The Knight's Mysterious Maid

"I wonder if Herbert already had breakfast. Is Herbert a good name for a spider? It’s starting to sound like a pervert," Annalise muttered. She was still shocked that Rafael got out of bed and didn’t wake her to tell her that she should clean up and sneak over to her room before the maids started to work. After the night they had, it was rude for him to leave her alone. For her to wake up to hugging a pillow and no one in the room with her.

Annalise stole one of his shirts to wear to walk across to her bedroom since it made no sense to put back on her dress when she needed to wash up and get dressed for a new day.

Annalise opened the door and poked her head out to see if anyone was walking around on this floor. She spotted Edwin who stood fixing a portrait. "Edwin," she called to him.

"Lady Annalise. I’ve informed Rafael that you are awake-"

"Forget that man. He left me all alone without telling me that he had to leave. Do you mind turning the other way so I can run to my bedroom?" Annalise asked, wanting to save him the embarrassment of seeing her current state.

"Of course," Edwin replied, turning his back to her.

Annalise didn’t waste a second running from Rafael’s door to her door before someone coming onto the floor would see her. She sighed in relief when she entered her bedroom and closed the door.

"I hope Rafael enjoys coming back to no one in his bedroom. I am not going over there tonight," Annalise said, still holding onto her anger from waking up alone. If he wanted to sleep with her tonight, he had to come here and she was not sending Herbert away.