Chapter 80: Theo Saves The Day

After Luther left, I rested on the bed. The mattress was soft and plush and made staying awake hard.

With all that had gone on in my pack and now this with Luther, my body was spent. Sleep found me long before I could even fight it.

The next time I opened my eyes it was to the sound of light knocking. I groaned and sat up in bed. It took my mind a moment to remember where I was.

The door to my room unlocked and in walked a middle aged woman dressed in a maid's uniform.

“Good morning, Miss Ciana.” She bowed her head and walked in with a trolly with an assortment of different foods. "Alpha Luther sent me with your breakfast. I will be bringing your clothes shortly."

She pushed the trolly to my bed where I caught a whiff of the food. It smelled heavenly and my stomach responded by grumbling.

"The chef prepared eggs Benedict. Will this suffice for you?”

I nodded looking at the food. As far as prison food went, this wasn't half bad- honestly, way better than when I was in Theo' s dungeon. If I hadn't been so hungry I would have denied the tasty breakfast but I needed my strength.

The thought of Theo sometimes made me question my own judgment. There definitely had been times I wished I could strangle the Dark Prince, yet, in a situation like this, he was the only one I'd trust without any reservation.

After we'd been through so much together, I wondered whether he trusted me as much as I did him?

"My name is Magnolia and I will be your aid." She smiled and bowed to me before leaving the room.

I pulled the sheets off my body and walked to the trolly.

The food was delicious, I had to admit. Getting myself replenished with energy was a wise choice in a situation like this.

I wondered what Tallis, or should I say Theo, had been up to? Did he know where Luther took me? Was he with me in this place? If so, where would he be?

It had been more than 12 hours since I'd arrived and I hadn't gotten any news from him. Should I be worried that he somehow didn't make it? After all, the Dark Prince was very busy. Or what if... he got into trouble?

I shook that thought off. No, he was the most fearsome person in the world. Anyone could get in trouble with him, but probably not the other way around. However, whatever his situation was, if I didn't hear from him for another day, I would plan to escape on my own. I didn't want to be here longer than

I had to.

Just then, the door opened again. Speaking of the devil.

However, to my disappointment, it wasn't Theo.

Magnolia returned to the room with a movable rack of gowns along with other things. >

glad that you seem to have enjoyed your food." Magnolia was happy to see my empty plates. Behind her,

chef?" I needed to do my best to familiarize myself with the layout of this place. Sitting there and waiting for others to come to rescue me was not my

me. "Of course, Miss, but we need to prepare for the event first."

not until tomorrow evening."

looked me up and down. I felt like she was judging me even though she didn't make any comments. And then she said with a polite smile. "We have a lot of work to do. Not only do we need to get this fitted to your body but I'm afraid that we'll have to give you

to be 'scrubbed'. I am perfectly capable of bathing

to Alpha and he needs you to be at your

exclaimed. "I agreed to go to the party, but I didn't agree to any of this! Please

call him without his title. You are not of the same rank as

Luther is out of his mind if he thinks I'm going to sit for hours while my body is pruned and pricked

who would scream for being treated special by Alpha. You're a lucky lady to be favored by him. Look at all those dresses and jewelry he prepared for

his guest, not part of his harem."

let out a steady breath. "Miss Ciana, please allow me to perform my job, and if you refuse, it will not be you who is in trouble but me. My children depend on me in order to survive. So please do me a favor and cooperate."

up with. But at the same time I

or bleaching my hair.

We just need to

"Wait, what?"

she quipped. "Now, let's get

two hours of being scrubbed down in the shower and then being forced to sit in a milk bath I was out of the water and being dabbed dry. I had insisted that I could do it on my own but the woman was persistent. She wouldn't let

was forced to lay down when she gave me a facial and applied other products

imagine anyone who would voluntarily sit through the process. The only useful information I got from Magnolia was that they

for the rest of the day, and I'll be back with a stylist. Once you pick out the dress, we'll need to get it fitted for you

wanted to tell her it really was not necessary, but she probably wouldn't

heard another knock at the door.

to go open it. I really wasn't

couldn't help the

Tallis cocked an

into my room to make sure that no one saw him. "How did you get in here without anyone

on their patterns after two hours. You would think a man such as Luther would have better security around

made me breathe a little easier.

you find a way out of here?"

do you keep

closer to him and pressed my hand over his chest. I felt the lapel pin under the fabric of his shirt. There was no

constantly deny it?"

stepped back so that my hand

"I'm not him."

him on it. He had his

at the wide selection of dresses, shoes and jewelry by my bed and then he looked back at me.

night. He said that I

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