Chapter 99: Gift and Command
“I’ll get Madame Cassandra to escort you back to your room. Do not leave your room unless you have my permission. Do you understand?” he asked as he peered close to my face to make sure that I understood.
I nodded my head at him once to confirm that I did understand him. His instructions were simple. All I had to do was stay in my room. It sounded so simple, so at that time, I didn’t think that something would happen that would render me unable to comply with his command. The prince seemed satisfy enough when he got up from the bed and left the room without another word to me or a glance my way.
I was still confused about what happened between us last night; however, it was clear that the prince was no longer angry at me. I closed my eyes and let out a loud sigh while trying my best to ignore the lingering feelings of his touch on my body from last night.
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Shortly after, Madame Cassandra arrived with some senior maids that I have never met before. The three of them entered the prince’s bedroom after politely knocking on the door.
“Please come in...” I called out to them.
The door to the bedroom opened and the three ladies made their way into the room. Due to my complete nakedness, I was pretty much restrained to the bed under the covers. Once again, the madame gave me a stern look that reminded me that a maid should not be sleeping in her master’s bed. If only the choice was really mine to begin with then I would probably be sleeping peacefully on my much harder and narrower bed back in my room in the maids’ quarters.
Without a word to me, the madame gestured with her hands for her helpers to approach me. I sat on the prince’s bed with widened eyes as the two ladies held up a total of four outfits on hangers and presented them to me. My eyes travelled up and down the dresses that the two women held up.
“Pick an outfit that you would like to wear for today,” the madame instructed.