登入ALPHA KING WESTON ~~My eyes remained on Zoe, who was still kneeling before me.I was certain I was making a grave mistake by allowing her to stay.A very stupid one, if I might add.But then again, perhaps it wasn't entirely a mistake. Not when I could already imagine the fun I would have once Sarah returned with proof that the girl had hurt my daughter.And she would.I had no doubt about that.When the results came back, I would have everything I needed to deal with Zoe once and for all. But she wouldn't be the only one paying for it.Flora would.That woman had been Lewis's favorite tool for bringing spies into my home. For years, she had found one nanny after another and sent them straight into my daughter's room, all under the pretence of helping me.Ninety-nine nannies.Ninety-nine opportunities for Lewis to get his eyes and ears into my estate.And now, the hundredth had arrived.Zoe might have been the face and the entry point, but this was so much bigger than her.Once I
ZOE ELISE~~I almost didn’t believe my ears when I heard the doctor say, “I don't think she should leave, King Weston.”*She was standing up for me? Taking my side… even though that meant being against this fuming active volcano of a man?**That couldn’t be real.*I told myself I should prepare to speak for myself, hoping I would somehow say something right… so right that it would change King Weston’s mind.But before I could, Doctor Sarah’s voice echoed again, stunning me. King Weston seemed even more shocked, his shoulders tensing as she spoke.“I believe keeping her here would be of great benefit to you and Princess Maisie, My King.”Even I had to wonder internally, “It would?”My eyes darted towards King Weston, and I couldn’t even begin to imagine what was running through his mind. Clearly, he was still mad. Extremely mad at me. But Doctor Sarah’s involvement seemed to have changed something.Or was that just my wishful thinking?“Sarah,” King Weston gritted out.Okay, it was
ALPHA KING WESTON~~She stayed.Instead of running in fear of what I could do to her if anything had gone wrong. Heck! I could still drag her to hell even now that Maisie was stable.No one could have guaranteed her safety. Not even me.Yet she stayed.Why? What does that mean?Had she stayed to make sure she had gotten the job done so she could report back to her superiors?There were no doubts. That had to be it.Otherwise, she would have run for her dear life…“You look like you could have taken her life if she hadn't run off, my King.”Sarah's chuckle sliced through my thoughts, but I didn’t catch the joke. Hell, I didn’t care for it. I simply shook my head, forcing the dark thoughts clouding my mind aside, and turned my attention back to the doctor.I didn't bother to respond to her comment. After all, my mind was already made up.That girl had to go.And I was done taking in one nanny after another just to please Lewis and Flora. If they wanted someone in this house, they c
ZOE ELISE~~I stood in the hallway, close to Maisie’s bedroom, staring blankly at the plain beige wall. My heart was still racing, and I couldn't decide whether I should give in to the tears prickling my eyes or storm back inside to slap some sense into the Alpha King.How could he blame me?After everything I had done to care for his daughter, how could he look me in the eyes and accuse me of hurting her?But then, the sound of the monitor still rang in my ears, and my anger wavered.D-did I really do something wrong?Had I somehow hurt the Princess without realizing it?My stomach twisted as those words bounced around in my head. “Don't take his words to heart, Zo,” Peach said gently. “He's just worried about his daughter.”Of course, I knew that.I understood that King Weston was frightened. I had seen the look on his face when the monitor started beeping. I had heard the desperation in his voice when he called for Maisie.But I didn't understand why I always had to suffer for
ALPHA KING WESTON~~That sound…It wasn't Zoe's annoying singing anymore.It was something else.Something I knew… a sound I had heard two years ago.One I was never supposed to hear again.My body went rigid as the beeping grew faster.No.No, no, no.I shouldn't be hearing that sound again. It wasn't supposed to happen again. Not in this room. Not to my Maisie. Not after everything we had been through."Princess?"The nanny’s whisper pulled me out of the darkness threatening to swallow me.I rushed towards the bed, screaming in that room for the first time since Rosalee and I decorated it. "Maisie!"I didn't think about washing my hands. I couldn’t think about the sanitizer or any of the precautions I had drilled into my soul and that of every single person who had come near my daughter.All I could think about was getting to her.My hands found hers, and I squeezed gently, hoping she could somehow feel me. "Maisie? Baby, can you hear me?"Yet the beeping continued.Faster.Loude
ZOE ELISE~~"Little princess, pretty princess..."I hummed along to a random tune, making up words as they came to me. I didn’t know how loud I was singing or even pay attention to the exact wording. My mind was occupied with more important things.Such as getting Princess Maisie ready for the day, making sure she had her breakfast, getting my own meal, and finally retiring to my room for a few hours of proper sleep on my perfect bed. After the night I'd had, I believed I deserved that much.However, I had barely finished another line of my song when a voice behind me shattered the little moment I was having with the Princess. "How many times do I have to tell you not to do something before you actually NOT DO IT?"I jumped as that voice resonated, in a low tone that had me gasping. Goddess!Will this man ever stop sneaking up on me?I turned around, my hand flying to my chest as I found King Weston sitting in his wheelchair by the doorway. His expression was dark, and his eyes







