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 .

his shirts , I got so lost in my tasks that time

managed to organize it bit

on the floor caught my

whiteness stood out starkly in the dim lighting

walked to the far end of

almost never ventured into this narrower section because it held the lords jewels gemstone rings , gold cufflinks , all the most valuable items and I didnt want him to think I was snooping through his

bent down to pick it up , and it seemed like an old

turned it over , I

short black hair , elegant , wearing a navy blue dress , embraced by a much larger man with dark

just the kiss itself but the overwhelming love radiating from that simple image between those

was obvious this was the King and his former

a door snapped me out of

saw the sound came from a small wooden

have accidentally stayed open , and thats where

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

a speck

the lower shelves , and

it carefully and opened it

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