Sold To My Alpha Mate

MAYA.

I nodded, not wanting to argue with her any more. Arguing with her was only going to end up making things worse and I didn’t want any of that. I just wanted a normal life here, and nothing was going to change that, not even the Prince.

All I had to do after now was to go back to the background and blend with everyone else. I wondered if it would be possible considering what had just happened between the Prince and I. I replied with a very cool voice.

“I understand. This will not happen again. And I’ll do my best to avoid the Prince or any of the royalties.” I said with a solemn promise. She studied me for a moment, looking as if she was sympathising with me.

“It doesn’t mean I hate you or anything like that. I want to make sure that you don’t get in any trouble with the Packhouse. It could be fatal, especially with the Alpha. Some little offences that could be left unattended to could make him very angry and I’m sure you don’t want that.” I nodded in response before repeating myself. She studied me for a few seconds again and replied when it probably seemed to her that I was going to have a change of heart.

“Good, just remember to keep your distance and focus on your duties. We cannot afford any sort of distractions, especially now that you are new here. It’s just your first day here and it doesn’t look good. You’ve given me a bad impression and I understand that it might not have been your fault, but just watch out for the next time. You must be very cordial and try not to be friendly with them, not even the guards. Do you understand me?” She asked for the thousandth time since we started talking.

I didn’t know why she was drumming it inside my ears every now and then. I just had to listen to her long and agonising sermon. Her tone was a very firm one and I guessed she wanted the best for me but she sounded like she was a bit angry and hurt because she saw me with the Prince.

Was that jealousy? Or was there really something that had affected one of the maids who might have found herself in the same position as I was now. I pushed off the thought before I put my hands together and started to walk towards the doorway.

I could feel her gaze on me as I walked past the door and into the laundry room. I couldn’t shake off the uneasy feeling that was slowly starting to gather in the pit of my stomach. It was getting too much for me not to notice now. My worst fear would be coming to discover that I might have sparked something in the prince.

It wouldn’t be very good for me because I would be exposed to more danger and when he realised that I was here to find out something about his Pack and leave, it would be very bad for Tianna and me. I wasn’t going to let him distract me from my mission, I said to myself again and again. I would make sure I put him off until I had completed my mission and left the Pack.

Besides, I had someone far away, someone who actually cared for me. When I returned to my own board, Tianna had a very curious look on her face. She glanced at the door and immediately started for the door. Getting there, she locked the door and started walking towards me, her brows were still folded in a frown.

“Why are you closing the door?” I asked. She shrugged.

“Letting the others know that we are closed. I won’t be able to work any longer here after taking care of those.” She said, pointing to the neatly arranged clothes she had packed. I nodded and sagged my shoulders again. She slowly walked towards me, then glanced around again as if trying to make sure we weren’t watched.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

“What was that? Why did she call you? She sounded so angry.” She said, referring to Emily. I wasn’t surprised when she said the woman had sounded harsh. From the way she was speaking to me, I knew that I had touched the chord with her, and I wasn’t wrong when I thought she had been hurt or something. I shook my head and looked away.

I felt so angry and disappointed now because I had caught her attention, not for the good thing but for the bad thing. It would be very hard to impress her again, I thought to myself. I was still thinking about what just happened when I felt her hand slide across my shoulders. I looked up at her with a pitiful look on my face.

She seemed to feel my pain as we stared at each other. It was crazy to think that Tianna and I had behaved so strictly towards each other when we had met, but just a week of working together had made us best friends. I knew that was happening because I’d decided to treat her like one, rather than a servant or a maid.

“Talk to me. What’s wrong, Maya.” She asked, the concern was still on her face. I sighed again.

“You know, I just made a very bad first impression on my first day! I can only imagine what she must be thinking to herself now. She might think I’m a bad person or I’m here for something and her eyes are going to be on us. I won’t be surprised if she asks the other maids to look at us closely and see if they can find anything.” I relayed my worries to her before another loud sigh escaped me again.

It was very disturbing to think that things would only get worse from here and I would have to face it while looking for solutions to what killed Venom’s brother. Would that even be possible? I thought, mentally trying to estimate the number of maids in the Packhouse. There were a whole lot. For the first time, I felt genuinely scared.