CHAPTER 18: DUTY

~SELENA

Feeling the cold breeze caressing my skin, I curled up more in my bed. With sleep still holding my eyes tightly, I groggily tried to reach for the bedcovers to shield myself from the cold. But when my hand darted to different spots without finding them, I was forced to open my eyes to locate them.

Turning to the other side of the bed, I found them neatly folded on top of the wardrobe. But the next second, I jumped out of bed upon seeing the time. Instantly, the lingering dizziness disappeared as I rushed around the room, throwing on the appropriate clothes for duty.

I was super late for morning duties, and as I prepared my messy appearance to look presentable, even if only a bit, I also braced myself for Martha's scolding. After the Alpha appointed me as the new house help, the middle-aged lady had made it clear to me, sounding the instructions like war drums, that she hated lateness, indolence, and irregularities.

I wasn't irregular, nor was I indolent, but I was well known f