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A Kiss With The Alpha King
<b>CHAPTER </b><b>12 </b>PARADISE PALACE
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VENUS
After a long bath, I began to feel more like myself. My hair was easier to wash now and the warm water had done wonders for my aching bones. Somehow, I managed to convince Drew to have a bath <b>too </b>because his fur was stained with mud. Emmaline, Dan’s sister was soft spoken and nice, her brte hair as straight as <b>rain</b>. Her cheeks were rosy and when she smiled, it was genuine. She had <b>found </b>her mate and he worked at the pce too. It was he who had helped Dan get the job there.
“Here is a dress you <b>can </b>change into. I <b>saw </b>that the one you arrived in is torn,” Emmaline <b>offered</b>, holding up a dress. She was <b>a </b>little above <b>five </b>feet, meaning I <b>was </b>taller but she <b>had </b>more bulk, her stomach swollen with pregnancy.
“Thank you, Emmaline. I am sorry for any inconvenience. I will leave <b>as </b>soon as I find a job.”
She waved away my gratitude, blushing effortlessly. “It’s nothing. Between you and me, I am bored most of the time with Hunter working at the pce all day. I have no one to talk to and my boys drive me nuts. I am d to have femalepany even if it’s for a little while.”
We shared augh, transferring the dress from her hands. It was a simple blue cotton dress with yellow flowery hems, nothing like I had ever owned. I was <b>used </b>to long brown dresses that Ansley no longer wanted or low budget clothing material.
“It’s pretty. Thank you again.”
“Oh, just stop!” she begged, pressing her palms against her cheeks. “You are embarrassing me. It’s the little I can <b>do</b>. I wish I can do more. Tell me if the dress suits or if you need something else. Come down for a meal when you are done.”
She left me in a small room and I closed the door gently. During my bath, she had taken my shabby clothes away, probably tossing them in the trash. The thought of a meal was enough to ensure that I <b>dressed </b>in a hurry. The dress was short <b>as </b>I earlier guessed, barely falling past myps. It was breezy also and the puffed <b>sleeves </b>felt like wings against the wind.
Not knowing what to do with my short hair, I brushed it backwards, the <b>crazy </b>curls rebelling against the soft brush and let them fall behind my neck freely. It was still wet and <b>heavy</b>. Drewid under a <b>chair</b>, eyeing me still for the unwanted bath he had received against his will.
“Look how shiny your fur is now. Grandma would be so proud. You will forgive me after you eat something. Let’s go, Drew.”
“There she is,” Dan said as I descended the stairs with Drew at my heels. Emmaline’s twins, Gary
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and Barry sat at the table, drumming noisily in anticipation. Emmaline carried lunch carefully <b>in </b>a big ceramic bowl, and <b>Dan </b>rushed to help.
“Quit ying at the table, boys or I’ll send you to your rooms without lunch!” she threatened and <b>it </b>was enough to end themotion. She sighed and rolled her eyes to heaven. I wanted to help her out but she shooed me away.
“You are our guest. Sit back, please. Any allergies?”
I had none and I told her so. Thirty minutes and two helpings of mashed potatoester, the table was cleared by the twins. They <b>were </b>both nine and <b>attacked </b>the dishes in <b>the </b>sink. Dan gave me some time to rx before returning to the job issue. Emmaline sat across the living room, listening in <b>to </b>our
conversation.
“So about the job at the pce, I don’t know much about the requirements but I do know that there will be some kind of test. I called Hunter when you were in the shower and he doesn’t know either. Anyways, there are some things you should be aware of.”
He adjusted himself on the couch, briefly checking the time <b>on </b>his wristwatch. He had to be back in the pce anytime soon. Esme was on hisps, licking her paws.
“Firstly, <b>you</b>
ou can’t tell the head of servants you <b>are </b>not from Plum Paradise. The pce does not hire strangers <b>and </b>it would <b>reduce </b>your chances.”
“You are not from Plum Paradise?” Emma asked, now looking at me cautiously. So much for finding
someone who would like me for me<b>.</b>
“No,” I confessed<b>, </b>avoiding her eyes. “I ran away from a bad situation at home and I ended <b>up</b>
<b>here</b><b>.</b><b>”</b>
Her frown <b>changed </b>into concern and she smiled at <b>me</b><b>.</b>
“Anything else?” I wanted to know. Dan gave me a sweeping nce like he had in town, his longshes brushing against his hard cheekbones. He was a brte like his older sister and his side <b>burns </b><b>were </b>neatly cut. He was an attractive man if I was <b>the </b>type looking for a quickie <b>but </b>I was in the market
for a second chance mate.
dog.”
“Also, no dogs at the <b>pce</b>. Mistress Henrietta is allergic. Strange, <b>right</b>? A <b>werewolf </b>allergic to a
It <b>was </b>strange indeed but I only nodded, choosing to say nothing. Whomever Mistress Henrietta
was, she was an odd character<b>.</b>N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.
“My boys can watch your dog <b>for </b>you. Goddess knows they have been wanting one since they could <b>stand</b>,” Emmaline dered, making me another offer. Dan waited <b>for </b>a reply, still admiring me from a distance. I was <b>nothing </b>much to look at so I <b>preferred </b>to ignore him.
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“Okay but Drew is a bit old. Too much running could tire him out easily. Apart from that, he is
golden.”
Dan stood <b>as </b>soon as I gave my permission and the twins appeared as if summoned. Drew <b>went </b>with them, needing little convincing and Emmaline excused herself out of the room,ining of a light headache. Dan and I were left in the room and I was ufortable with his continuous staring.
“Can we go now?”
He blinked quickly as if previously in a dream. “Sorry. Yes, of course.”
Dan had described the Paradise Pce on our way there but it was nothingpared to the reality. The roads that led to the four gates reflected my image clearly like a mirror would. The gates were made of hammered sheets of gold and the pce was a sight to behold. I tipped my head backwards to see the top of the mansion, almost falling on my back.
The magnificence of the beautiful building held me to a spot and it took Dan some time before he realized that I had stopped moving. Was this where I was supposed to work? It would be like walking on eggshells everyday of my life. Heughed at the awe on my face <b>and </b>I burned with embarrassment.
It would be like walking on
“You’ll get used to <b>it</b>,” he assured me when he submitted his gate pass at the security post. “I have to leave you here because I have to return Esme to Mistress Lana. Maids <b>are </b>taken care of the most <b>here </b>than anywhere else in the kingdom and this is the Alpha King’s domain. Don’t worry,” <b>he </b>added when he <b>saw </b>the fear entering my eyes. “No one has ever <b>seen </b>him and there is no chance that you would
either.”
I swallowed his reassurance, my confidence dying as he waved goodbye to me. Walking up to a pce guard, I picked up the pieces of my courage.
“Hello, I’m Vee. I am here to apply for the position of a maid.”
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