Vera’s POV
I was inside the room that Alpha Gideon had asked one of the maids to show me.
I was about to take a shower when the door suddenly swung open.
At first, I wanted to scream, but I stopped when I saw an old woman standing in front of me.
"You're not ready yet?" she asked, making me even more confused.
Ready for what? I thought, giving her a strange look.
But she didn’t explain. Instead, she walked in fully and started helping me with my clothes like it was the most normal thing in the world.
I wanted to shout again, but I stayed quiet.
Is this how things are done in Furcroft? I wondered silently, feeling awkward.
"You have five minutes to bathe," the woman said sharply.
"What do you mean?" I asked, blinking in confusion.
"Four minutes left," she replied without any emot
