Sold To My Alpha Mate

MAYA.

I could feel my heart pounding as soon as she walked out of the room.

“The Alpha? Coming around?” The questions kept swirling in my mind and I couldn’t help but feel anxious. I could only imagine what it was going to feel like meeting the Alpha. I turned to Tianna who didn’t look a bit bothered by it.

“Do you know their Alpha?” I asked, but she shook her head. “I’ve only heard about him. They say he’s cruel, really cruel.” She replied, scoffing. I shook my head as I thought about the discrepancy I’d seen earlier.

“That explains a lot.” I replied, knowing she was right. As soon as we were done, I took a deep breath and walked out of the room. The morning breeze hit my face and caused a shiver to work its way through my body but it did nothing to quell my nerves.

What if he saw me? What if he knew me from somewhere? What if…? There were many questions to answer but I guessed I had to hold them off for the right time. Now was not the time to think about anything. I had to get my head clear from my work.

“Don’t worry, Maya. We just need to keep our heads down and do our job. No attraction needed, as you said. No matter what.” She repeated, and I nodded. I ruined my hands together for some warmth. It was so chilly outside. Since Emily wasn’t here to guide us to the laundry, the place suddenly began to feel strange again.

There were a lot of places here and it took quite some time trying to remember the road we had taken while coming out of the laundry quarters. Well, we failed and it only took the help of some maids before we were able to get there. Each step felt heavier than the last, as the reality of our situation started to sink in.

When we arrived, we were met with curious looks from the other maids. None of them seemed to recognise us, and some who had hoped to talk to us because we were servants here only mumbled when they saw our unfamiliar faces. Some were hesitant about us while the others were nice and smiled politely.

I could only hope for the best. From the foregoing, nothing would be going wrong here anytime soon. I approached one of them, a friendly-looking woman with kind eyes.

“Excuse me, could you please show us how things work around here?” I asked. My voice trembled slightly. She hesitated for a moment before nodding.

“Why not. Sure, I will help you out. Follow me.” She said, as if she had been expecting us to come to her. She led us to a row of ironing stations and started to demonstrate the process of getting the clothes ironed. Despite my anxiety, I was happy for the guidance of the maid. She showed us the ropes and taught us how to operate and handle it with care. We were presented with a whole lot of clothes after that.

That was the moment I understood why the maid we’d met at the Housekeeper’s office wanted to take a leave so badly. We didn’t complain but got into work soon enough. Hours passed in a blur as we started. The whole time, Emily came to check if we were doing our job right, and I could tell that she was satisfied with what she saw. It wasn’t long before the fatigue started to set in.

I’d never worked this hard in my life and it was beginning to weigh down on me like a heavy blanket. My eyelids dropped with exhaustion and I was looking forward to some respite. As soon as we were done ironing, I dropped the iron on the board and unplugged it before making for the door. Tianna was also tired, but it looked like she was trying so hard not to show it. I decided to go to the other section and see what was going on there.Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

That’s when another maid walked past with a basket of fresh clothes. I groaned inwardly, but continued my journey. My back was already aching. After walking around for a few minutes, I decided to go back to the ironing room. I walked towards the doorway, not noticing anything at first. I had only seen what was coming, but it was too late to react then.

I crashed into a wall, and lost my footing. In a trice, I was already falling towards the floor, but the wall caught me. My eyes fluttered open to see someone staring at me. And from the way we were close to each other, I guessed he was the one who had caught me. He was the wall. Damn, he felt so strong! I tore my eyes away from him, and muttered a quick “sorry” before getting up and dusting myself.

“Are you alright?” His deep voice inquired. I looked up to see his tall figure standing before me. He was so handsome, and looked so masculine with his thick brows and chiselled jaw, which had me guessing he was the Alpha.

The Alpha? A bolt of panic seized me instantly, but I remembered Tianna saying that the Alpha was a cruel person. I knew he had Alpha genes in his veins and he was royalty but I couldn’t place his position here even though the Alpha position was the closest guess. I guessed it was better to be safe than sorry.

“-I I’m fine, thank you,” I stammered, before turning away. The goosebumps had already filled my body now. He smiled as his lips curved into a charming grin that tripled my fear.

“You seemed a bit unsteady there. Are you sure you’re okay?” He asked. I nodded with my head bowed.

“Yes, thank you. I just needed some fresh air but I’m going back to work now.” I said, wanting to get out as soon as possible.

“Your Grace, is everything okay?” I heard Emily’s voice behind me. She sounded so worried. He answered without sparing her a glance. I could tell his eyes were on me the whole time..

“Yes, everything is OK.”

“Can I go now?” I asked, not wanting Emily or Ursula to get in trouble.

“I’m Prince Lucas, what about you?” He ignored my question.

I scratched my nape. I was all nerves.

“Rose.” I muttered.

“Perhaps we could meet some other time, Rose.”

My fear tripled.