"mmf" Winter groaned feeling a large palm covered her mouth and another drag her into a room quickly. The room is dark despite the bright light outside and had a gloomy and terrifying feeling. Her eyes couldn't see anything even having trained to see in the darkness.
She is brought into a hot embrace.
"Be still"
A man low and deep voice sounded impatient and frustrated. Winter recognized the voice and stayed still almost afraid to move. The only sounds in the dark room is her breathing and Devon's breathing, intertwined deeply.
His warm breath sprayed in her face, she knew he is in extremely close proximity.
His hands by her sides trapping her between him and the wall and his body heavily leaned on her with just a hair length space between them. The warmth of his body radiating on hers.
"Devon?"
"Mm" he replied, his voice low and hoarse.
"Are you poisoned?"
"Eh" Devon unique chuckle sounded particularly odd in her ears" no"
"Did you ingest any drugs?"
his breathing is way too erratic and his body far too hot, too much for a fever. Maybe someone gave him those types of drugs, those stimulating drugs.
Her face blushed crimson red at the thought of him with her at this moment while he his drugged. She is thankful for the darkness then or he would have seen her red face.
Devon shook his head amused at her tone. The lovely picture of those people at the meeting seeing this innocent girl a side of hers, they will certainly claim she is possessed. The fierce and decisive image of hers might just collapse them.
"Devon?" She called quietly, she is very sure now that she is correct about the drugs.
'if he attempts anything on me I won't hesitate to castrate him!' she thought a little panicked but still calm to reason.
"Am here" Devon replied.
"Did you use those types of drugs?"
She blushed again, despite her many courageous act she can't bring herself to say the words. They don't particularly mean anything but the person and the location is just too shameful!
Her reputation is taking a hit by staying here.
"What type of drug?" Devon low voice sounded mellow deliberately drew, sonorous and teasing.
"Miss?!" The panicked voice of little maid sounded outside.
"You wait here, I will attend to her" Winter whispered to him and hurriedly left the room as if fleeing.
Devon tugged at his lips weakly. The girl is too fierce. She even dares have designs on turning him into an eunuch.
His eyes lingered on the door with a passing glint through them.
"Ahh"
"Miss is here" little maid cried happily. She had panicked on not seeing the miss and didn't know the first thing to do.
"You scared me a lot miss"
The miss is unhappy about the engagement and she thought the miss took the opportunity to run away. Now seeing the miss she is greatly relieved and discarded her thoughts as unreasonable, the miss fought so bravely and won in the meetings it can't possibly be she is faking her thoughts. She must be happy marrying the crown prince now after wooed by his gracious advances.
Winter stood in shock, speechless. She looked down at the little maid hugging her.
"What's wrong?"
"I thought you left me. Luckily you are not wooed over by those little boys out there, you know am still the best for you"
Why does the words sound so ambiguous? Winter felt lucky no one was there or who knows what interpretations they will come up with.
"Um" Winter cleared her throat and gently push the girl off her.
"Promise me now you won't leave me"
"What nonsense are you saying!"
Winter choked heavily on little maid's words and a lump slowly formed in her throat.
Those words are normal but put together with the former sentence why does it sound like she is some sort of..
"Miss promise me" little maid said stubbornly, tugging at Winter's cloth.
Winter chose to not mind her anymore and instead turn her focus to something else before little maid turns this to a palace soap drama.
"What is that?"
"You are evading"
Winter mouth turned down, she refute her words from earlier. This is already a palace soap drama.
"Only scumbags do that, so miss are you a scumbag" little maid asked suspiciously.
Seeing her look and hearing her words Winter didn't know what to feel anymore.
She suddenly remembered a certain someone is in the room she just exited.
'oh no!'
If he blabbers about this to the others what will they think of her, who can testify on her behalf.
No! He is bigger than that.
She hopes.
"Can you stop with your nonsense and speak normal words!" Winter said hoarsely. She swallowed the lump from earlier with difficulty fearing what little maid will say next will affect her even more seriously.
"I knew it! You are a scumbag like those men out there, using me now and then dump me the next"
Winter knew the use little maid is referring to is what she did in the meetings but a certain someone might not know and misunderstand.
"But what can I do? You are just too pretty for me to hate!"
"I love you too much, please don't be a scumbag" little maid jumped on Winter and wailed profusely.
Winter suspected she is doing it on purpose to get revenge for her constant teasing in the meetings. Little maid knows she can't do anything or push her off after growing fond of her.
"I will be a scumbag if you don't let go"
" I don't believe you, head maid always says don't believe a scumbag words again or you will regret it"
Black lines slowly formed on Winter's face, she can't promise to the girl because she don't know it the girl have activated a special bond, once promised can never break. This girl is capable of it.
"I don't promise you, but am not leaving either" Winter answered calmly.
Little maid looked up and saw the clouded face of Winter and immediately backed off looking aggrieved. She is only able to act cute on Winter's favor and knows her boundaries.
"Miss is the best"
"No one can compare to even a finger of yours"
The sweet mouth of little maid is unparalleled. The big switch was too much Winter felt stupefied. She is used to doing bad things to others not the other way around.
She has to admit at this moment, little maid won in coquetry and flattery. No one can compare.
"Here miss" little maid handed the bundle in her hand to Winter" new clothes, better ones"
Winter took the gown with gratitude and appreciated them better than the one she is currently wearing. The gazes although ignored are very uncomfortable.
And the person inside might be potentially on those types of drugs, she can't possibly tempt him again. No man is stone or wood.
"See miss, I care about you the most so you must not leave me or nobody will care about you again like this" Little maid didn't miss the chance to act cute again.
Winter's mouth twitched rapidly.
"Thank you" Winter smiled.
"You can go get change now before attending the next meeting, there is still plenty time left from the former meeting"
"Okay" Winter didn't stand on ceremony and turned to the room.
Her footsteps paused remembering a certain someone is still there.
"Um, get me a glass of cold water please?" Winter asked.
"Okay miss" little maid answered cheerfully. Although she kept glancing at the room suspiciously, she didn't miss how Winter came out of the room flustered. The miss asked like she is intentionally chasing her away.
She kept turning back every few steps as if to confirm Winter isn't consumed by the room.
Winter entered the room and once again fell into the embrace, this time with no boundaries. She fell deeply her head buried tight in his shoulder, and once again his hoarse and heaving breathing filled her ears.
Winter gently pushed him away and quickly on the room's light. She secretly placed her hand on her chest and calm her slightly panicked heart. She felt the erratic beats and wondered silently if she has some heart disease.
"I told you to stay away from me or I will cripple you!" Winter glared at the man fiercely. Her eyes didn't miss the heavy redness of his face and the constant fidgeting of his body.
"How did you get drugged?" If she remembers correctly, he is very strong.
"Am not" he took a deep gulp.
Winter looked at him with a sneer and her face has 'do you think am a fool' almost written in it.
"Then what is wrong with you?"
"Somehow like a physical condition" he took a step back looking conflicted.
"You have a physical condition where you are.. unusually hot?"
"no. But it's somehow like it"
"You need to cool down buddy" Winter didnt listen to his nonsense again.
"Um" Devon replied and walked to the bathroom.
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