As soon as she left his room, she smiled in victory. ” Soon, you will be as dead as the others.” She scoffed.
Theodora was with the rest of the maids in the room when she was called out. ” Theodora, His highness requests for you immediately.”
All eyes moved to her. She acted like she wasn’t on earth and she didn’t notice the eyes watching her, she left to Kaleb’s chamber.
She slowly opened the door, walking in. ” You called me, sire.”
” Yes, I did.” He threw her an angry gaze. ” Is it true of what I heard about you? ” He asked.
” It is not, sire. ” She simply said.
” And why should I believe you over to them? ”
” Because there is no way I can unlock the padlock even if I tried to. I was only strolling around the fortress that’s all, I had no intention of doing anything stupid. ”
” Can you swear for that? ”
” I swear with my life, I did not open neither attempted to do so. ” She boldly said.
Kaleb believed her, and for the love he has for her, he wouldn’t want to hurt her for any reason. Seeing how bold she defended herself, he knew she wouldn’t dare to lie to him.
“I believe you.”
“Thank you.”
” You don’t have to thank me, I know you won’t try disappointing me, not after all I’ve done for you. It seems like sleeping with the other maids will cause a lot problem, I will talk to the chief maid to find some where else for you. I don’t want anyone falsely accusing you. ”
” I didn’t complain, sire. I am okay sleeping with the maids. Besides, it’s not everyone who h@ťěs me. “She refuses.
” You might end up getting hurt by the few who h@ťěs you. So don’t worry, you didn’t ask for it, I made the decision myself. ”
A part of her wasn’t cool with the idea, another part of her was. If staying away from those maids will save her life then she’s fine with the idea.
She returned back to the room, all the maids kept watching her like they were just meeting her for the first time.
” Why the stares guys? Why can’t you all just let her be for once. ” Some one said.
Theodora looked at the girl, it was the same girl who had called her from the stock department the other day.
” I’m pretty sure you already know what she did.” Another chipped in.
” We all know because you and Caro won’t keep your mouth shut. You successfully had her reported to alpha Kaleb, what else do you still want from her? ”
” She doesn’t deserve to be one of us, she deserves to work like them. ”
” Remember you were once like them. You managed to get here because of your beauty, so don’t try bragging about anything. ”
Sophie was quiet, she couldn’t talk anymore.
It wasn’t up to thirty minutes yet when the chief maid walked in. ” Theodora Van Amstel.” She called.
She stood up. ” Follow me.”
Theodora left and never came back, so the rest of the maids who h@ťěd her had thought alpha Kaleb had already dealt with her, unknown to them, she was somewhere more comfortable.
On the other side, Theodora hasn’t stopped wondering what could be inside that room that would cause Kaleb to restrain anyone from entering into it.
” What are you hiding in there, Kaleb?”
She waited for night to approach before she could leave the room. She wanted to go back to the room, she wanted a way to find answers even without breaking the padlocks.
But the question is… How can she find the answers she seeks with the door locked?
When it was finally dawn, and everywhere was dark, only the candle lights reflected everywhere, she left to Raymond’s chamber.
Standing before it, she scanned her eyes on the door. She places her right hand in the door, trailing her fingers on it.
A wild wind blew towards her, pushing her to the ground. She pulled herself up to her feet, she wasn’t gonna touch the door again.
She stood, staring at the written name above the door.
” Theodora!!!” The same voice called, that which she h@ťěd to hear.
She ignored it, heading to her room when it sounded more like it was just behind her. ” Stop.”
She found herself stopping.
” Turn around.” It ordered.
She turned as the voice had ordered.
” The door.”
She walked back to the door. How she was obediently doing what it says without a hesitation was what baffled her.
She went to the door, standing before it.
” Touch it.” Her hand rose up, resting on the door. ” Close your eyes. ”
She closed her eyes. ” What do you see? ” It asked.
She could see the same flower she had seen in the cave in her dream. Only one leaf remained in it.
” A flower.” She said softly. ” I see a flower.”
” A flower.” He repeated. ” Open your eyes. ”
She opened her eyes to see herself laying on her bed in her room. Okay, that’s another question to ask. How the heck did she get in there?
Guess that’s a question for some other time.
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To Be Continued…