17: Ada’s POV

I didn’t mean to, but I slept the next day away.

Apparently, the three rounds with Darius had worn me out more than I thought they had. It was evening time when I got up, and even then, I only got up because Gwynn came in and woke me up. There was a dinner party that I needed to get ready for, Apparently the announcement had come only a mere hour earlier, so now Gwynn and the other Lady’s maids were in a rush to get me prepared.

I managed to keep my mind on the task at hand until I was standing before Gwynn completely naked and realized that I had bruises from Darius’ rough grip over various parts of my body that were already fading thanks to my werewolf healing. There were parts on my breasts and neck where hickies were already turning yellow. Despite the rough appearance of my body, Darius had been so gentle the night before. I felt so wonderful that the bruises didn’t; even matter to me.

Gwynn clucked her tongue, “I’ve added an herb to the water that will make the bruises and such heal even faster,” she assisted me into the steaming bath, “That way you don’t have to deal with it in front of everyone else.”

My smile was warm and gentle, “Thanks Gwynn.”

She returned the smile, humming for a few moments while the bubbles gathered around my body. Finally, she grabbed a loofah and dipped it into the water, “So,” she drew out slowly, “Any chance you want to give me details for the castle gossip crew?”

Butterflies flitted in my stomach as my mind wandered back to the night before. My dreams through the day had been littered with Darius and Darius’ body and Darius’ cock. Even after an entire night and a full day of dreaming of more, my body responded with a rush of heat that would have pooled between my legs if I wasn’t in a tub.

Gwynn waited with baited breath as she started to wash me. Finally, I managed to find words, “Oh, Gwynn it was simply perfect,” I gushed, “He was so sweet and gentle. I never knew that it could feel like *that.*”

She nodded, pursing her lips, “Yeah, your own fingers don’t really compare to a man’s,” I blushed deeply and she chuckled, “Did he use his mouth on you at all?”

My eyes widened and I shook my head, “No! Is that something that happens?” She shot me a look and I looked straight ahead, “*Oh.* Well that’s something to look forward to.”

The two of us looked at each other before bursting into laughter. She continued to bath me, taking special care over the parts that had bruises. I was sure that if I was at 100% health, Darius wouldn’t have bruised me. But since I was only 85-90% healthy… I’d hate to see what would happen if he’d been rougher.

Just the thought of him being a bit rougher than me sent my heart rate through the roof. I was certain that if Gwynn hadn’t been present, I would have been using my own fingers to satiate my sudden need. She remained quiet, though I was sure she could smell it on me.

That was when something occurred to me, “Hey Gwynn. Are you Mated?”

“I’m Human,” she said gently, “Most of the servants are.”

“Oh,” I shrugged, silently grateful that I didn’t need to worry about her smelling my arousal, “Well, back on track here. Let’s see,” I splashed some water up onto my chest, “Castle gossip,” I simply held my pointer fingers up and expanded the gap to the approximate size of what I needed, “You can tell the other maids *this.*”

She gaped, “Goodness. How are you even still alive?”

I laughed lightly as she rinsed my hair out, “I honestly don’t know,” I furrowed my eyebrows, “Between you and me?” She nodded and I continued, “I’m terrified that there may come a time I have to be with all three of them at once.”

“Are you sure *that’s* the problem?” My maid pursed her lips and I looked straight ahead.

Was I sure that was the problem? I’d had countless dreams of all of them in different combinations or alone. Sure, the dreams had never measured up to what it felt like to be with even *one* of the Alphas… but was it that I was scared of having all three of them at once? Or was it simply that after the night we shared, I didn’t want to be with anyone other than Darius?

We stayed silent for the rest of the time I spent bathing.