I had been cleaning for roughly forty minutes with no sign of Mr. Lucian Rossi. I was currently drying off a cup that I had just washed, crumbling under the complete silence that consumed the kitchen. Ginger had apparently taken the day off, and the other maids were scattered throughout the building.
"Rose." A velvety voice spoke, jumping me. Normal people would have just jumped but no, Rosalie Arabella Salvatore is no normal person.
No, instead I screeched and dropped the cup, watching it shatter as I turned to the intruder. I felt my cheeks heat up when I was met with the gaze of a very displeased Lucian Rossi.
"I'm sorry." I mumbled in embarrassment, quickly kneeling down to pick up the shattered pieces without even thinking it through.
"Salvatore!" Lucian's warning voice called out
