Chapter 42

ALDRICS PAST VALERIA Freed from my task and without the housekeeper watching I decided to slip away with the excuse of organizing the Kings clothes in his closet .

So I grabbed a basket with clean sheets and walked into the castle .

I reached the ebony door and hesitated for a moment , unsure whether to step into the wolfs den or not .

Come on , Valeria , dont be ridiculous .

The agreement was fulfilled , and now its time to return to a professional dynamic worker and employer .

Im the maid , and hes the King .

I told myself, straightening my posture , because if every time Aldric and I shared intimacy under our arrangement , I acted like a nervous girl , then this was bound to fail .

I entered with a serious expression , advancing into the room on legs that felt like jelly .

I knocked softly , but no one answered , so I pushed the door open and stepped into His Majestys chambers .

The delicious scent of wine immediately assaulted my senses .

This was his private , intimate space , and everything here smelled like Aldric .

arranging the sheets and some of his shirts , I got so lost in my tasks that time passed

pleased with how I had managed to organize it bit by bit in my

on the floor caught my attention

stood out starkly in

far end of the room

it held the lords jewels gemstone rings , gold cufflinks , all the most valuable items and I didnt want him

, and it seemed like an

over , I

with short black hair , elegant , wearing a navy blue dress

the kiss itself but the overwhelming love radiating from that

was obvious this was the King

a door snapped

me , but when I lifted my head , I saw the sound came from a small wooden door at the back of the wardrobe that I hadnt even known existed

and thats where this photograph

the housekeeper had given me but like a fool , I raised my hand and pushed open that barrier separating me from King Aldrics secrets

PAST It was a meticulously organized shelf , not a speck of dust , if he

were well protected boxes on the lower shelves , and on the upper ones ,

took it carefully and opened it

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