chapter ten

VANESSA

Did I suspect that Dante would be angry if I defied his orders and did not come down for dinner? Yes. Did I come down for dinner even after I was told I was expected? No. Two defiance in one day. Did I have a death wish? Perhaps, who knows.

"My lady, the Alpha, is almost ready to go to the table." A maid who told me her name was Annette said to me, I guess it was expected that I would be at the dinner table before Dante so as not to keep him waiting.

"Bring me a robe." I said ignoring what she said and watched from the bathtub as she picked one off the hanger, and then quickly put it back then picked another one.

She came to the high bathtub and extended her arms to help me out. Surprisingly the bathtub was high enough that I needed the support. Or maybe it was because I've been in the water too long and my bones had turned to jelly. After Dante had left I let the dirty water drain and opened the road so clean water flooded in. And I stayed there till the heat had begun to cool