ARIA.
"Are you sure you're okay, Aria?" Daneesha asked.
I jolted out of my thoughts the moment she spoke and looked up at her, eyes wide. "What did you say?"

She gave me an incredulous look. "I just asked if something is wrong."
I immediately shook my head and forced a smile. "Nothing at all. Nothing is wrong."
"You don't look like nothing's wrong," She scoffed and stood to her feet as she tossed her dirty clothes into the laundry basket. Today was a free wash day so she wanted to use that opportunity to wash her own clothes. It was really something else in here. "Are you hiding anything from me?"
I pushed to my feet and began to fold my clothes, thankful that I'd washed them along with the tonnes of clothing I'd washed yesterday. My fingers were bruised from yesterday but I felt slightly satisfied that I'd gotten to do a lot of work and now, all I had to do was rest for the whole of the morning before we cleaned the bathrooms and toilets later in the day.
"I am not hiding anything from you. I do not owe you anything, do I?"
"Of course, you don't. I know you're using my words against me but I am worried about you. You're my friend and I am concerned about your wellbeing so you don't expect me not to get worried."

"You sound like all of these are borne out of nothing but mere curiosity, Daneesha," I turned and faced her full-on. There. I caught the look on her face as she struggled for words to say. "But it's okay. It's a human thing."
"N-no! I am not asking to satisfy my curiosity. I am genuinely worried about you, my friend. Talk to me, please?"
"There is nothing to talk about, Daneesha," I folded the last cloth into the tiny closet by my bed. "You really should go wash your clothes. You have less than five hours to do all of these. Also, you need to rest. We finished late last night."
She glanced down at the basket and grimaced. "You know, I should have listened to you when you asked us to wash our clothes. Look at you now, sleeping while I toil away under the sun."

"At least it's your clothes you're washing and not some hard fabric from the warriors."
She looked down at her hand and clocked her tongue. "I am really brushed here. How do I wash them?"
I shrugged and walked over to her, taking her hand in mine. She really had angry red marks on her fingers plus a few chafed skin... "I have mine taped, I'll do the same for you if you want."
She glanced at her clothes and back at me. "Honestly, I'd love to do this with you but I have to wash through the pain. Maybe when I return?"
"It's not going to take time but if that's what you want, then there is no issue." I smiled at her before closing the closet door. I sank into my bed and lay on it, spreading my arms wide as I let out a loud sigh of relief. "I feel really happy and relaxed. I need to sleep for three hours so I can wake in time to go through a few other things."
"What other things?" She immediately asked and I gave her a weird look. She apologized but I was laughing already. "I'll see you later today, right?"
I nodded. "After I've taken that long nap."

Well, I didn't end up taking that nap because as soon as my eyes closed, I heard a bang on my door.
It was definitely coming from the master of the servants. He'd been nice to me but he could be brutal when needed.
We were all assigned to clean the bathrooms and toilets which annoyed the hell out of me. But soon, it was over and we were allowed to rest for the day.
Daneesha's washing had been postponed to the next few hours and she waited until everything was done before she started washing.
After bidding her goodnight and promising to sneak food into our room before she returned.
On my way back, I was nearly skipping. Today had been surprisingly uneventful and I enjoyed every moment of it. The cleaning had been tasking and demanding, although I'd been supervised personally while I washed the Queen's bathroom as I was told that she had a compulsive disorder and always wanted everything flawless and kept the same way they were.
Washing her bathroom when I had kissed her husband a few days back when he'd eaten me out into orgasm and made me sleep in his bed, felt really strange. I felt dirty and evil. I felt like a whore who was out to snatch her husband and if anyone found this out, then I was finished.
Alpha Lyall was never going to be at the receiving end of it. I could tell from the way men were treated like they were Kings no matter their screwed-ups. A lot of women would have been dead if it was ever found out that they did it in secret.
But here I was, washing her bathroom and thinking of how my legs had vibrated right after he ate me out to an orgasm. Filthy. Really filthy.
I'd immediately left her room as soon as I was done to avoid feeling much more terrible than I already felt.
And now, I was making my way to the kitchen so I could grab dinner and sneak some for Daneesha.
I had just picked my plates and my food got served. After I made my way back to the servants' quarters, I bumped into a high body and let out a high squeal before a wave of strange tiredness engulfed me.
I sagged against a strong body and before I could slip to the ground. I was lifted into the air and the sound of muffled cries had me wondering if I was really dying or something.
This happened right before I blanked out into oblivion.