I CAN BE ROYAL ALPHA

Chapter 4

One of the servants you brought here has insulted me to my very face, she had made me, the royal prince of this kingdom look like a fool, do you intend to bring me to shame? Do you intend to bring the throne of thiskingdom to shame?"

The court mistress was the leader of all the maids, the attendants, the gardeners, the servants, and the chefs in the palace, it was only the bodyguards she did not have authority over in the palace. She made sure the palace was always clean and in order. She always made sure that the palace had enough maids, servants and chefs, if there was a shortage of servants she had the authority to employ more servants, and she also had the authority to save any servant who disobeyed the rules of the palace or her.

It was through the court mistress Calvin wanted to use and frustrate Kate's life, if he did this directly it would make him suspicious, so using the court mistress was the perfect way. He was craving to sleep with Kate and he could do anything just to sleep with her and most of all he wanted to show his brother that he did not care about whatever he said, for he hated him.

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While Lester was still reading in the royal library, a servant entered and started dusting the shelves, he immediately recognized who it was, it was the servant his brother was trying to deceive the other day.

"Weren't you supposed to dust here some hours ago?" Lester asked her and she bent her head low.

"I am sorry your highness, I am new here so I got lost on my way here, I'm sorry it will never happen again, your highness."

Lester suddenly became interested in her, she was shy and beautiful, but Lester was not concerned about those, he loved the way she dusted the books and shelves with respect--the royal library was like a treasure to the kingdom it held important books, scrolls and images of the history of the kingdom. The one who disrespects the royal library was disrespecting the whole kingdom and he loved books too.

"What's your name?" Lester asked her and she became surprised why he was asking her for her name, servants were not allowed to talk with the royals in any casual way.

"Please forgive mne but I can't tell you my name, your highness."

"Why can't you?"

"The court mistress..."

"f**k the court mistress, the court mistress and I who has more authority? Or are you by no means saying that the court mistress has more authority than the Prince, the Duke of Doodle land, the heir to the throne?" Lester boasted and Kate kept her head low.

Doodle Land was a province located in the South of the KU empire, it was one of the wealthiest provinces.

"No your Highness I never said that, I'm sorry." She said and she immediately went on her knees.

"Then tell me what is your name?"

"Im Kate...Thank you for the last time your Highness." She thanked him and he half-smiled.

"Nice meeting you, Kate."

"Okay, your highness," she stammered and continued cleaning the shelves.

"Do you like books?" Lester asked Kate and she stopped dusting the shelves.

She turned around to look at him.

"Yes, I love books, especially storybooks." She told him, still unsure whether it was right to talk with him.

Lester too loved reading story books, Lester could spend his whole day in the library reading books.

"Come and join me, we share the same passion for books," he urged her but she was hesitant to join him.

"Are you scared of me? Don't worry I don't bite." He said and chuckled.

She walked slowly to where she was sitting with her head bent low. He tapped the chair, beckoning her to sit close to him.

"But, your Highness I haven't finished dusting the shelves." She was quite adamant to sit that close to the Prince and the heir to the throne.

"You are hereby relieved of your daily duties." Prince Lester waved his hands in the air awkwardly.

"But your Highness..."

"It is an order." He said and she immediately sat down beside him, dropping the duster on the floor. Her cheeks became red like tomatoes in the royal garden when he touched her hand and asked her if everything was alright. This was the first time she had been this close to Prince Lester, this was a special moment for her, almost every single girl wanted to be close to him but here she was sitting just a few inches away from him.

Prince Lester blue eyes quickly scanned through Kate and no doubt she was very pretty.

This was one of Kate's happiest moments but if anyone saw her and the prince like this she would be in big trouble. She needed this job to take care of herself.

Kate was an orphan, she was all alone she did not have siblings or relatives.

She lived on the outskirts of Duban where most commoners or poor people lived but she worked here in the castle as a maid to survive.

If anyone saw her sitting this close to Prince Lester and the house Mistress hears of it she may lose her job. Kate was very afraid.

Her head was bent low she was too shy and afraid to look at Lester.

Then another servant came into the library and saw Kate sitting close to the Prince. It was Kate's best friend, Megan, she was relieved that it was her if it was any other person she should have been in big trouble.

Megan had to dust the shelves for Kate because Kate was busy reading with Prince Lester, Megan was quite jealous and annoyed but she had to do it because of her friendship with Kate.

Megan and Kate had been friends since Kate came to work as a servant in this castle. Megan had worked in the castle longer than Kate had, so she normally showed Kate how things were done here.

Will this friendship last?

Later that evening in the servants' quarters Kate and her best friend Megan were discussing what happened earlier today.

"He told me to sit beside me and I couldn't disobey him, he is my prince." Kate told Megan and Megan's eyes widen.

"How did it feel like?"

"I don't really know, but I was scared and happy and guess what?"

"What? He asked you out?" Kate laughed and tapped Megan on her shoulder.

"No, he touched place Lester touched her, and it looked like she was not going to forget about this day till eternity. me." She held the

"Damn, you are just so fortunate, do you know what it means to get that close to Lester? I wish it were me, I'd be the happiest person on this planet."

"Do not tell anyone about today." Kate begged her, if words went out that she had a long conversation with Lester

"It might cause her, her job. "If this reaches the house mistress I could lose my job."

Megan swore not to tell anyone that the secret was between them, and no one would know about it.

Would Megan keep her promise?.