The Lycan King's Defiant Surrogate
Outside of the car, I immediately feel the weight of many eyes pushing down on me, watching me from all directions.
A stairwell leads up to the main entrance of the estate. A butler in a tuxedo waits for us at the top of the stair. He’s a man in his thirties, with wide shoulders and thick muscle. He looks more like he trained for the military than dedicated his life to service.
From the feel of how Caleb tenses, I imagine I’m closer to the mark there than I want to be.
“I will lead you to the sitting room where Lady Gladys is waiting,” the butler says, without introduction or welcome. As a servant, I had been trained on the basics of servitude, and introductions and welcomes are a big part o