Grace's p.o.v I glanced at the woman with blurry eyes as she stood in front of me with a displeased look on her face. "Tears won't help you out of here or change a damn thing. So I advise you to quickly get used to this place and make it your home. Outside there are trained men that guard this place very well. No one has ever left here without my permission, only I and the customers are allowed to go out beyond these walls. Whatever you may need and which I shall approve will be brought to you in your given room by chosen male servants." She spat. "I just want to go home," I whispered under my breath.  "I don't care about your thoughts or if you are a noble or part of royalty, what you should know is that you will be working for me as of today unless I find you worthless or useless." She spat then cleared her thr

Grace's p.o.v  "Paula?" I asked again just to be sure I was hearing him right.  "Yes." He answered.   I moved and flipped my hair backward with a soft chuckle.   Paula huh?. Among all the names he could pick from, he had to chose that horrible name!. Why was that stupid woman hunting me even after giving up Henry!. It was like her spirit was after me and I couldn't escape.    Despite that, I wasn't going to tolerate such a request. I was a noble and a lady of a kingdom. I wasn't meant to bow down for the likes of him. Rich or not I wasn't going to give in to such a name.   "If I may ask my lord. Why would you bestow such a name upon me when there are a lot of beautiful names to pick from?" I asked s0eriously. 

                     Tom's p.o.v "What do you mean I should take care of her highness for a while. Isn't that your duty?" Elliana asked. "My duty is to make sure everything goes well and according to his highness wish as well as her highness." I answered. "Pardon me Steward, but where exactly are you going?" She asked curiously. I sighed softly and kept quiet for a second. It still made my heart ache knowing that Valarie could dismiss me like that over something that wasn't my mistake. Was it because she was getting tired of seeing my face every day or perhaps it was because of the other day, I wasn't suppose to hold her hand or touch her in any way, after all, she was queen. "That's none of your business, you only have to focus on her highness and make sure she has everything she needs in my absence." I answered pretending t

Grace's p.o.v  "Hold in your breath." The mistress ordered as I inhaled deeply and held my breath.  "Make her waist smaller." She ordered as one of the ladies pulled the coset tighter around my waist.  I closed my eyes shut and groaned softly. Why was I dressing up so grand for no reason?. It's not like the lord was coming back any time soon.   For the past three weeks, I was practicing on how to please him and act in front of him. I hated most of the things I was suppose to do yet I couldn't protest nor say a word.   "Why am I dressing up so grand when the lord hasn't been coming here?" I asked seriously.  "Because you should always be ready for anything. Just in case the lord comes by or chooses to toss you to another man." She answered with an evil smile that made me so

                 Grace's p.o.v I slowly stood up and looked at the lord who sat at the edge of the bed quietly. I wouldn't dare to ask if he was still upset with me because I saw it in his eyes a few seconds ago how furious he was, he even raised his voice at the mistress.  How was I going to apologize to him when I had lifted my hand and slapped him. What if he was a highly respected Duke?. He wouldn't kill me, but I would be badly looked down upon by my fellow women for slapping such a nobleman. No, he wasn't a noble. Most nobles were so full of themselves that they cared about no one. The man in front of me didn't act like a noble should. The man in front of me did care about me although he had no respect.  When he called me a liar and accused me of not being a virgin, I acted without thinking.  "M...my ...my