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“I just hope she is not wearing that dress or has stolen it. I would not be able to forgive her.”

The alpha mumbled to himself silently hoping that Lana was involved in all that mess either way. After all, the dress belonged to someone who was once dear to him but still deceived Sahan. That was why there were multiple emotions connected and associated with that pink gown and it was also the reason why he did not want anyone to come there.




He walked past that innocent maid’s dead body and stepped ahead of her torso. Sahan did not care for cleaning or removing the traces of his cruel killing. He had people to do that and the way it was obvious that his heart might have hardened upon the murders. Sahan did not feel immensely remorseful upon the whole thing but he did feel somewhere guilty for not controlling his rage.



The alpha cast a brief look at the woman’s body as he headed out of the bedchamber. He had to confirm that the dress was not with Lana and hoped genuinely that it would not be. Sahan could not bear anyone touching that gown let alone wearing it. That was the sole reason he wished to visit Lana before breakfast so he could rest assured that she was not involved in that mess.



His rage was now in control which made those smokey tentacles vanish into his back. Sahan growled as his canines shrank and his golden slit eyes returned normal. He did not wish to scare Lana with his partial wolf transformation, although it was another thing that he could not completely access his wolf anymore. The constant deteriorating health had prevented his access and mind established link with his wolf.



The alpha took bigger steps and headed towards Lana’s room, he was looking straight into the direction of his nose. The staff who came in his way immediately scattered upon seeing the alpha’s stern expression which indicated his anger. Sahan hurriedly marched towards Lana’s room while hoping for good and his assumptions to turn out to be wrong.

The staff members who were cleaning in the arcade became worried about the matter. Whereas two female members seemed happy about the whole thing. They exchanged glances with each other as the alpha walked past them while clenching his fingers into fists. The two women were perhaps involved in the theft of that pink gown which made them elated upon knowing that Lana would be kicked out.

Iit was obvious that whoever was involved in that matter had one motive, to make Lana leave the palace. It would not be a surprise if these two maids were also the cause for kicking out all those previous women who were brought to Belle Morte. Nonetheless, they grew closer to each other after the alpha marched by taking bigger steps and headed towards the bedchambers of Lana. He seemed to be angry over his beta too for not keeping an eye on the staff because that was also involved in Markus’ duty.

It appeared that Lana had made enemies without even knowing, just because she was favoured by the alpha as he bought her. It enraged the female wolf staff members of Belle Morte even more when the alpha gave Lana a separate room. However, being bought with the status of sex slave their hatred and resentment towards Lana grew stronger.

They would do anything to kick her out of the castle, even if it meant sacrificing other’s innocent lives!

[Lana’s bedchamber]



Lana was done with her bath and looked around before she could come out of that bathtub. The woman did not want to be seen naked once again when the ladies had already left the bathing area. She was left alone in peace to take her bath while the rest of the maids stood outside the room. Lana reached the immaculate door of her bathing section while mumbling to herself.



"That felt so darn good! The oils must have some tendency to soothe the nerves.”
Lana walked out of the bathing chamber and encountered the maids who were waiting for her. Evelyn had been struggling to keep herself sane after what just happened. She was well aware what that meant and how dear the gown was to the alpha. But she could not stop Lana when the alpha himself has instructed her to obey and tend to Lana’s needs.



It made Lana stunned upon seeing that the maids were there standing right outside the room when she came out. She had been wearing some fleece kind of robe which prevented her from getting cold. As soon as she came out Evelyn bowed slightly and proposed the idea. For a moment it made Lana puzzled and astonished that those women were not leaving her alone for any moment.



"Here my lady, let the maids help you."
She stated and Lana felt her cheeks heated after hearing those words as she stole a few glances with the maids who had been standing lined up near her. It meant that the maids were supposed to touch her to help Lana in order to get dressed and that would have been an awkward situation.



Nonetheless, Lana raised her arms and one of the maids unwrapped the towel around her body. She could not get over the sensation that she had walked naked inside the bathing chamber initially. Lana had assumed that they all had gone out after assisting her with the hot water and the desired oils. But to her surprise the alpha had instructed Evelyn to stay by Lana’s side every day when she would wake up.





"It's time to get dressed, my lady."
Evelyn had been instructing the maids and Lana ever since she had been appointed to her. Before Lana could respond and decipher the words the fleece towel around her body was gone. A gush of chilled air brushed against her body as she got goosebumps upon seeing all those stares which were on her body.