I took in a deep breath and exhaled loudly as I stood in the long hallway. I shifted from foot to foot as I watched the maidservants who had led me into the mansion unlock the door to my new room. After two soft clicks, she twisted the doorknob and pushed it open, revealing the room."Thank you," I mumbled to her as I lifted up my bags and walked into the room. The maidservant mumbled something in response but I didn't hear it as I wasn't paying much attention to what she was saying. "... and you will meet the Madam downstairs." I managed to catch the last few bits of her words and turned around just as she was about to leave. "What did you say about what Madam?" I asked, curiosly. The maidservant paused in the doorway as she turned to face me. "Madam Nazar," she repeated, her voice barely above a whisper. The caution with which she had said the name said a lot about who she was. "You are to meet her downstair
I had thought at first that working as the personal servant to the Lycan King was something that I would find hard, but it turned out to be something that I actually enjoyed. Taking up the role of his personal servant gave me opportunities and an aura of authority that I never thought I would have. Everyone answered to me and all the work that I had thought I would do myself were being done by servants that had been appointed to me. Even Madam Nazar, the head of the palace, treated with with a level of respect that I deemed impossible. The woman who had once looked down on me when I was but a servant, now came to me, seeking for approval and differing to my decisions whenever changes were being made in the palace. The entire thing made me feel... powerful. Although I adored the new respect that was now being showered upon me, I couldn't help but wonder at times if the reverence was really genuine or was merely being born ou
"He really told you that?" Gadot asked as she held closer to her chest the basket of roses that she had cut off from the rose bush in the garden. "He told you not to call him Alpha?" "Well, yeah," I said with a small smile as I pulled my hair behind my ears. "It's not something's that I expected to happen but... it surprisingly did, so..." "Whoa," Gadot mumbled as she looked at me with wiide eyes. "That's... that's actually a big deal you know. No Alpha, most especially the Lycan King, would ever tell their servants to stop referring them as Alpha." She looked down as her basket as she frowned slightly, as though she was thinking of something. "I even... I even think it's against a code or something." "I know, I know," I replied, still struggling to wrap my head around it myself. "To be honest, I actually do not know why he did so, Gad. But he seems so... serious about it. And the entire thing is really
I stood in front of the Lycan King's room, torn between knocking on the door or just walking in like I usually do back at his study. I still wondered why he had requested that I come to his room when the work that had to be done was back at his study. What work did he want me to do that required me to come to his room? As I stood there by the door, contemplating on what I was to do, I suddenly heard the shuffle of feet behind me. Quickly, I turned to see who it was and found one of the servants, who I had assigned to clean the corridors, pass by me. She had her broom and dustpan in her hands and her eyes were droopy. It was already late so she probably was heading back to the servant quarters. Ignoring her, I turned back to the front door. Finally deciding to knock, I lifted my hands over the intricately carved wooden door, my knuckles hovering just inches away from it, when I suddenly heard a soft click. My breath caught in my throat as the door sudden
The sound of birds tweeting loudly by my open window reached my ears like a loud bang. I groaned softly as I rolled to my side, covering my ears with my pillow. The sound reduced but then I felt my face suddenly get bathed in a warm light. It wasn't harsh but it disturbed me. "Oh," I groaned as I turned to the other side, sighing softly as the light disappeared from my face. Suddenly, I heard a soft ringing, one that sounded muffled and far away due to the pillow covering my ears. It was one that I found very ignore as I subconsciously knew what it meant. And then it dawned on me. My bed wasn't this soft and my pillow didn't have this sweet, blissful feeling of comfort. I slowly became aware of my surroundings, realizing that the soft ringing was actually a sound alarm coming from nearby. It was the noon bell, signalling that it was already mid-day. The realization hit me like a splash of cold water, waking m
I ran my hands over my head, recalling how the Lycan King had drawn lines over my skin as he kissed me. I remembered us sharing a wine and laughing as we drank away. I had felt at ease and connected to Alpha Alaric much deeply last night. But thinking about it more now, I felt nothing but embarrassment. My cheeks flushed as more thoughts-thoughts I couldn't even think of describing- came rushing back at me. "Oh, no," I muttered with a cracked voice as I laid down on my bed. "What did I just do? What did I just freaking do?" I thought back to the expression the Lycan King had last night as we shared our intimate moment. They matched mine and for the first time, I discovered a deeply romantic part of him that I never thought I would ever see. He was so intentional with every single thing he did last night and I felt a deep blush spread across my cheeks. My hands shook slightly and I brought them closer to my chest as I stared up at the
The Lycan King's presence immediately made everyone alert and they all increased the intensity of their work. I, on the other hand, did nothing but stand fixated at the spot, staring at him. Anxiety bubbled in my chest, causing my heart to race and my previous thoughts that I had managed to ward off, came rushing back uninvited. Noticing that everyone had now shifted their attention from the Lycan King to me due to my strange reaction to his sudden presence, I quickly comported myself, grunting as I bowed slightly. "Alpha Alaric," I said, trying to sound calm as I lifted my head to meet his eyes. "I... did not expect to see you here." I had thought at first that he would correct me for addressing him with his title but, surprisingly, he said nothing. Maybe, I could only call him by his name in the absence of others. "I just thought I come see how everything was going," Alpha Alaric said, his voice reverberating through the
I knocked slightly on Alpha Alaric's study door before pushing it slightly open. I peeked inside and found the Lycan King sitting on his study chair, scanning through some scrolls and papers on his desk. The door creaked softly and he looked up at me. This was the first time he had not noticed my arrival before I came in and it did surprise me a bit. "Enter, Elora," he said, to me before returning his attention back to his work. I looked around the room for some moments before walking in and closing the door shut behind me. "You requested that I come once I was done with everything that I was doing, Alph--Alaric," I said, correcting myself as I stepped further into the room. "I'm here now." Alpha Alaric looked up again, a faint smile playing at his lips. He seemed to have noticed my nervousness as I addressed him by just his name. "You don't need to feel anxious or nervous when you're with me, Elora," he said, his voice as soft as ever. There was a long moment of silent, on