Flared

"Is it compulsory that you do everything for me? My hands and legs are working; I am used to all this stuff."They still didn't get up. "Don't worry, you won't get sacked. I will speak to him on your behalf. Can you go now?" she said, reluctantly.

"My Luna, please, even if we aren't going to be doing anything for you, let's always be around you; this is how we serve in this palace." One of them insisted. After some minutes of persuasion, she finally let them in.

The two set in for work as one went to prepare her bathing water while the other checked through her clothes, asking her her choice, but she was confused as she couldn't come to a decision. She asked her to choose for her while the other came to tell her that her bathing water was ready. All this is what she can handle for herself, but what can she do when she finds herself in the king's palace? They are even lucky to see that she hasn't taken a bath or dressed herself before they came. After taking her bath for over fifty minutes, she came out, drying her body. And the maids were still waiting.

"What more do you want? I think your work is done here; why don't you leave me to dress up?" She asked, feigning a smile.

"But ma, we still have to style your hair and help with your makeup, and we aren't allowed to leave you alone until we are going to bed." One of them said, Emma burst into rancorous laughter, trying to clear her confusion. She knew they must be joking.

"What are your names? she asked.

" I am Benita, and she's Clara, one of them replied.

", Benita and Clara, can you just excuse me a little? I want to dress" she asked, and they looked at each other. They dared not disobey her instructions. Immediately after they left, she shook her head.

After dressing up, she went out, praying not to meet her maids by the door, but to her greatest surprise, she saw them standing by the door.

"Darn" she cussed under her breath.

"Are you supposed to be here? I thought I asked you to leave"she asked, and they nodded positively.

"You both don't have to stick around; I am capable of doing these things myself. You don't have to worry about losing your job; I am giving you this freedom, and I am assuring you that you will get paid each month. I will always reach out if I need something. Can you now leave me alone?" She reassured them, and they paid their respects before leaving.

"Living a luxurious life can be disturbing; thank God I was able to convince them" she said to herself as she walked through the hallway. She bumps into Mia.

"Are you blind, or have you lost your sight just in one night that he didn't show up for you? Mia asked, her tone harsh, with a mocking laugh.

"Good morning, Co-wife. Please, can we stop this drama already? We have to prepare for the rituals after marriage. We shouldn't pick up another drama today" Mia Burst into laughter.

"See who is talking like a saint; you think you can actually bewitch him and take him away from me, right? But I am smart and always turn the table around. You will be the one losing at the end" Emma smile and trying not to act rashly.

"Well! Maybe you are mistaking me; I am not feeling bad about it; in fact, I love it in that way. I am just worried about you and not myself, because I don't know how you are going to meet up with this enemy thing; it's just not going to work on my side. Stop giving yourself unnecessary headaches and settle for less. As for me, I am good." Mia was so provoked that she tried to raise her hand to slap her again, but she held her in midair.

"Don't be silly, Co-wife; I don't appreciate you raising your hand every time; you might not like the other side of me. I don't want to lose it to you. It's not a threat but a strict warning." She jerked her away, and Mia clenched her fist.

"Since you are so strong that you can protect yourself, why did he want me to protect you and assign maids who have a very strong wolf to be around you? She gave her a glare.

"I told you I am not weak; I can protect myself. And for what he said, he didn't say anything wrong; we are supposed to be protecting each other, not fighting. I wonder when you are going to grow and accept this" she said with a tone of finality, walking away from her. She clenched her fist angrily with gritted teeth.

"Are you okay, your Majesty? We smelled you were in trouble" Benita and Clara appeared right in front of her. She must be right; how did they find out?

"I am fine. Can I be alone?" She walked out on them, walking towards the living room.

Her eyes meet Nathan's with his beta; he has a guilty look on. She chuckled dryly while walking towards them.

"Good morning, Luna Emma. I pay my respects. I hope you are enjoying the atmosphere here?"Beta Kaden asked, smiling. She smiled, nodding her head.

"Everything is cool except for the fact that I was ushering two maids; I guess I can't have my own space, but I sorted it out already." Beta Kaden took a deep breath.

"If you don't like them, we can't get you another maid." Beta Kaden said, and she nodded a no in reply.

"They are doing great and brilliant in their work, they are just being a little clingy. Maybe it's based on instructions; I don't want you to scold them or sack them, but can you tell them not to come to me unless I ask them?" She said that, and he nodded in understanding. She faced Alpha Nathan and scoffed.

"I will excuse you both, Beta Kaden said as she walked away.

"I am sorry, they both said in unison. They stared at each other for a few seconds and smiled at each other. Mia walked down the stairs, and she felt rage build up in her as her eyes flared.