Chapter 9: The Sickening Realization
Evaline:
The moment I stepped into the dimly lit corridor leading to the servants’ quarters, I knew she was waiting for me. It seemed like every time I ended up encountering one of the Rogue Kings, it led me straight into her waiting arms.
Sera was leaning against the cold stone wall, with her arms crossed, and her lips curled into a knowing smirk.
"You just can’t help yourself, can you?" she sneered, not bothering to hide the gleam of malice in her eyes.
I instantly tensed and my grip tightened around the ragged hem of my apron. I had been dreading this moment, yet I knew it was inevitable. Sera thrived on moments like these... moments where she could twist the knife a little deeper.
She pushed off the wall and stepped closer before speaking again. "First Alpha Oscar, then Alpha Kieran... and now Alpha Draven?"
My breath hitched at the clear accusation. "I didn’t-"
"Silence," she snapped the moment I tried to defend myself. Her voice echoed through the empty hall, cold and unforgiving.
"The other maids saw you coming out of the library," she continued in a voice that was dripping with satisfaction. "And I heard from a little bird that you were caught somewhere you shouldn’t be."
My heart sank at her words, and realization dawned on me-the whispers had already begun to spread.
It didn’t matter that I hadn’t done anything wrong. It didn’t matter that I had barely spoken to Draven, or that my presence in the library had been a simple mistake. In the eyes of everyone here, I was guilty.