Chapter 6
Ann POV
I was on my knees on the cold and stony linoleum, scrubbing the dirt off the surface when I heard my mistress voice.
I meant, the chief of maid. Her name is Avila.
"You lowlife!" She screeched through her gritted teeth, leaping toward me in a fierce manner with eyes speaking evils.
I never budged, as I patiently await her. I'm used to the kick.
Well, she stomped past me when a senior maid from the inner chamber had walked in. She greeted, almost going on her knees but stopped.
I watched them walk away. As I determined to scrub off the linoleum in the next forty minutes since lady Avila, stained the already scrubbed area with her footwear.
I heard the other maids murmuring amongst theirselves in a tipsy voice.
Even when i tried not to listen to their gossips, the words kept pouring into my ears like breeze.
"Lady Jessica wants to assign maids to master Jayden's chamber."One of the maid half-whisper, with the edge of her hands covering her mouth.
"Argh!" The rest of the maids gasped, along their gawked eyes.
"Yes!"The older speaker nodded.
"Well, i thought as much." Alicia, one among the prettiest of us brawled, while adjusting her clothes.
"Do you have any idea if my name will be among the choose maids tonight?"
"You look beautiful,who knows you might be chosen."
"As far as I'm aware, we might all be chosen except for someone whose beauty is less than that of a cur." Jennie spouted.
I pretended to be unperturbed at their discussions. Hence, only focused on the cleaning up, while I was done, I walked out of the surrounding.
I hadn't walked far, when sugar voice resonated in my ear, "Ann," said her, I halted, whirling around to face her.
"Madam Avila, called for your presence."She panted halfway, with hands clasped to her chest.
I nodded, turning back. I hailed after her as she lead the way.
Names were called, each of us stepped out. All names were called except for mine.
They were gossiping at me, mocking at the same time.
"I told you, she wouldn't be chosen."I heard Jennie whispered crossly behind her friend's ears.
"Ann," Madam Avila called, I nipped at her.
"Follow me!"She commanded.
I walked carefully behind her, afraid to get In her way. I was cautious of the steps I took, so I wouldn't create awareness that I was behind her, even my breath was placed under control.
"You'll be Jayden's chamber maid." Her voice resounded in my ear, I blinked several of times to be sure I heard her right.
"Pardon?"I chorused.
"You heard me, or you want to be flogged?"
"I'm uncleared,"I motioned to defend myself.
"Well, you're Lord Jayden's chamber maid." She repeated,and walked off.
***
I was ordered to go clean Jayden's chamber.
While I was in, I heaved down a heavy sigh like a sea after a high wind.
Everywhere was cleaned,and shiny. I strode over to his hanger where his dress were being kept, they were neatly arranged.
I just was unaware of what to do at that moment, I had no choice but to collapse on his bed.
Just a little rest, before he comes back.
While I was asleep, I felt something wet,and slippery moving up my clitoris.
I gasped for breath, my eyes flew open instantly.
"What?" I stammered, trying to heightened my back but his hands pushed me back.
He was sucking my clitoris, the feeling was something else.
The room was dark, I couldn't view his face.
I tried to fight back but his hands pried my thighs apart.
Not long after, I felt one of his fingers slipping inside my honeypot while his tongue refused to leave my clitoris.
"You scent nice!" He moaned.
" I'm Ann." I never knew when this words flew out of my mouth.
"Your name is unimportant." Uttered he.
His words hurt me badly.
I vowed deeply in my heart never to moan since my name was unimportant.
Immediately at the thought, a silent moan escaped from my parted lips. My hands flew over to his head, I couldn't curtailed the joy in my heart as he deeply tongue fucked me.
While he was done, he pushed me out, slamming the door behind me while I almost hit my head against Elena.
I was shocked so as Elena.
"What business do you have here?"She inquired in an irritable tone; chafing her hands together and frowning.
"Nothing,"Answered I, stepping away from the doorside.
"You're telling a deliberate untruth!"Cried her, gazing at me with a troubled countenances.
"I just told you nothing, he's my master, I'm his maid, you're his engaged wife, I'm his mate, shouldn't you be contented? What else do you want me to say or do?"
"I'm in for no drama!" I said, walking out of her presence, with the scene from my clit licking filing my head.
As I stepped into my room, I laid down, fidgeting with my fingers.
What have life throws at me?
How should I continue to live my life?
Should I still continued be the weaker girl? Or stepped up to amend my future.
Medicine after death is poison itself.
I muttered, closing my eyes shut.
***
It was a very beautiful morning.
I had woken up from sleep, I've to get up and headed straight to Jayden's chamber.
On my way to his chamber, I bumped into Jayden, alongside his cousin, Jace.
They seemed to be in a happy mood.
I felt ashamed at Jace's stare at me that I have to lowered my gaze.
"Here comes she, my personal maid." Jayden spouted halfway to Jace.
"Follow,"Jayden ordered.
I hailed behind them, and when we got to the garden. Jayden demanded I brew tea for them.
I was done with the brewing within a minute of five.
While I was going to served them, he said he loves his tea hot. I should check if it's hot.
Ridiculous!
I just brewed the tea,and he's asking if it was hot? I tried not to gloated.
I nodded affirmatively.
While I was closer to him, his scents hit harder on me that I didn't realize when my hands started to tremble.
The tea cup slipped from the grasp of my hands but thanks to Jace, else Jayden would have been bathed due to my carelessness.
"How about we play archery now?" Jayden voice breaks through the silence that ensued between the surrounding.
I watched both of them fired at the target from afar, and will only runs around to pick up the falling arrows which failed to reach the target.
Jayden was losing his archery to Jace. Jayden countenances becomes graver and sadder.
"You lose!"Exclaimed Jace in a joking manner.
It never occurs to me that I was smiling, until I felt his gaze upon me. The smiles disappear slowly from my cheeks, and then I puffed in my lips.
"Change of target. But still archery, I bet you wouldn't be able to win me when..."
What does he meant by that?
I tried to know,as my brow knitted against each in curious.
"She will be the target!" Jayden words struck me down, that I didn't realized when I flinched.
My eyes widened at his words, my feet becoming heavy and stuffy.
"Over there!"He ordered.
I grunted, hesitating a bit. I was waiting for him to turn the idea down that he wouldn't be interested in using someone like me for archery.
"Over there!"Jayden warned again.
I staggered forth, turning to look at Jace but he wasn't sparing me a stare. His attention were only on his bow.
Jayden walked after me, grabbed my hands, then dragged me off to the dashboard. He spread my hands apart, readjusting my head position.
He walked back to the spot he was before, standing shoulder to shoulder with Jace.
Jayden took his bow, aiming at me.
My panting heart suddenly became stiffened as I saw his arrow being released at me.
Jace also aimed at me, what are they both doing.
Their arrows were moving parallel.
Oh goddess! I cried shutting tight my eyes.
Chapter 77Jace povA low growl tugged at my throat. My beast were threatening to rise to the surface. “Kill her!” Its voice rumbled in my ears and filled my head.Kill her?Does it mean the person I’ve been fighting with was a female? No way I’d throw my punch if actually she’s a woman. As my opponent lunged forth to kick me, I grabbed the leg and swirled it until I heard it, her soft scream.I let go, but pinned her against the floor. My lips a few inches away from her.Those tiny eyes peeled out of the open space of her mask.Her scent wafted my nose and gosh, I feel so irritated at the moment not that she was stinking but at the realization that it was Mia.“Fucking bitch!” I muttered under my breath. Rolling off her while she took off her mask and grinned at me hardly.“Don’t tell me you’re so weak in martial combat?”“I wasn’t allow to practice martial art or any form of fighting. I was forbidden from doing so.” I pushed myself up from the floor.“So in case you’re being attack
Chapter 76Jace POVIt’s past five days and from the report I’ve gotten. Haggai hadn’t step a foot out of his house, or make a suspicious movement.I had volunteered this night to spy on this house and checked if there was any hidden tunnel or a sewage pass, supposing he’d been sneaking through.Mia wanted to accompany me, but hell no I allowed that noisy leech follow me around.I’m convinced I’d utter words to shatter her morale supposed she sticks around me. I can’t fathom why I do that all the time.Deliberately, taunting her with her past mistake. Believe me when I said, I fight all the time to resist the urge to taunt her with those silly mistakes.For the last three days, I’ve been frequenting this library as if I was coming to read. I’d choose the upstairs, and tossed some reasonable coins in the chief guard hands who’d lead me to a private room.I’d ensure it was at the last floor, cause the library was a three storey building. A old monastery library that was named after the
Chapter 75Jace povMia drew in a deep breath. “It’s fine.” Came her swift response, and the rolling of her eyes.“I’m not joking.” I snarled.Lips flat, she shrugged her shoulders before nodding her head.“I’ve never been hapless and rejected in life not until I met you, Jace.” Thick silence hung in the air at her last words. She eased herself in her chair, and smoothened her hair. “I just hope one day I did find someone who will find me worthy of their unending love, who will be so obsessed with me.”She puffed out some air.My fingers tapped on the table, as I nodded. “I’m sure you gonna find it one day but definitely not me. I sucked at loving and being obsessed.”Her eyes widened at me, a small chuckle and twisting of her heart shaped lips. Mia lips parted as if she was going to utter some words, but threw her hands in the air unable to form the words.“You okay?” I raised my brow at her.“Sure!” she nodded and heightened her shoulders.I checked her out, patiently waiting for her
Chapter 74Jace povSitting on the bed, watching her sleep was the best that ever happened to me. Her cherry-full lips, and morbid eyes. My Fingers unwillingly trailed every line on her face. Her face was pale but proud.Suddenly, a shadow passed across her forehead, and her eyes peeled open. She blinked, perhaps trying to adjust to the light in the room.When our gaze got honed, she frowned and her cheeks turned red.She tried to flinch but I pressed her hands down. She rolled her eyes at me in askance.My expression was unreadable. But I stared her down not batting an eye.Ann tried to remove her hands from my weight, and I released the pressure I had exerted on her hands a few seconds ago,My wolf growled, and my eyes flashed dark the moment she flinched away from my side.Was she scared of me? But why!She tried to push herself up from the bed, but a wince escaped her lips.I guessed her body was heavy for her to move cause I was behind it. Recently, I just realized that I could
Chapter 73Jace povMy hands clenched behind my back even when trying to act strong and nonchalant. My mother was not getting any better.Each day her sickness got worse. A lot of physicians have predicted different kinds of poison and potion but none seems to be correct.Now, this last physician was gotten by Mia. I don't know how she managed to convince him to be on our side because many elites, or the better and more skilled among all professions, disassociate themselves from us. They are always seen romancing Madam Jessica and Jayden because they feel like Jayden is definitely going to be the king.“This physician mentioned about Jute poison. The poison was being extracted from its pod seed and…” I sucked in a deep breath, smoothening the back of my robe with my clammy hands. “The physician mentioned not knowing the antidote but Mia pulled me into a corner and mentioned that she knows of a way to get the antidote.”I had asked her. “Won’t she die before we can even find the antido
Chapter 72Jayden pov"No! This can't be happening?" I gritted my teeth in rage. "No!" my scream rang, and tension shook everywhere.But no one was paying attention to me. They were all scurrying, fighting for their survival while they left me behind with my mother. Even my uncle was no one to be found.' Coward!' I cursed Inwardly at my uncle.Everything happens so fast and just now, one of the assassins stood a few inches away from me and my mother, setting his bow and arrows. Confidently, this person posed, dragging the arrows backward, targeting my mother.I sprang up, throwing myself up in the air to block the arrow. Fortunately, the arrows slightly slipped through my ears.Rage swelled within me the moment I saw that assassin preparing another arrow, I stared back at my mother, pushed my two fingers at her then ti my forehead in respect before attempting to run after the assassins.The assassin never ran as he still posed with the arrows in his grasp, he didn't let go of the ar