Mated To The King’s Gamma By Jessica Hall

Chapter 37

“You are asking the impossible. How am I supposed to sneak her out?” he demands.

“She can meet us somewhere, and we can grab her on the way. Either that or I stay, Kade. I won’t leave her behind,” I tell him, snatching my phone back off him. He growls and I turn away from him, walking up the street only for him to grip my arms.

“Fine, fine. What is this plan you have?” he purrs. And I turn in his arms to look up at him. He smiles back at me. “I’m sorry, Love. I didn’t mean to upset you,” he tells me, cupping my face in his hand.

*Now tell me what you want me to do,” he says, and I smile. He was going to help me.

The breeze was cool as the day slowed down, and all the servants prepared for dinner and end-of-day tasks. Tugging the white sheets from the clothesline with Ivy, we folded them, bringing the corners together and placing them in the basket. Our interactions had been flat most of the day, and she had been quiet for most of it. I was itching to tell her that Kade agreed and I tried a few times, but then had to stop because someone was always around.

A guard, another servant, so amongst the blowing winds and the flapping sheets, I moved closer to Ivy before reaching over and dropping the pocket watch into the front pocket of Ivy’s apron. She glanced down before putting her hand in the pocket and feeling around for what it was.

“When the big hand is on the twelve and the little is on the seven, I am leaving,” I whisper as she examines it.

is around or within earshot. Then I reached into my shirt and produced a

and I quickly used my key he gave me to sneak into his room before quietly sneaking around and finding the keys. He had caught me and I told him I was grabbing his laundry, which seemed to get me off the hook. I drop it into her pocket before quickly retrieving another sheet

It’s for the laundry door,” I whisper, nodding to the one we just came

have to be there at 7 PM sharp,” I quickly tell her while glancing around, and she nods. And for the first time in ages,

I smile

I tell her. Looking at the sky, the clouds are moving in dark and heavy and it was going to be one hell of a storm

won’t tell

to long for, but actual

says in return. Those words meaning more to us than a simple I love

been dead the moment I tied that noose and around my neck, if she hadn’t climbed up there with me placing it around hers too, the rope never would have broke, I would be dead. Because the Goddess knows I

finished dragging the clothes off the line and walked back through the laundry doors when something hit me and I shrieked. I rub the spot on my lower back and growl. Laughter reaches my ears, I spin spotting Peter, the stable hand boy, then I notice

the stable boys. He was 15 and had a mop of blonde curly hair and

spot, stunned for a second before wiping the mush off. I chuckle, unable to contain it while trying to muffle my laughter. Peter hid behind him before popping his