Samantha’s POV
Rude as always” Cara scoffed into my ears before I could even take in what alpha Kayden just said.
“Did he just ask that I be assigned to his room?” I asked Cara.
“Alpha Kayden, she is new here.”
“Mantha, you are assigned to my room,” he told me directly.
“S.. sir?”
“You know how much I hate stuttering.”
“I am sorry sir” I apologized and he walked away.
“This… This is strange, Alpha Kayden has never interfered in this before.” the old lady mumbled.
“Isn’t this problem for me?” I asked Cara as my face deepened into a frown.
“I think it is… I mean we know nothing about how things are to be run in this place and he wants you assigned to him, isn’t he just trying to find an excuse to kill us?” Cara groaned.
“Precisely, maybe he found out that I lied to him about being a thief and he is going to take it out on me.”
“Maybe Alpha Kayden favours you. You are lucky.” the old lady chuckled and walked away.
“When am I going to start work?” I asked, rushing forward to walk after her.
“Tomorrow morning,” she replied not looking back and I nodded, walking back to the maid’s quarters.
I got back there and took a look at myself, I needed to pull off the maid’s uniform so I can wear it tomorrow but I have nothing else to wear if I do that.
A girl walked in and fell onto her bed, exasperated.
“Hello,” I called, silently hoping I would not get the same rejection that I got while back in slavery.
“Hey.” she waved at me, a friendly smile running across her tired face.
No immediate rejection!
“I am Samantha and I… I have no clothes, can you lend me your clothes for the night?” I asked.
“Uhm… Sure then,” she replied and opened a box, she pulled out a pink gown and threw it to me.
“Thanks” I grinned and began to pull off my maid’s uniform.
I pulled it all off and dressed up in the pink gown.
“It looks good on you” she complimented.
“Really? Thank you.” I mumbled and sat back in my seat.
“Where were you assigned to?” She asked.
“Alpha Kayden’s room” I replied and her eyes widened.
“Wait a minute… That’s impossible, you are new here, you can’t be assigned there,” she replied.
“I was and I have no idea why,” I replied I felt quite comfortable talking to someone who was also currently on my status, maid.
“That… That is almost unbelievable, well I clean his room also,” she replied
“Really? That means you’ve been working here for quite some time.”
“Yes, I have been working here for 5 years now,” she replied.
“Uhm… How old are you?” I asked.
“20 and you?”
“19, you’re a year older.”
“And yeah, I haven’t told you my name yet. I am Cassandra, you can just call me Cassie” she said.
“Nice name, you can just call me Sam also” I replied to her.
“Okay Sam, let me ask you a few questions to see how prepared you are for this mansion,” she suggested.
“Cool,” I grinned.
If things worked out well, Cassie would turn out to be my friend!
“Who should be feared the most in this home?”
“Alpha Kayden?” I asked and she nodded to ascertain that I was right.
“If you can, steer clear of him” she replied.
“What are the things you should never do?” She asked again.
“Uhm… I have no idea”I replied after a while of racking my brain.
“Never annoy alpha Kayden and the rest of the family. As you work more here, you would get to know more things about the rules here,” she said as the other maids streamed into the room, some of them staring at me while some of them didn’t spare me as much as a glance.
“That’s it, I’d call you when it’s time to clean tomorrow morning. Don’t be lazy.” Cassie said to me and I nodded with a smile.
“Good night”
“Good night,” I mumbled also but then my stomach grumbled.
They don’t feed maids here? I last ate when the doctor came here to check on me.
“I was starting to think the same too, we were fed even when we were slaves” Cara replied to me.
“The maids here look good enough, they are definitely being fed, I should ask Cassie,” I replied her
“Cassie,” I called.
“Yes?”
“You guys don’t eat here?” I asked.
“Of course we do, we just came back from the dining room, I came back early because I am not feeling too good, not so interested in the meal,” she replied.
“Oh, I am feeling really hungry right now” I grumbled.
“The dining room is shut up by now,” she replied to me.
“Oh, I see” I laid back on the bed and cuddled myself up.
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I held onto my grumbling stomach tightly. I am pretty used to this anyways, I don’t get to eat every time, I bet I would sleep off in no time.
“Samantha.” I heard a voice call and I sat up to see a young lady.
“Calling her a young woman instead would suit better.” Cara interrupted my thoughts.
Cara was pretty right, she was around the age of 35-40.
“Have your meal and next time remember to go to the dining room?” she said to me, her voice was harsh.
“Thank you so much for the meal” I thanked her.
“Have these clothes too” she replied, dumping a bag of clothes on the bed.
“I have my eyes on you,” she mumbled and walked out.
She has her eyes on me?
Kayden’s POV
“How well is the new maid integrating?” I asked the assistant head of the maids, she was much younger than Granny.
“She is doing well,” she replied.
“Did she meet with the other maids at the dining room?” I asked, my gaze on the magazine that was in front of me
“She wasn’t at the dining room” she replied and I looked away from the newspaper in my hands for a second before looking back to the newspaper.
“Her food was taken to where she is?” I asked, picking up the pen on my study table.
“N…. no, I do not think that… That happened.” she stuttered and I looked up, my eyes boring holes into her skin.
Jay himself growled lowly, he takes Mantha dear, I think.
“You starved her? You starved the maid I brought into this home.” I said to her in a calm but dangerous tone.
“I… I am sorry sir… I would get her food right away alpha… It was my fault… Please spare me.” she pleaded repeatedly, getting on her knees immediately.
“That should not happen again.”
“I promise it would not,” she replied and headed out.
“Stop,” I said when she had gotten to the door.
“A… Anything wrong alpha?”
“Get her some clothes. Leave.” I replied.
“Sure alpha… but it’s night already, can I get her the clothes tomorrow,” she asked.
“It’s the night… Do you know that an average offer content of people who did do die at night? How about I send you to hell this night?”I asked and in one sharp bend, I broke the pen in my hands.
“I would get the clothes at once alpha” she bowed slightly and rushed out of the room.