Chapter 28
“I don’t have any relationship with Alpha Ethan,” I said. It was mostly the truth.
Ethan had made it clear he wanted a relationship, but he wanted the mysterious healer, not the maid. He’d just been nice to me because he saw me struggling. That was all.
“I see,” Leo said.
I expected to be ordered to stay far away from Ethan. It was obvious Leo didn’t like me being around him. I didn’t understand why.
“From now on, you’re my personal maid,” Leo declared.
“Alpha Leo?” I yelped.
“Don’t worry about whoever gave you that ridiculous chore list. I’ll deal with them,” he promised. “You answer to me now, and no one else.”
I didn’t know what to say. Should I protest? Why did he want me for a personal maid? I wasn’t anyone special!
There was no point in protesting, really. Leo had the right to a personal servant. And while he should probably have chosen one from among his own pack’s servants, it wasn’t unusual to claim one from the manor he was staying in.
Besides, who exactly would I protest to? My father, who never cared? Annette, who was nominally in charge of the manor but never raised a finger? Eva? No, I was better off with Leo no matter why he wanted me.
Maybe he was just trying to be nice.
If he wasn’t married to Eva,
pas,
it
though, I dreaded the moment she found out.
my chore list and called it ridiculous. So, maybe he thought I’d be better off serving him.
of h
dinner jacket, there was a knock at the door.
While I was helping Leo
“Honey?” Eva’s voice filtered through the
I froze. How would she react to this scene? She’d ordered me to sleep with Leo, so she shouldn’t be mad. But she was possessive of what she considered hers, and she’d taken an interest in Leo since he’d healed.
“Go on and answer,” Leo said. “I can button my own jacket sleeves.”
“Yes, Alpha,” I said.
I cringed as I opened the door. Eva stood there, hand raised as though to knock again. Her face twisted into an ugly scowl when she saw me.
I braced myself for a slap or worse, but Eva just shoved me aside and ran to Leo. She pressed herself against his side and wrapped her arms
around his neck.
“Leo,” she whined, “why is she in here?”
“She was just tidying the room,” Leo said.
“But that maid is a troublemaker,” Eva said.
“I thought she would cause less trouble if she worked where I can keep an eye on her,” Leo said. “Don’t worry about her anymore, I’ll handle
it.”
“But…” Eva pouted.
“I was thinking I should get you a present that’s more personal than the traditional necklace,” Leo said. “My taste is a little old fashioned, why don’t you pick something out?”
“Well,” Eva said, instantly distracted, “A twenty–four carat diamond ring would match the necklace you gave me the other night.”
“All right, would you like the same setting style?” Leo asked, waving me out the door while he spoke.
Lescaped while I had the chance. I hurried to get out of sight before he and Eva went to dinner. I ended up in the library, because that was one place Eva almost never went.
“Oh, good, you’re here,” the same archivist from before rushed over as soon as he saw me. “You’ve gotten another message.”
“I did?” I was surprised.
The archivist nodded, and pointed to the office. “He’s still on the line.”
Chapter 28
“Okay.” I hurried over and accepted the phone headset. “Hello?” I asked.
“Is this the healer?” Ethan demanded.
“Yes,” I said.
“Wonderful. I understand you don’t want to leave your pack, that’s a big step. But you said you’d help with difficult cases?”
“Yes,” I said again.
“Thank the moon. I need you, we have an urgent patient. I’ll come get you myself. Where are you?”
I
gave him an address near the manor that I could reach before he got there if I hurried.
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