GoodNovelChapter 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.
Con, Valeria, dont be ridiculous.
The agreement was fulfilled, and now its tto return to a professional dynamic worker and employer.
Im the maid, and hes the King.
I told myself, straightening my posture, because if every tAldric 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.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI 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.
I walked toward the massive wardrobe and began arranging the sheets and sof his shirts, I got so lost in my tasks that tpassed, and I completely calmed down.
I looked at the wardrobe, pleased with how I had managed to organize it bit by bit in my own way.
Suddenly, something on the floor caught my attention.
Its whiteness stood out starkly in the dim lighting.
I walked to the far end of the room.
I 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 valuables or that anything might go missing.
I bent down to pick it up, and it seemed like an old photograph.
When I turned it over, I was slightly taken aback.
It was a beautiful woman with short black hair, elegant, wearing a navy blue dress, embraced by a much larger man with dark red hair who was kissing her lips It wasnt just the kiss itself but the overwhelming love radiating from that simple image between those two people.
It was obvious this was the King and his former mate.
The creaking of a door snappedout of my thoughts.
I thought His Majesty had caught me, but when I lifted my head, I saw the sound cfrom a small wooden door at the back of the wardrobe that I hadnt even known existed.
It must have accidentally stayed open, and thats where this photograph had fallen from .
I knew I shouldnt be snooping I was breaking every rule the housekeeper had givenbut like a fool, I raised my hand and pushed open that barrier separatingfrom King Aldrics secrets, My eyes widened in shock.
ALORS PAST It was a meticulously organized shelf, not a speck of dust, if he cleaned it himself. There were well protected boxes on the lower shelves, and on the upper ones, a large, heavy book.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI took it carefully and opened it.
It was filled with more and more paintings, all of her, immortalizing their love in both human and wolf forms-intimate moments they had shared, as a family.
At the end of the pages, she appeared pregnant, her bellym enormous, while the king gazed at her lovingly, with an expression 1 had never seen in his eyes before. Obviously, he would never show those kinds of feelings toward me.
Finally, there were two beautiful red haired babies painted lying on Aldrics chest as he rocked them gently to sleep in a chair.
I swallowed the knot in my throat and carefully placed the book back in its exact position.
Instead of leaving immediately, I ended up checking one of the smaller boxes below.
It was filled with tiny blankets and well preserved baby clothes.
I pulled out a tiny blue onesie and stared at it sadly, remembering my own baby, whom I couldnt even buy clothes for What are you doing going through my private things, Valeria ?! the Kings furious roar behindmadetremble from head to toe in fear. I hurriedly put the tiny garment back and turned around, shaking as I stepped away from that hidden space to face his wrath.
... Im sorry, Your Majesty.
A photo fell, and I was just putting it back... I tried to explain with my head lowered, feeling his rushed footsteps approaching me.
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