Chapter 111
Rose couldn’t help seeing the difference in status between them. She was his maid and he was her employer. Just by watching from the sidelines, Rose saw that though the soldiers sometimes joked around with Zayne near the time for dinner, they didn’t ignore the difference in status.
She felt comfortable around Zayne but was still mindful of his position. It was easy not to feel weird around Zayne as his maid since he didn’t make her feel like a servant. Rose hadn’t experienced some of the stories Janice told her while working for Zayne which she appreciated.
"Can you tell me what caused you to panic?" Zayne asked, needing to know if someone troubled her or if it was something common.
Rose hesitated at first as it was nothing to her but she did not want to lie to Zayne. "Some of the soldiers have been staring. Some of it is fine as they must be curious about why I am here but others stare and I know what it means. They have not approached me."
"Good. No one has to lose their eyes today-"
"You can take away someone’s eyes as well?" Rose exclaimed, stepping away from Zayne. How much of her body did she need to fear losing? "That should not be possible. How are you able to hurt someone in such a way? I have trouble cutting fruit so I cannot see myself hurting someone that way. I have failed."
This piqued Zayne’s curiosity. "You wanted to stab Graham?"
"And many of his customers who wandered near my room but you saw that I could not do anything. I do not have it in me to kill anyone. I would forever be haunted by taking a life and there is already too much that haunts me. Do you get nightmares?" Rose asked.
"Sometimes," Zayne admitted. "It will get to everyone at some point."