The man held his blade to my throat, and I could hardly breathe.
I had seen him only once in my entire life.
Back ho in the moonlight pack, he had been one of my father’s most prized assassins.
I was only about seven years old and scrubbing the library floors when my father ca in.
I had gone to hide quickly because I knew my father did not like seeing even though I was doing my duties.
A man, almost like a shadow, appeared before .
He had rich olive skin, skin, and his eyes, I could rember, were hazel.
He was dressed in clothing like sothing a desert wolf would wear.
"Have you been discreet?" My father had asked.
There was no one else in the room.
The spy nodded.
All through the conversation, I hadn’t seen him talk.
He only bows or shakes his head, never uttering a single word.
His entire being scared .
I had once seen him, and even though he stood before years later, I knew he was the one.
"You were sent to bring tidings as soon as possible, " he told .
I swallowed, breathing heavily.
"And yet you have not brought forth any to him." He said. "The Alpha is furious at you."
I could feel the sharp end of the blade pointing to my neck and begin to draw blood slowly.
I couldn’t even speak.
"I will release you. And you will answer to . If you make any mistake in trying to outsmart , call for help. I will slit your throat." He said. "Do you understand?"
I nodded, knowing that he was not making jokes.
Then he released the blade from , and I breathed a sigh of relief as I set my hand against my neck and touched the sticky blood.
"Now begin," He said.
I swallowed and looked at him.
Everything about him told to be scared. Just the sa way I had been when I was a child.
"I have been unable to send any ssages because I cannot read or write." I expressed.
He just stared at . "Is this a joke? I told you no gas!"
And then he pointed his blade at again.
I quickly stepped back, and my back roughly hit the wall.
There was no escape for .
I shook my head. "No, it is not any ga. I did receive the ssage that was sent to through my bird. But I could not read it. Neither could I write another to send it to him."
He just stared at .
"You, of all people, should know that I never lived a good life back ho. I worked my entire life. I never had an education. There was no point in my life for to have that."
After a while, he said, "And you did not think to tell the Alpha about this?"
I went quiet.
The spy and I stood for a while as he debated how else to move on from .
"I will send word to your father." He finally said, "I don’t need to tell you not to discuss our encounter with anyone. Later at night, before the last ritual, you will et at the abandoned ruins. If you don’t know where that is, find . Don’t keep waiting if you try to play stupid."
He gave a an chuckle. "I don’t need to tell you what your father would do to you. Or better still, I might help him with the Job."
And then he left in the closet.
Once he was gone, I gasped for air, breathing heavily as if I had been underwater holding my breath.
My entire body was shaking in trendous fear.
I could feel it.
The power my father had over .
Even though he was miles and miles away from .
He still had it within himself to send a chill down my spine.
After I had managed to compose myself, I took deep breaths and went out of the closet.
Fortunately enough, no one had seen leave or enter.
As I hurried down the hallway, I bumped into Lady Belinda.
I curtsied.
"I saw Alpha Xaden." She said. "You did the work well. Treated his wounds."
"I was only doing my duty, my lady," I said.
She sighed and looked up at . "He did say there was so disturbance. He would wish you didn’t co to his rooms again."
I felt the sting.
"Did sothing happen?" She asked .
My lips quivered, unsure of what to say. "Did he say sothing happened?"
"I am asking you if sothing did." She said.
I bit my bottom lip. "Nothing, Your Majesty."
I could feel her gaze on .
I knew he had not told her anything, so she asked .
It hurt to know he had told Lady Belinda never to let into his rooms again.
"I’ll steer clear," I said. I have so work to do."
Then I hurried away before she could ask any more questions.
I went back to the rooms to resu my work.
I went to the queen’s bedroom to do so of my work.
As I opened the door, I barged into so people kissing.
They jumped in fright.
I didn’t see them clearly, so I quickly turned away and said, "I’m so sorry. Forgive for interrupting."
I don’t know what made do it, but I looked up and saw that it was the King and none other than the Queen.
They turned to look at , and I saw that it wasn’t the Queen, in fact, but the Queen’s sister.
Princess Cherry.
I dropped the objects I had brought in to clean, and they fell, tumbling to the ground.
I was unable to say a word.
Then, I quickly bowed and apologized once again. "Forgive , your majesties. Excuse ."
I quickly picked up the items and ran out of the room.
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