Sold To The Untouchable Alpha novel Chapter 16

[Arissa's POV]

The next few days went by in a blur of being trapped in a room and kept on twenty-four hour surveillance. It was clear that Ivan expected me to attempt another escape, and he was taking precautions.

It wasn't all bad since I had cute maids to flirt around with, but by the third day, I had grown bored and wanted a change of scenery.

After waking up early and showering, I decided to attempt venturing out. I was surprised to find that my usual guards were gone and I could actually leave. However, I stayed on alert since I wouldn't put it past that bastard Ivan to trick me.

I kept my eyes peeled as I slowly followed my nose towards the scent of fresh flowers and earth. It was something I was no longer used to, so it drew me the most.

I continued to move until I found myself standing in front of a large glass door that led the way to an overly extravagant greenhouse.

Inside were flowers of all colors and bushes filled with fruit. The paths were made of cobblestone and rose bushes that were trimmed to perfect squares and lined the path to make sure no one ventured off.

Sitting in the middle of the greenhouse was a large fountain with a statue of the moon goddess holding a baby wolf in the middle of it.

Mystified and extremely impressed, I began to move forward, taking it all in.

Above, the sun shone brightly against a perfect blue sky, illuminating everything around me. The whole scene was like something from a dream that I wasn't quite sure wouldn't disappear if I simply reached out and touched it.

Continuing to move, I made my way towards the fountain so I could sit and admire the view. However, I didn't expect to find someone there lounging on a chair while sipping on a cup of tea.

Her raven-black hair sat over her shoulder in an elegant braid, contrasting with her porcelain skin. Her dark eyes, which were surrounded by thick lashes, watched me predatorially. And her curvy body was tense as if ready to attack.

I realized that I had just found something fun. I let a smile spread across my face as I began to move forward once more.

"Hello!" I called conversationally. "Beautiful day, isn't it?"

For a moment, she pursed her lips and crinkled her nose. She was making it clear that she found me disgusting, and that just made me want to mess with her more.

"Cat got your tongue?" I asked, taking the seat beside hers. "Or are you mute?"

I watched as her face began to turn red with anger and I bit back the giggle that wanted to escape.

"Who are you?" She asked, gaining composure. "Are you a servant?"

Was I a servant? I guess in a way, I was if being needed to be on call to make a child was serving.

"Perhaps," I said, smirking. "I guess you could say that."

"Then why do you have the audacity to take a seat while you should be working?" She snapped.

"Because I do what I want when I want."

I was finding more and more amusement in her reactions and found myself wanting to push a bit further.

"And right now I want to spend my time in the presence of a beauty."

Lifting my hand, I trailed a finger along her cheek and burst into laughter when she pulled away.

"How dare you!" She growled, jumping up. "Do you know who I am?"

Did I know her? Nope, I didn't, but I was sure she was going to let me know.