Chapter 6 (Paid)

Tessa’s POV

I was taken to a separate room away from the other women and handed to an older female servant who promptly forced me into a bath soon after.

“Get in there,” she shouted, pushing me into a bath filled with the captivating fragrance of herbs and petals.

After she was done, she forced me into a dress resembling lingerie with its sheer top and short skirt. Then, I was half-escorted and half-dragged through the dimly lit halls to the Dark Lord’s room.

“Wait! Slow down, please…” I said, almost stumbling forward.

Instead of showing mercy, the woman murderously glared at me, instantly making me shut my mouth and blindly follow her.

It was just as dim inside, making me squint. The space was rather massive, with a few strategically arranged chairs and other pieces of furniture. A huge flat-screen TV stood in front of the settee arrangement, too big to be mounted on the wall.

Off to the side on a small platform, a king-sized bed stood, with black silk sheets and metal hooks on the h