dnight. Elena was half asleep and was rou

ed." One of th

window. It was huge. It looked like a medieval castle back draped against the starry night. The half moon ga

the front doors and into the house. They walked through the halls, it was mostly quiet. They got

n said. "You will wake up by four am every morning a

dded. "T

. The room was chilly but not enough to make her severely uncomfortable. She dropped her backpack on the foot of

m for he liking. She could hear her internal clock ticking and ticking. She guessed the reason she'd been unable to fall

e attic back home. And it smelled better. Back at the attic everything was damn and da

epy. She cuddled her pillow a

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people shouting. Elena quickly jumped out

n?" She asked th

aused and looked at he

a no

vants quarters in ten minutes! Hu

asped.

gged her to the small bathroom attached to

d, fear seeping

tail. The girl grabbed her hand and they rushed back into the room and joined the

Elijah was intimidating and huge, but appare

s. He had broad shoulders and a strong chin. His eyes were darker than ink more about feeling than their color, framed by long thick lashes. He was dressed in a white butto

rcus" They greeted in

sharp intake of breath as the sound of Marcu

eep and perfectly matched his lo

s, Al

d. Get out o

hings falling. But she didn't dare raise her head up. Her breaths stopped

the ne

, I

g ans

nytail. Her hand flew up and she grabbed Marcus' hand, tryi

on to speak, keep your little mouth shut,

smile, those dark eyes lig

n't like how his praise settled in her belly. She quickly composed herself and

doubt that this would

r more minutes and then

h me." He said. "Be outside

ng. As soon as he left the room

eone say. She turned to see the girl that had help

collected her backpack. "What d

to be his personal servant. The previous gir

linked.

Nina. I wi

a. Thank

Marcus was waiting. He didn't

low

of work would make someone commit suicide after one week? If the story did turn out to be tru

oom will be next to mine, whenever I call for you you just answer with

speak then remembered he h

eature about yourself?"

li

ind yourself lipless for

ed at his

s is my room." He turned to the do

at the two doo

nothing she hadn't seen. "You're to make this place as neat as it sh

ined his eyes on her, cold, unb

e it, I may invite you to eat with me. If you finish y

e this place wasn'

The