I woke up slowly, stretching my tired limbs. My eyes drifted to the wall clock—it was already 9 a.m. The room, which I shared with the other maids, was empty. They’d clearly all started their duties for the day.
Reaching for my crutches beside the bed, I steadied myself and made my way to the window. From there, I gazed out at the park, my thoughts drifting to the mission that had brought me here. Two weeks had passed since I began working at the palace, yet I hadn’t made any progress. The thought weighed heavily on me.
“How am I supposed to accomplish anything when I haven’t even seen Alpha Zane?” I muttered under my breath.
Being here wasn’t easy, especially with my disability. The others dismissed me, their disdain thinly veiled, but I’d learned not to let it bother me. I pushed thro
