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Chapter 13 – The Houseboy’s Favor

Author: Gabriella4whyte
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-06-24 18:25:47

It was the fourth time this week that I caught him watching me.

Not directly.

Not boldly.

But in reflections, mirror glass, polished silver, sliding doors. His eyes would linger for a heartbeat too long. Then drop the moment I turned.

His name was Thabiso.

Nineteen. Broad shouldered. Quiet mouthed. Always respectful, always on time. A transfer from my husband’s cousin’s household in Cape Town. He’d arrived just three months ago, after the last steward was fired for drinking my husband’s aged wh
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