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MAYA
Not long after, the maids started to troop into the room. There were around fifteen of them, and each had no less than ten clothes with them. I knew she was just doing this on purpose to get back at me. She was slowly becoming an annoying threat, and I would permanently put her to sleep to get my mission done if that was what it would take.
I didn’t like it when people thought they could be evil to others. If she didn’t take her time, she would be dead before she knew it. For the rest of the day, she kept sending me on errands. I didn’t complain and just did my job respectfully, not wanting any kind of problems.
After a very long day at work, I was filled with anticipation as I thought about going to see the Prince finally. He was the only one who could get me out of this mess before Emily destroyed me.
I had to act quickly, there were better things and places to direct my energy to, not just things as useless and as trifle as her attitude towards me. After my very long day at work, I got back and had a nice bath before having some pain reliever and going to the spot where I had met the Prince yesterday. There were three guards atoning at the spot, staring straight on.
They looked so composed and ready to indict danger if it was needed. I walked up to them, but before I could state my reason for coming, one of them blocked my although and looked down at me with a disgust-filled face. He looked so annoyed seeing me, and I wasn’t surprised.
“Where do you think you’re going, woman?!” He demanded with a gruff and the most authoritative voice I’d ever heard. It lacked an atom of emotion. I squared my shoulders, summoning up all the confidence I could muster so it wouldn’t look like I was nervous or something. Showing that I was nervous would have me kicked out immediately.
“I’m here to see the Prince. He asked me to come see him.” I said to them, hoping they would just take me to him already but the guards exchanged sceptical glances before the man who had spoken first to me retorted.
“And how are we sure he asked you to come?” He asked me, making me groan inwardly. I was tired of all the bullshit questions and just wanted to go through and know why I was wanted. Why did they have to make everything hard? As if that wasn’t enough, he added.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
“Please leave, or we will be forced to throw you out. You dare not approach the Pack grounds without any reasons. The Prince didn’t notify us that anybody would be coming to see him. Besides, there is no appointment with him or the Alpha. You’re in the wrong place, young woman.” The guard said, making every single speck of hope inside me dampen.
What was the meaning of this? It was just getting harder than I thought it would. The amount of work I had done was making myself dizzy and was this how my day was going to end, by being chased away by these guards. They clearly thought I was crazy but I had to remind them.
“I know what happens when you come here without any appointment. I am not crazy and that’s why I’m here. If I was crazy and if I was lying, you’d know about it. Just take me to him and you’ll see for yourself.” I said to him, feeling the worries about the nearest prospect loom. They were really chasing me out.
“This isn’t isn’t for discussion any longer. Leave as you have been asked to, and stop causing trouble for us here.” The guard retorted sharply, as if he hadn’t heard what I just told me. I nodded listlessly. “Have fun with it!” I said, turning back to leave. That’s when I heard someone.
“Wait, please wait.” I turned to see another guard emerge behind the door and walk towards me.
“Are you here to see the Alpha?” He asked me. I nodded and looked away from the rest of the guards who looked like the guard’s question had hurt them.
“Yes, he asked me to come see him today for an important discussion.” I replied.
“What do you think you’re doing?” The man who had asked me to leave asked the guard.
“She was with the Prince yesterday. The Prince asked me to go call her from her room so they could meet. Let her go, but you must go with her to keep an eye on her and make sure that nothing bad goes wrong. I’m sure you don’t want to meddle with the Prince.” The guard who had asked what he was doing shook his head.
“I don’t think so. She’s not getting past because she saw the Alpha yesterday.” He said.
“Alright, you’ll come with me.” The other guard said, grabbing my head suddenly. After a moment’s hesitation, the man agreed and they asked me to go first while they stayed behind me. I felt apprehensive of their movement and hoped that they wouldn’t spring up on me. On our way into the Packhouse, I caught sight of the Alpha with someone in the garden.
The person he was with looked a whole lot familiar even though I had seen them from afar. I knew right there and then I had seen the man before but I couldn’t tell where or when. I pushed off the thought, knowing that that was not important. I just had to meet the Prince and remind him of what he had told me the day before.
As I followed the guard through the corridors of the Packhouse, I remembered the things that Tianna had said to me on the night the rogues attacked. She had talked about how heavily guarded the Packhouse and how there were many people around. It would be extremely hard to get this done, I said to myself as we finally got to the Alpha’s Chambers.