Chapter 23
“I wanted to.” Abby’s simple admission made the King smile and he couldn’t help but tousle her hair.
But before the King could say something, Abby beat him to it with a confused expression on her
face.
“Where are Alyssa and Reyna?” Abby waited all evening, but the two were nowhere to be seen.
At the mention of their names, Micah’s almost smiling face fell so fast, Abby regretted saying something and ruining the moment. But then she saw his face harden and realized something was really wrong.
“What happened?” Abby couldn’t help asking when Micah didn’t say anything for a really long.
moment.
Under her probing gaze, the King let her know that they were sent away. “I sent them to the laundry.
room.
Laundry room?
It was a hard place to work at. Especially for maids like them.
“Why?” Abby asked immediately but all she got was a narrowed look from the King.
Abby realized she didn’t need to ask anymore. They were sent away because of the incident in the morning.
She immediately felt bad as she could tell they were being punished for something that they did unintentionally. She didn’t hesitate to ask them to be released, saying she wanted them back.
“But,” Micah started, but Abby cut him off saying they were just caught off guard and the King couldn’t refuse her when she asserted her stance on this matter.
“Alright,” he agreed to her request so fast Abby couldn’t believe it.
However, her happiness was short–lived as the King had something important to say to her.
“A mating ceremony?” Abby couldn’t help but stiffen.
His meeting with the Elders in the morning was actually about this, where they emphasized how the people were all very eager to see their future queen.
Micah felt bad for her. He knew she needed time, but his hands were tied in this matter when they wouldn’t listen to him no matter what. And so here Micah was, informing Abby the one thing he thought about all day, knowing fully well she wasn’t ready yet.
“Yes, where you would be introduced to the people,” Micah told her softly.
Hearing this, Abby was even more dumbfounded… introduced… to… people…”
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in her voice when every word she said came out as
63%
future queen,” Micah continued even though he could tell how frightened she was about
what to do. “Future queen?”
the King’s reply was actually vague. “As soon
knowing when it would
could let any intrusive thoughts enter her mind, Micah changed the subject.
said, wanting to divert her attention. “You need more clothes and also
it later, when she was much calmer and stopped feeling the urge to
to be
not making any comments on the
clothes, he could pretty much guess whose handiwork it was and he
was decided that Abby would meet the seamstress the next day.
chit chattering of two women and when she opened her eyes,
Abby,” they
as she avoided mentioning the
are really happy you spoke up for
feel any resentment whatsoever from them and felt happy for being right about them. These two girls were really nice
When they realized that they made her feel uncomfortable in a place she was new to, they felt shameful in fact. They crossed a line as servants. Their master got hurt. because of them
that Abby actually forgiven them when the guards
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to fetch
when they learned Abby wanted them back
really kind and they were
ahead.” Reyna spoke mysteriously as she ushered Abby
step at a time, they decided to wait for Abby to
her breakfast Alyssa and Reyna prepared for
knock. Ella, the seamstress, walked into the
lady.” Ella greeted her politely. Her expression was perfectly schooled and Abby nodded in response.
asked her own assistant to set the tools and things she needed
it was only Abby, her two maids and Ella in the room
seamstress was already aware of her scars, apparently
and also the things she needed to pay attention to while she worked on her dresses.
particular requests for your dresses?” Ella asked, still sounding polite.
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