Raziela
The servants’ quarters hummed with whispered conversations and nervous energy as Elliot led me back into it. I had expected him to return back once we passed the threshold that separated the rest of the estate from the castle but he had only continued to follow me until we reached my room, sparking even more conversations around.
Diane was waiting in the room with Enid and the moment I stepped into the room, my daughter rushed over to me, wrapping her tiny hands around my legs as she began chatting my ear off about the toy she had gotten from another servant while I was away, but I could barely pay attention because I could still feel the presence of the Beta behind me.
“May I come in?” he finally asked, his voice gentler than I had ever heard it.
I turned to face him, offerin
