'Is everything alright?'
I feel my whole body constrict in tension.
'Oh, Frank!' Maria breathes out in surprise, I cannot see her face but I imagine her reeling back as she does that.
I bend my neck sideways and try to peek at the door that seems to be miles away from my bed. My vision wobbles and the whole room tips over, side to side, making me feel like throwing up. I take a deep breath in to control it and through a haze, I could see a blurred form of a butler standing by the door.
Frank, if I remember right, is the head butler who came to inform me about the dinner invitation from Elian. I heard from Maria and some maids that he is Elian's exclusive attendant and apparently, his loyalty to Elian rivals that of the Queen's bodyguards.
And you know I don't believe that one bit.
Call me cynical but–
Ugh, another sharp pain shoots through my stomach and I wince, gritting my teeth to bear through this.
Man, it's like I am being punished.
For being unfaithful.
This is...
