Chapter 33

Eleanor:

I watched as Alpha Killian walked out of the suite, his eyes as hard as stone, making shivers run down my spine for a second before I shook my head, dismissing the thoughts that popped in my head.

The man seemed angrier than I have ever seen him before, and seeing as he wouldn’t even look at me, I couldn’t help but feel an ache in my chest as he walked past me.

“What’s up with him?” Natasha asked, frowning in confusion and I shook my head, unsure of what might have happened.

“I don’t really know. He was okay a while ago, but now he just seems off.” I said, shaking my head. Natasha nudged me with her shoulder before winking and I laughed, shaking my head at her, understanding her underline message. She bit her bottom lip and I wrapped my arm around her before pulling her toward the suite. We still had a lot of work to do, and whatever was on the Alpha’s mind did not concern me.

To say the least, I knew not to cross limits that I wouldn’t afford messing around with if he chose to grow angry with me.

“So, what are we going to start with first?” Natasha asked and I shook my head. I usually started with his bedroom and ended with the kitchenette, but I didn’t know what to start with today. 

“We can divide the work in half? See if that would cut the time at least?” I asked, wanting to change the routine. Natasha debated for a few seconds before nodding in agreement. 

“Alright, I will start with the office, you take the bedroom. Then we can proceed with the hall and kitchenette.” She suggested and I nodded. I still had to clean up my own room later, but as long as the bed was ready and tidy, that could be taken care of later.

“Alright, I think that we can be done before lunch. Then we can find time for me to finish my room before doing the laundry. The last thing that I want is for it to pile up on me.” I said and she laughed. The memory of spending hours taking care of it was still fresh in my memory. And though I didn’t really mind spending time on the laundry, it kept me busy, I didn’t find myself wanting to spend endless hours on it.

“No problem, we finish up the basics here then I can go and help mom while you tend to the rest. I’ll let her know that you’re taking care of the laundry while I help her with lunch. But she might have you doing the dishes later,” she said and I nodded. It was a rule that I seemed to understand here. 

No maid was to be left free during working hours. And I couldn’t blame them.

I, for one, grew up knowing what it was to have maids in the house, and I knew how bad it was for them to have spare time on their hands when they were a huge group. It would end up being chaotic and I believed that Liana knew what she was doing from that angle.

Her words still played in my head from the other day and I couldn’t help but find myself frowning as my chest ached, recalling how harsh she was on me. I didn’t even know what I did to deserve it, but I knew that she seemed to be angrier than I expected her to be. 

“Are you okay?” Natasha asked, breaking my train of thoughts and I nodded, giving her the best smile that I could muster. The woman was her mother and the last thing that I was going to do was ask her questions concerning her mom’s reasons. I didn’t want her going around and telling her that I asked, and needless to say, the last thing that I wanted was to get in trouble with the woman to begin with.

“Yeah, I just got lost in a moment.” I said, and she laughed before she nudged my shoulder.

“Does it have to do with a certain Alpha?” She asked, making my cheeks redden before she laughed. I shook my head at the woman who wrapped her arm around me before I pushed her away, making her shake her head. 

“Let’s go, we have a lot to do and we don’t want to get in trouble with Liana.” I said, and she shrugged.

“Mom won’t be angry because we’re a little late. She got used to me being late anyway,” she said and I shook my head as I smiled, keeping my thoughts to myself. I knew that SHE wouldn’t be getting in trouble, but I doubted that I could say the same thing about myself.

“I’ll see you in a bit, okay?”

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The bedroom door opened and I jumped as I saw Alpha Killian walking inside, his eyes meeting mine through the mirror as I cleaned his dresser after putting his clothes inside.

The day has been long enough as it was, but I was thankful for the fact that I was able to at least finish his laundry before evening. 

“I was just finishing up here, my apologies…”

“I didn’t ask, Eleanor.” He said, stopping me. I looked down at the dresser, avoiding his eyes as I proceeded with what I was doing. However, it was a few seconds later that I was surprised when he put his hands on the dresser, either side of me, caging me between his arms. 

My heart raced against my ribcage and it took me a moment to process what he was doing before I turned to look at him over my shoulder. “I didn’t mean to be harsh. I meant that I didn’t mind you being here.”

My cheeks reddened as I heard his words before I slowly turned around to look him in the eye, noticing how tired he looked. “You look exhausted.”

“It was a bit of a long day, but don’t worry.” He said, taking a step back, giving me my space. “Did you eat anything?”

“Not yet, no. I will be heading to the kitchen in a bit. I was just finishing things up here.” I said, choosing to be honest. I didn’t want him catching a lie that I would be giving him. And the fact that he seemed to know everything even before I told him about them told me that it was best for me to choose to be honest. To say the least, I didn’t plan on upsetting the Alpha in any way, and I knew lying to him was only going to do so.

“Do you think that we can have a repetition of our previous breakfast outside?” He asked, taking me off guard. “I was going there to check the garden today. I tend to do so on an almost weekly basis to ensure that things are the way that I want them. And I figure that you might at least want to get a little fresh air?”

I debated for a few seconds, looking down at his chest, avoiding his eyes. I frowned as I saw a spot of blood on his shirt and following my gaze, he put his finger under my chin, raising my face for me to look him in the eye. 

“I’ll go and freshen up while you finish up here. You can change if you want, you don’t have to wear the dress and apron as we go out.” He said, looking me in the eye.

“I am still on working hours,” I said, and he shrugged. 

“Not as long as I say that you’re not.” He said, winking at me before taking a step back. “I’ll be waiting for you by the door…”