“Eat your sandwiches,” Nate ordered softly from my side.
I glanced at him and then down at the plate. I was hungry. Nate held the plate out toward me. Reaching for one half of the sandwich, I took a bite and slowly chewed it as stared up at Lucas and Mason who were busy arguing.
Mason had mentioned a word I didn’t understand.
There was a lot of talk between the maids. None of them understood why King Lucas had bought me from the auction. They didn’t need to buy maids, people wanted to work for them on their own.
I didn’t understand why he had purchased me.
He couldn’t get me back home.
Apparently, nobody could get me back home.
“I need to finish my chores.” I turned to Nate. “I still have a few things to do before I can go to the library.”
“Don’t worry about your chores, sweetheart
