Twenty–One
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chour following Kadder’s departure from the house I became nervous and oneilge. trombidn’t even begin in explain licedginesstielct_ simply knew I felt different than my usual aloot selt. Trying to tell myself it was merely hunger getting the best of me. He adeiladownstams to the kitchen. Thought most of the staff had retired to their quarter for the nigla, a tray awaited are in the kitchen, Kalden assured the staff had food prepared for me, whether he was there or not
Thank the goldess for that,
Not quite up to retuming to my bedroom quite yet, I carried the Tray is the dining hall. I guess our routine was so rigramed in my must by th point that I couldigt seems to deter from it. But in the chuir to the night of him my sisicil (hair, enjoying my bound as I talked in moone. Thated the rilence of the room the worse, rumbling onto dispel the quiet that settled ammul me. Following sharing a miserable in kitchen. Td elected to dean my dishes and put them aware, seeing no need for the servants to have to cater to me.
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Just like had been the case in the week since mar last damer together, weuron a walk around the property, Surprisingly enough I didn’t look towards the trees or contemplate my chances of numing away from him. Grained this would be the perfect opportmity to escape, but I simply couldn’t dredge up the desire. I tried to tell myself 1 was sunply too emotionally drawn to be thriking rationally, but I knew the truli. Estayed for him: Somehow, someway, Alpha Kadden had come to mean something to me since I’d woke up in his bed. That part of me I tried so hard to ignore, wouldn’t allow me to leave the man who was my made
I stayed outside longer than the usual thirty minutes I was allowed, boy I didn’t think a mattered tonight. Besides, the man had left me all alone at
the house. If he was worried I would try to rm then he would’ve stayed or load iss men observing my movements. Neither way the outcome. For whatever reasons Kadden had offered me the sense of freedom tonight and I was going tis ergo il
I didn’t know how long I stayed outside wandering around the property rear painting myself with the place it couldve been five minutes or live hours for all Inouerd the world possing me by. The next thing I knew Ewas knocked out of my thoughts at the biglu misting of rimi that cane dose. I didn’t even have the duce to respond to the knowledge when sixhdenly a downpour opened up on me. Cursing at the reality of the fierce stori that seemned to tear apart the world. I raced back to the inimior
By the time reached the back door of the muor, twas completely drenched to the bone, covered in runt. In an attempt to reach the house Til slipped a handful of times, filling senack against the mudily surfier, Cuirsing at the doughst of the mess I was making of the plaer, Frated to thir room on the top floor. Hurriedly I tossed the now soiled clothes on the bathroom floor and hopped in the shower in clean myself off. Afterward, I changed into the sleeping garments he’d sent to me, which consisted of shorts and a tank tops. More my style.
Thirty minutes later I was downstairs near the rear cutie of the manor, cleaning up the mess I’d left. The last thing I wa
wanted to do se Alpha Kadden come home, to be greeted with the mess. I shouldn’t have worried. It was nearly three in the morning when I’d fiansheil cleaning ugi the mess I’d caused from trekking in the storm Only when I returned to the top floor both of in slept on, his bed was still perpetially left empty. Considering the late hour I had no doubt the man didn’t intend on reruming to the manor tonight. Most likely something had come up or maybr Layla had talked him into coming home with her.
I was more than willing to believe both outcomes. Bowing my head in defeat at the thought that he would return tonight. I climbed into comforts of my bed. Only hours Later, unable to fland the sense of peace and comfort that seemed to have fled, Teased out of bed. A few minutes later I found myself crawling into the expanse of his bed, refusing to acknowledge my reasons. As I finally drifted off to sleep, I heard the funt ery of a child but was simply too exhausted.
I awoke at dawn and still no Kadden
Trying to assure myself there was nothing for me to be concerned about, I carried on with my day as usual. Iw to ensuring that his bedroom was cleaned to perfection, though I went the extra mile. That having been completed faster than usual I then saw to cleaning my bedroom to the same degree. His laundry was taken downstairs to be cleaned, though there wasn’t much considering I did them every day.
When the clothes were set up to dry I proceeded to step out the door, headed towards the rose gardens. Though Kadden hadn’t been thrilled the last time he caught me here, it couldn’t be helped. I honored the memory of Saral by working on her roses, affording them respect in honor of her. If Kakden was passed off that I brought this garden back to life, then I simply caulibi’t bring myself to care. He had to see it wasn’t done out of
respect for the woman he’d been married to, but the love I felt for her.
I returned to the kitchen for dinner.
I frowned at the single plate. “Kadden eating alone!”
“No love,” Serina spoke tenderly, offering me the gentleness from having taken the time to get to know me. “Alpha Kadden won’t be home tonight”
“Is something wrong? I ventured to ask her. “I don’t mean to intrude into his business, but he left last night. He said he’d be back, he was just having dinner with his children, but he never came back home.”
“He vokay,” the housekeeper assured me as if seming my unease. “Something happened last night when he’d been having dinner with his daughter, that required his immediate presence. I wasn’t told much, other than he was fine but would be gone for a while.”
Twenty One
“Thank you Serina,” I said appreciatively.
She offered a smile. “My pleasure dear.”
100 nich silence. Or so I thought
So a looked like Td be spending another night all alone in this quiet house, suffering from ton
1 stapped awake
Lying in the center of the bed in Kadden’s chambers, my ears perked to attention at the world. I’d been lost in my dreams when the site came tren udistance, stopping me awake. Why? What had gained my attention” I’d been about to fall back asleep when it came for a secoist time, this time louder than before. Yes, I was right. That was most definitely a child’s rry.
For the last week. I’d been plagued by the phantom cries that came in the dead of the might. Id tried to solve the mystery of the noise but didn’t have a clue to find out the cause of it. From what I knew no one in the house had chalidren, though the servant 1ay was currently breeding. Deciding to get down to the bottom of where that crying came from, I scrambled and of bed. By the time the night was over I would find out precisely what was making all the racket
As I reached the hallway became curious how I was expected to find the source, when only vilener could be brand. Then it came aguan Immediately latching on the noise I followed it to the other end of the hallway, then a flight of stairs. These were different than the ones leading to the servant quarters, making me wonder where it could be taking me. I took the spiraled staircase into a section of the nanor Ed never been to. before which was astonishing. As I reached the bottom of the staircase, it let in the arched wooden doorway before me.
“Hush my love,” a lilting voice I’d never heard before came from the other side, apparently attempting to soothe someone. I know hone unhappy. you are, but give it some time. Things will get better.”
Ignoring the voice warning me this wasn’t something I should be doing, yanked open the door. Then I was confronted with the most astonishing scene of my life, that would leave me rattled. “What the hell!”
Chapter Twenty Tea
Chapter Twenty–Two
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að appeared!
not. It was the same prijatie from the me of the household stad!
Anytime Dual tengla to wonder almost the mysterious red haired women wandering around, everytur behaved as if I was crazy. Adamant termur umple the house matched the description du To given to them. Yet no matter how often clary assured me, it didn’t deny the woman the best
Ter Trushdidly, I’d begun to wo was going a little crazy. Seeing a strange women linking arundel the manor that no time the rouild
Tuinely felt this way.
dat the red haired wennan standing inside the room, the same loved eyes, there was no denying what I was seeing. The wojnan wat very munch real, lost for whatever reasons uncone che seemed to be aware of her presence. Almost like she was invulde to them vanelow
“What are you doing here? I growled.
Herbral snappeilap. What are you doing here?”:
(the opening of the doorway 1 glazed down my nose, despite the fact she was a good five inches taller than me. My teeth hared in a sinister sitarl, silently warning her that I meant hominess Olun your dut. In the one asking questions here. What the hell are you doing in here?”
Tawashing my teeth at the stupidity of this woman arilor moment, I stopped less than five feet away. Thone down at her. “Don’t belave in if my
te is a surprise, litla of us know you’ve seen me whale porrve been lurking about the manor. Now who the fuck are you?”
“Tia,” she panted. “My que hlad
Trelaxed ever so slightly in the face of the answer al received from her, tually having a mar to attar to the face. I attempted to give a curious.
(the room, but she seemed hesitant to lose my Torus. “Tikay, now do you mind explaining what you’re lurking about? I know no one is aware
Livaneloved to meet my gaze. “Talk to Alplus Kalden if you want answers. He’s the best one to provide them for you”
“No,” I denied her. “Im asking you.” I’d been about to demand her to tell me the truth when I noticed how the sin leaning. Almost like she was trying. to shirld something from my view: “What are you failing back there?
“Trooting” dhe protesteil.
