"Where are you coming from? You were supposed to be here hours ago" the Head Maid said to Tessa who bowed her head and said, "I'm sorry my lady, I was called by his Highness King Lucien to meet him. I didn't mean to waste time. Please forgive me" Tessa pleaded while on her knees. She didn't want to do anything that would get her into much trouble. Since she was trying to stay alive. "That is not my problem. The king's mistress orders for your presence. You are to be her servant today. Go to her chambers and please her." The maid said handing her a cloth to wear as Tessa took it without asking questions and nodded her head. So King Lucien had a woman, Tessa swallowed the thought. She had always seem him as a cold man and now to hear that he was capable of love, shocked her. And on a more

