It was morning at the mansion. The bright sunlight seeped into Amelia’s room, reminding her that it was a new and important day. She took in a deep breath as she groaned in frustration, wishing that the day never came. It was the day for her to choose which of the ladies who would leave and the two who would remain at the mansion.Thoughts of that scared her, especially because she wondered what life at the mansion would be when they were no longer around.“Good morning, Noah”, she greeted Noah who was tending to the flowers, with a serious and confused look on his face.Noah ignored her at first, but that didn’t stay for long because almost immediately, he swirled around to look at her.“This is barely 7:am. You woke up quite early”, he mumbled with a voice that sounded like a whisper.Amelia nodded her head calmly and went closer to him.“He wants some ladies to leave and two to stay. He asked me to make the decision”, Amelia explained to Noah, even if she had no idea of why she wa
Alexander’s PovThere was something great about this particular morning. Apart from the sweet sounds the morning birds made and the soft feel of the wind, my heart felt at ease. It was on this day I planned to tell Amelia how I truly felt for her and how I was willing to start a family with her and our child.Just then, I caught sight of her and Noah in the garden, and I couldn’t help the feeling that engulfed my soul. It was pure jealousy…Noah was always the closest servant to Amelia. On several occasions, I caught sight of the both of them, either laughing together or having serious conversations that made me extremely furious.But today seemed to be worse. I felt the jealousy right there in my chest and I knew that there was a need to pour out how I felt. At this, I called for Noah and the moment he came in, I reminded him about the need to know his boundaries at the mansion. I would rather not send the warning directly to avoid making his have useless thoughts, but I was certai
Amelia’s PovMy morning walk turned out to produce a great result since I was able to convince Noah into accepting my plans and playing along with it. It was a very risky plan, but I tried so hard to conceal my uneasiness. The last thing I wanted was giving him an idea that I feared what the outcome might be. At this, I stood aplomb and firm, as though I was totally sure of what I was doing. My eyes darted to the clock and I realized that it was about fifteen minutes left to breakfast time. For some reason, my heart skipped each time the clock ticked. This wasn’t the first breakfast I was having at the mansion, but there was something different about this day. It seemed as though a lot was going to happen, and I couldn’t tell whether I was ready or not…A knock on my door startled me out of my thoughts and immediately, I walked over to it. “What do you want?” I asked as I opened the door to see the face of one of the ladies in the mansion. She was perplexed and just as I darted my
Amelia cleared her throat as she got prepared to kick-start her plan. Her heart was beating heavily, and her lips were gathering the strength needed to spew what she was about to.“Go on… I’m all ears”, Alexander said impatiently, hoping that she would be done on time so that he can proceed with what he wanted to tell her.“When I was with Grey…he told you that I’m pregnant”, Amelia dropped, with her heart beating out of her chest. She stared at him gently, trying to check for any change in emotions or any reaction that would give her a hint to what he was thinking. But then, there was none. He wore a straight face, looking into her eyes as though he were ignorant of what she was talking about.“You don’t have to hide it from me. I’m aware that you know!” Amelia said defiantly, still feeling disgusted that he played ignorant in the situation.“This child…is not yours”, Amelia dropped and for a moment, Alexander thought that he was only having a nightmare.He secretly pinched himself
Alexander’s PovWhen she told me that she had something to say to me, I had thought that it was relating to the fact that she was carrying my child. My heart has raced with excitement because I was beginning to think that she would suggest starting a family with me.That was why I smiled at her calmly, while gesturing for her to proceed with what she had to say.And then she said that she was pregnant for another man…That particular statement sounded like a bomb in my ears and for seconds, I tried to shove it aside as mere hallucinations.But then, she was there, looking into my eyes, with sincerity burning through them.“What? How?” I asked in shock, as thoughts of her being with another man caused my heart to tear up in flames.How was it possible that she was carrying another man’s child in my house?“I’m sorry. I know I broke the rules, but you should be glad that the child is not yours”, she dropped and for a minute, I thought that I had heard wrongly.I gulped down hard and wip
Amelia’s PovI paced around my room, with my hands placed on my chin and my stomach twirling in anxiety. It felt as though I was placed in a state of unrest because despite how hard I tried to relax, I couldn’t…“Why was he so angry? Wasn’t he meant to be happy that the child wasn’t his?” I asked myself for the hundredth time, screaming in frustration when I realized that I had no answer to the question at hand.I never predicted that the conversation would go sour. He didn’t even get to tell me what he wanted to say to me…A deep sigh escaped my lips as I walked over to my balcony and looked out. I caught sight of Alexander and my heart flew out of my chest.He was pacing around the front of his quarters, obviously waiting for someone or something…Just then, I saw Noah getting dragged towards Alexander, trying to struggle his way out, but not matching up to the strength of the man who held him.“Noah”, I mumbled under my breath as the hot sting of tears took hold of my eyes. He was
Alexander sank into the bed and closed his eyes, hoping that sleep would come and take him away from the present reality. At this point, the only means of escape was a dream, and he couldn’t help but hope that it comes right away. But then, his mind seemed to be far from that because all he could see were images of Amelia making out with Noah. He knew that he never caught them in such an act, but his mind was playing tricks on him.He groaned again and took in a sharp breath, after which he walked over to the front of his balcony, with his eyes focused on Amelia’s quarters.A memory flashed past his brain and he paused. When he told Amelia that he would treat her like a real slave she was, he couldn’t help but see how frightened she became. It pierced his heart to see how scared she was of him, especially at a point when he wanted to make things right. However, he shoved it aside when he realized that he didn’t owe her an explanation, and it would be best to treat her as what she rea
Alexander’s PovMy call with Grey was less of my concerns. He was only a greedy man who felt that he could easily steal what belonged to me. I was never going to give him such a chance and I was glad I had things in order to ensure that. No one had an idea of where I lived…not even a glimpse. I was that secretive and that was a part of my life I loved so much. At this, I considered my mansion to be the safest place I could be at and I never wanted it to be placed in jeopardy. That was a major reason why I blindfolded each of the ladies I brought into the mansion, not willing to give them a hint of the road that led to the mansion.Grey threatened to find me, but i knew that there was no way that would happen.I sighed deeply as I stood up and decided to focus my energy on a more pressing issue…Amelia. Last night, I caught sight of her and Noah and that infuriated my soul. At first, I made to shove it aside since Noah was the father of the child she carried, but then, I realized that