Chapter 36I had never been so happy to have woken up really early as today because I came out of my room to see a humongous bouquet of flowers just chilling right in front of my door. I spent a couple of seconds staring at it like it was a bomb ready to explode before I heard another door start to open so I quickly carried it inside with me and shut the door. Wasn’t trying to feed that gossip mill.Finding the tag attached to it, I turned on the light so I could read what was written on it.Morning, beautiful.Don’t mind me, jut doing what I can to ease your thinking.I chuckled disbelievingly. What? Alpha Jason appears to have tired of his facade. Or didn’t Lucas get the memo? I shook my head. How stupid and naive they must think I am. I stared at the flowers. They should be romantic, they were even some of my favorites but now it just looked like an insult to me. Deciding to just leave it on the floor-since the bed was the only furniture in my room-and let nature decide what happe
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 38Alpha Jason snapped his fingers, “You’re right.” He said in sort of light bulb turning on moment even though I couldn’t think of what he could possibly be validating, “If I want to keep you busy, it shouldn’t be with such tasks. I can tell you’re intelligent. With the kind of life you had growing up, I’m sure you received the best education.”I raised a brow, “What does that have to do with anything? Want to sell me to another pack for my brains?”He rolled his eyes, massaging his temples after giving me a ‘why do you have to be so stupid?’ look, “You’re so extra for no reason.” He said simply. “You can be my personal assistant or something. Do some paperwork, write correspondence… What do you think?”I shrugged, “I know it doesn’t really matter what I think. I’m your servant and you’re my master, my work is to do whatever you tell me to do.”Alpha Jason squeezed his eyes shut as though frustrated, “I do care what you think, Amber.” He said in an equally frustrated voice. “
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
Chapter 40We walked in a silence that soon bored me, but not Alpha Jason, it seemed because his forehead was wrinkled and his lips were in a tiny, nearly noticeable pout that I doubt he even knew he was making. He was thinking about something, something worrying. My gaze continued to follow him, tracing the outline of his face, the sharpness of his jaw and perfection in his cheekbones. I noted the way he walked and how he absentmindedly cracked each finger with his thumb. He did it frequently even when there was no more pop sound and I realized it was a mannerism.He was shirtless and no, I wasn’t just noticing it. He had been shirtless since he brought me out of the water and that fact had almost succeeded in distracting me, like it always did. My eyes had flickered to his chest once or twice just as they were doing now when I had been yelling at him. I could only be grateful that the slight distraction hadn’t thrown me off.I thought about the words we had thrown at each other, sp
Chapter 41AmberI woke up slowly, my senses waking before my body. I felt the soft sheets around me and hummed; it felt like I was sleeping on clouds. I moved around on the cloud, extending my arms as I stretched feeling my joints protest in pain that wasn’t usually there. My mouth fell open on its own accord and let out a yawn big enough to swallow the entire room.Room. Where was I? Because this didn’t feel like the rusty, crusty old room I had become accustomed to but yet it felt familiar, I thought as I began to open my eyes. My first attempt had me shutting them back immediately as a reflex response to the blinding light coming from the windows. Opening them again, more slowly this time, I recognized where I was and last night slowly came back to me.Falling into the water, Alpha Jason saving me, getting into an argument with Alpha Jason, walking beside him back to the palace and allowing myself to think him handsome and of course, falling asleep in his bathrobe after being com
Chapter 42When I woke up, I was feeling refreshed and much better than before. The headache had tamped down considerably and it no longer felt like I was in an igloo. Alpha Jason was not in the room and I decided that he had left to carry out his duties of the day. I had typed out his schedule after all and I knew firsthand how much work he did in his position.Deciding that I was being too feeling about the stress he goes through, I shook my head and pushed my self out of bed, a contented smile making it’s way onto my face when my feet were immediately met with the fluffiest of slippers.But as I shuffled towards the bathroom, the gigantic bubble around my head burst as I remembered my place in this palace. I was not permitted to use this bathroom at will. Yesterday, the Alpha allowed me probably because of the terrible state I was in and with his mood swings, who knows if finding me in his bathtub would enrage him. Plus, I would have to give the softest piece of clothing I have eve
Chapter 43We ended up having rice with some amazing sauce whose recipe I would kill to have. For someone who had a nonexistent appetite, my appetite right in that moment was baffling to say the least and I told myself it was only because the food was good. Thankfully it was Hannah that brought it in and not any of the other servants that knew me. I don't know what would have been said of my appetite if it was the latter.I haven't been in the palace eye ever since my stunt...how many days ago? And because of that I had no idea what the gossip mill was churning right now. I know they say not to bother what people think about you and I may actually put up a facade with that notion but in truth, I was a bit bothered. If this people hated me so much, they could easily do away with me. I wasn't of their pack and they had no reason to feel guilty about my life.I shivered.And Erica. What happens when she finds out about everything. About what people are saying and well, I spent the night