POV DIANA ROSS
We arrived in front of the castle and Lucky alight first followed by it's owner who I now knew was Lord Frederick. I shyly came down from the carriage. We were met by ten people dressed in the same color of material.
" this certainly has to be servants of this castle" I thought
immediately. They all smiled at me while I bowed to them.
"George, please help her settle" Lord Frederick said speaking to the man who by my judgement, was the most elderly of them all.
"Yes my Lord", George replied and immediately collected my bag and then led me to the topmost part of the castle which from my guess was reserved only for the Wundt's. Not long enough, we approached what seemed like a room but in real sense is a tiny closet. On getting inside the closet, I was wowed by what I saw, a bed with blue and white bedspread, a wardrobe with neatly arranged clothes and shoes, a dressing table and the window which is directly facing the garden outside.
"This is where you would be staying Miss Diane, Lord Fredericks schedule is on the cupboard." He said.
"Thank You Sir George" I said not really knowing how to address him knowing fully well that he was the most elderly servant in the castle. He smiled bowed and left.
I immediately fell on the bed dreaming of a very resting night after the long journey. I immediately, remembered about Lord Fredericks schedule I then reached out to the cupboard and picked the schedule.
"Like seriously?" I gasped at the schedule in my hand.
I just arrived and was dreaming of a restful sleep but I really did not have anytime for that. I was literally going to be working from dusk till dawn and even now of all time, am supposed to be serving Lord Frederick his dinner. Hurriedly, I took my bath changed into one of the dress on the wardrobe I didn't even bother to look at myself in the mirror, all I could think of was to serve his dinner. I immediately ran to the kitchen, asked one of the maid for his meal and then took the tray to the dinning room.
On arriving at the dinning room the bottler looked at me with surprise plastered on his face.
"You must be Diana Ross, the new and personal maid to Lord Frederick" he said smiling sarcastically
"Yes I am" I replied feeling kind of uneasy with his smile.
"I guess you didn't read the Lord Fredericks properly" he said still smiling sarcastically.
Then I remembered there was something written below the schedule but due to tiredness and frustration I didn't pay attention to it.
"Well, I guess I didn't" I said smiling embarrassingly.
"Well, Lord Frederick always have his meals in his chamber and he hates it being a second late not to talk of being cold", said said still smiling sarcastically.
"Please where's his chamber" I asked still feeling embarrassed.
"Beside your closet, am sure you just glanced at the schedule", he said smiling.
"You should have said so since and you shouldn't be keeping me here" I thought inwardly.
"Well thanks for the information, need to get going" I bowed picked up the tray and left. I could feel him staring diggers behind me while smiling sarcastically.
I was wondering what he would do to me all the way to his chamber. I braced myself up for the worstas soon as I arrived at the front of his door.
"It's Diana please can I come in, I brought your lunch", I said after knocking the door.
There wasn't any reply, so I decided to just go in keep his meal and leave consoling myself with the thought that he might have stepped out and he wasn't going to know I served him late neither would he be able to scold me.
I opened the door and then I noticed the presence of someone in the room cause I could hear the sound of water flow from bathroom, successfully kept the tray on the table was tiptoeing out of the room when I bombed into a broad chest. I could no longer feel my legs as I began trembling at the thought of being caught.
"Why is my lunch served late and why do you keep on standing with your face on my chest", Lord Frederick asked.
"Am sorry I didn't see you coming and I wasn't able to prepare since I arrived late", I said stuttering and looking away from his naked chest.
"And what are you still doing here aren't you supposed to be preparing for my next schedule" he said arrogantly.
"Am sorry, I was about leaving", I replied feeling embarrassed and left still trembling.
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I immediately left for my room got inside and sat down on the bed still feeling embarrassed.
The thought of what I just saw crept on my mind. Broad shoulders, finely chiseled jawline, green eyes, a little old wound on his chest which looked really sexy in a way, six packs, smooth skin with little droplet of water on his body.
"What's with this feeling? Stop it Diana". I scolded myself.
I stood up, walk to the dressing table and looked at myself in the mirror, my cheeks turning red as I recalled what I just saw.
"Stop it Diana, you aren't here for this", I said slapping my cheeks.
I reached out for the drawer and pulled out the schedule. Am supposed to be taking Lucky for a walk. I immediately went to Lucky's kennel, took his paddle, put it on him and then led him around the castle.
I took the opportunity to get to show myself around since no one offered to do so. Of all the parts of the castle I loved the garden which my window was facing because I've always been fond of flowers and I wasn't allergic to pollen.
I admired the horse stable but since I did not know how to ride a horse, I did not really fancy it.
The golf course wasn't really my thing, same thing with the horse ranch. I also loved the field cause it
also gives me the feeling of being at the
countryside. I spent my time at the field with Lucky
and then walked him back to the castle, I removed his paddle and then left him his kennel.
Entering into the castle I immediately went into my room entered the bathroom washed my hands and then picked the schedule.
It was time for Lord Fredericks horse riding exercise. I then left to prepare for it while waiting for him at at the horse stable. Not long enough, he came to the stable already dressed up.
"Hello Louis, my boy how have you been doing?" He said nicely to the only white horse in the stable while parting it while the horse responded by sneezing and blowing.
"So you can be this nice and kind to a horse and you're treating me horribly" I thought staring diggers at him.
"Are you ready for today's exercise" he asked Louis. Louis neighs.
He immediately rode Louis out of the stable into the ranch. I followed suit and watched him ride round and round. It's was really boring since I didn't really see anything funny or interesting about it.
At long last he was done riding. And then he came down from Louis and handed him to me to return him to the stable. Louis immediately started misbehaving, I couldn't control it and before I knew what was happening, there I was facing the mud on the floor.
Lod Frederick stood watching me irritated by how I fell and remained on the floor. Main while, I was perceiving the smell of blood all over my face as I felt stuck to the floor.
"Aren't you going to get up" Lord Frederick asked with an irritatingly. I didn't respond. He walked up to where I was lying down, still no response. He immediately reached out to me and flip me over.
"Oh my goodness! Did Louis really did this to you? Why didn't you tell me you were not used to horses?" He exclaimed looking at me with mixed feelings.
"If I had told you would you have listened?" I thought to myself.
I could not really answer him I remained lying on the floor, but this time, I was facing the sky.
Lord Frederick immediately carried me from the floor and ride back to the castle.
I momentarily forgot I was in pain and was lost in the moment, feeling his chest again for the second time. I really could not understand what was happening to me.
"Did I contract a heart diseases due to the accident?" I asked myself not knowing why my heart was pounding very fast and why I could not breathe.
"Don't worry you're safe now". Lord Frederick repeatedly said.
I on the other hand did not really understand why he was really pretending to be worried about me, besides it's nothing much, just a little accident.
We arrived at the castle and were met by some of his servant.
"Lord let me help you with her" a voice which by my guess was that of the bottler.
"No worries Steve, I've got this. Just return Louis back to the stable and don't feed it nor give it water for the next three days", Lord Frederick ordered.
Everyone was speechless after hearing what he said, but no one dared asking cause from reading his tone sounded really serious.
"Did he really choose me over Louis?" I kept on asking myself as he took me to his room. At first I tried signaling him that he was on the wrong place, but after trying hard, I gave up. He lays me down on his bed.
Immediately a servant girl came in with a bowl of warm water and towels in her hand after knocking. She offered to help but he asked her to leave it to him. She was shocked by his response but left hurriedly for fear of being yelled at.
"Like, does he likes me or hate me?" Why is he confusing me?" I keep on asking myself, not knowing what to really think about.
As soon as she left, Lord Frederick reached out to the towels and the bowl. He dipped the towel into the water, pressed the water from it and then reached out to clean my face.
"How can someone be this handsome, hot and sexy?" I kept on asking myself as I focused on his green eyes, broad shoulders, finely chiseled jawline, green eyes, and his burgundy hair which I haven't really noticed all this while. He shifts his gaze to me and I immediately shifted my eyes like someone who has been caught ogling.
"I will go get you some coffee", He said and left. At last I could now breath well cause I really did not breathe all through.
"Can he hear my heartbeat?" I asked myself feeling embarrassed at the thought of him finding out.
He stood up and enter a particular room in his chamber and not long enough, he returns with a cup of coffee in his hand. He gently pulled me up to seat, and held the cup to my mouth. I drank a month full and couldn't drink again.
"Oh, sorry I wasn't able to tell you I added some bitter herbs that will help you relax and recover quickly" he said.