na's

It's too early for remorse. Optimism fuels my belief that everyt

is done, now, I must endeavour to extract the best from

ed my sleep, and I sluggis

servants in unison, their

rni

for your council meeting

erstand," I manage

I assumed you were informed," she added, a

second servant promptly entered

an't dress myself

dress you at your finest

rvants dress me seemed unnecessary, I r

ly styled my hair, and applied light makeup on

the conference room, where Ralph sat at the head of the t

eft, and I quietly observed as they delved into

you should properly introdu

d nonchalantly, gesturing towards me. All eyes f

me?" a lady amo

abruptly interr

he answered, avoidin

lpha an heir," a man instructed me. Before I could

was taken aback. Ralph slammed his h

fere in my personal life," he retor

rst kind gesture he'd shown me. The blatant disrespect ba

dress, I opted for a simple knee-length black go

reakfast," she p

I asked, disregard

t," she replied. I nod

ting over?"

N

hen," I said with a smile, and

out my purpose. Yifa returned with a tray of food, accompanied by an

s?" I marvelled at the feast before me. The tab

ere," Yifa replied, her departure leavi

to me and left the rest. After a while, Yifa retur

eased through the mind link, her words offerin

pened," I re

hould have asked me. Hav

mbarrassment colouring my resp

memorable, though," Tala's c

" I chuckled, trying to

e's anything, talk to me," she

venturing outside or encountering Ralph. As evening descended, Yifa, my

ested you join him in his room," she ann

managed

get you ready," she of

and dress," I stated. Sh

a sai

contradiction of his harshness and th

h a mixture of excitement and nervousness. The anticipation of him being my first on

l, the soft fabric a shield against the impending encounter. Adorning a beautiful

hesitant glance at the mirror. The weight of expectati

ourney fraught with second-guessing and doubt. Standi

nocked, the sound echoing in the corridor like a thunderous drumb

spare me the embarrassment of discovery. And as the moments stretched into eternity,

he breeze, shattered the silence like fragile gla

oom with effortless ease. The towel draped casually around his waist did littl

o me, I felt the weight of the encounter burning into my s

uldn't shake the feeling that this encounter was merely t

ce, a low growl, shattered th