SOLD AND TAMED

CHAPTER2

Christabel’s POV

Maid to noble lady, maid to Luna

“And that was how I met your mom!”

That would be a nice line for a father narrating a story to his son. In this case, that was how I met Linny Silva. Of course, I didn’t know when I met her that day. She ended up taking me to her house where I met her grandfather. She was an orphan like me but the difference was that she had a rich grandfather who was able to take care of her needs. She owned the garden I infiltrated truly.

Her grandfather was skeptical about accepting me but Linny’s sly tongue did the job pretty well. I was happy with her then but that was when I didn’t realize what she wanted to use me for. Linny wanted a f*****g slave.

Yeah, I knew I was assigned to assist her but I was not thinking that deeply. Linny was a ridiculous woman and I only found out later. Her grandfather actually hinted me.

“Are you sure you want to become my granddaughter’s maid? She is not the regular lady…” he told me cautiously.

“She is a sweet woman,” I replied foolishly. Well, it was only foolish because I had no idea what I signed up for. I would never agree if I had the slightest idea. But then, fate had to be accomplished.

Linny would call me at every slight task she had. It was fine when we began but as we continued, things worsened. She gave me five rules when I came. I could still remember how she said it exactly.

“I am a very simple woman…” she said slowly. This was after her grandfather had left. “You only have to follow five rules and you’ll be fine. The first rule is secrecy. My father is a very sensitive man so he must not know anything that I send you. The second is that you must not dress too much. You will be provided dresses truly but you must never wear a dress that fits you too well. It must be bigger than your body.”

“But why, my lady?” I remember asking her.

“If you would keep shut for a moment, I will name the third rule…” she interrupted. “The third rule is not to ask any questions. I am under no obligation to answer any question of yours. The fourth is that whatever you do, you must not be too smart. I like senseless maids. Forget everything you have learned so far. Don’t try to be a solution provider. Keep your wisdom to yourself if you like yourself.”

I was going to interrupt but then, I remembered that she said she would entertain no questions. I said nothing and let her continue.

“The last rule is the simplest of all…” she said carefully. “It is that whatever you do, you must never be more beautiful than I am. I don’t like explaining things to lowlifes like you but I will do so this time. I have an elder sister and when she was around here, she had a maid like you. This maid of hers was so beautiful that my grandfather adopted her and traded her for an arranged marriage with a young, charming man.”

“I think it was the best for you clan. You have build connections with that family. Just think of the maid as a tool!” I told her solemnly.

I watched her face turn red. She stood up and slapped my face. I never thought she would get violent so soon.

“I am punishing you for breaking the fourth rule. I never asked for your opinion and even if I did, keep your wisdom to yourself. Do you understand?” she told me angrily.

I nodded.

“Who is a boy?” Linny asked me carefully. I thought she should know the meaning of this but then, I remembered the fourth rule.

“A boy is the child of a wild snake,” I replied with tears flowing out of my eyes.

“Now, that’s my baby girl!” she exclaimed. “Come on and give me a hug, darling.”

She opened her arms and I went to give her a hug. When I was near her, she pushed me away and held her nose. I fell down, hitting my butt on the floor.

“You stink and smell at the same time. You know they have different meanings, right?” she asked me carefully.

“I do…” I said as I cried.

“Tell me then,” she urged. She was smiling.

“Smell can be used for something pleasant or disgusting. You can either like or dislike a smell…” I said carefully. “Stink is a…”

“Bad smell, smart lady,” Linny told me coldly. “I told you to stop being smart but since you won’t understand, I will teach you, girl.”

I watched as she closed her door. She got a whip which she used on me. I had never felt so powerless in my life. This was a lady of my age. I could beat her if we were to have a physical confrontation.

But I couldn’t dare because I was a classless maid.

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What I went through on my first day did a good job in teaching me the act of proper conduct in the next few months I served Linny. She complemented me several times because of how good I was at serving her. I truly deserved flowers.

I kept all five rules like it held the key to my life. Well, it did, in a way. I got used to some of her ridiculous tasks as well. She was very silly but her silly orders had to be regarded. I could still remember some of those.

She could tell me to polish the diamonds in the chandelier or hand-feed the goldfish in the aquarium. She once told me to prepare a five course meal for her pet parrot. Yeah, I know this made no sense. With her instruction, I had vacuumed the ceiling fan blades. The last one was the most ridiculous.

“Practice the art of silence by remaining silent for twenty four hours,” she told me that day. Naturally, I felt like going against this but I had no power. I did this as realistically as I could. I closed my mouth and didn’t talk. The twenty-four hours countdown had started already.

Linny would ask me questions and I didn’t answer. She knew she placed me under this circumstance but she still slapped me for not answering her question. The most painful thing she did was bringing her grandfather over and reporting to him that I refused to talk and I was disrespecting her. I cried that day but I did as she said. I practiced the art of silence.

My life is one filled with turns and twists truly. When I heard that Linny would become the Alpha son’s mate, I was overjoyed. I felt she would finally leave and I would have peace. I was really broken down when she said I would be leaving with her. I could only see a more antagonizing fate before me. There, I would have no ‘grandfather’ that would help me once in a blue moon.

Exactly one month that Linny became the mate of the son of the Alpha, the real Alpha lost his life. His son became the Alpha and she became the Luna.

Another elevation, I thought.

But it never came because I was still a maid and nothing more. My status had changed actually but I still ran Linny’s errands.

And eventually, fate turned on my side. Linny was unable to get pregnant for the Alpha and he was on the brink of getting another concubine. Linny could not stand and accept this.

And then it came eventually since they needed a secret breeder.