The Lycan Prince Maid

e, just that only the p

up with the preparedness that I n

onight, it's the Queen's orders.

asked, eyeb

s everyone works. You will be assisting with the m

ties to look around instead of just staying in the kitchen

s drifted from roasted meats, soups drenched in s

xhausted,"

"We get five hour

xury here,"

y moved away, leaving me alone with

ne alone. I didn't trust anyone here,

me some things: trust slowly,

tly, listening to

use Prince Caleb is finally attending, thou

him is? As if the maids cutting vegetables could h

especially when his wolf is restless; we

an obvious hunger; whoever this p

wasn't here to climb the ranks. I

and this world, regain strength, and maybe esca

here the shackles ha

Sheila," I murmure

en swallowed

*

ng preparations, my arms felt like wet noodles and my

le my

digital temperature regulators, their polished marble cou

hidden world; they lived in a

shing a tray into my hands. "And don

ave of energy rolled over t

like smoky pine mixed with the smell of earth after it had just rained.

s straighten like they were slouching before; some

ning?" I whis

here," Mary bre

ains the char

he Queen entered first. She was tall and pr

harp and calculated gaze,

lked in, P

small, and I could not hel

nt, with broad shoulders, showing sc

st woken up, and his jaw was sharp enough to cut d

rifying but mesmerizing gaze, e

pped breathin

ke gravity didn't apply unless he allowed i

e stopped to tal

but something in me had shifted. It felt lik

if I had, I would

wing me. "Go take that tr

dropped i

tanding c

is this?" I grumbl

and I felt a sense of dread but also anticipation, even though I didn't know what I was

ass from my tray wi

walked back, and th

I felt an electrifying presence so intense my breat

raight into Pri

eat, everyth

teps

ze nar

slightly, like he caught

fully. No, no, stupi

ward, bowing quickly,

wanted to leave, but h

seemed people noticed becaus

ned towards us in

if he had heard my grumbling previously, but the

fr

nd said, "Y-Y

s, his scent enveloped me, intense, warm, unreasonably intoxicati

y in front of me,

're

like an accusation or sta

kitchens, Your Hi

ed close

s. His gaze scanned my face, lingering on my eyes, my m

t me,"

ng eye contact clashed with the command i

nged, darken

gaze, interest? Recognition?

n it, the Queen's voice cut

al

look awa

nued, her tone light, "This is har

n? Was that

lexed. "She l

n replied dismissively.

nd finally, he stepped back from

ly again. I walked quickly to

a's angry eyes; her whisper

bab

e, with eyes wide. "G

anything,"

that dangerous prince seemed to have his eyes on me, an