knowing fully well that a female Beta as a Princess would spell doom for her.That’s why no matter how sed

I don’t know why but I am surprised when Jonathan doesn’t tease me further. My eyes were lowered to the ground while he ate. The sounds of his food crunching together filled my ears and I could hear the silent grumbles of my stomach. In over four days, I hadn’t eaten anything besides the bread Juniper had been sneaking for me and I was getting impoverished.I stood throughout Jonathan’s eating process without a word and when he was done with his food I didn’t move because he hadn’t instructed me to but I was getting anxious, it would soon be time for the slaves to eat and I needed to eat, to put something in my stomach no matter what.I snuck anxious glances at him and Aurora but I didn’t dare say anything. After what seemed like eternity, Aurora finally asked me to pack the table and head back to the kitchen. Without a word, I quickly packed the table and carried the tray hurrying out of the hall before Jonathan remembered me and started calling me names.My legs moved faster and by

Nobody seemed to know how I had gotten back to the quarters that night, even though I didn't know. After my outburst I solely believed that Jonathan would have thrown me to the pigsty to feed with them but he had allowed me to go back to my quarters. My bed was now isolated to one corner of the room but I could be bothered less about that. I laid down on my back hoping that the gallons of water I had emptied in my stomach could sustain me till the next morning. My reality was dawning faster and faster on me. I had starved for a full day. I had eaten nothing for a full day. I was starting to become a joke and a hated and annoying one at that. I stared at the ceiling of the room, hoping that somewhere in my mind I'd realize that this was just a bad dream and I woke up back at home. I didn’t realize when I had slept off until I felt someone shaking me and I slowly opened my eyes, coming face to face with the enlarged face of my personal maid, Runa.“Runa?” I called out slowly as I trie