"Take of your dress"
"'You..you want me to what?' I asked, my voice laced with disgust.
"Are you deaf?" Xavier who was previously looking at his phone switched it off and turned to look at me.
"That's sick. I won't do it."My stomach twisted into knots as I considered the implications. I felt a wave of nausea wash over me, and my hands began to shake. "No way," I said firmly,but not being able to meet his cruel gaze.
I saw the tinkling of his jaw as my hands gripped the edge of my gown tightly, tears already gathering at the corners of my eyes,'guess I'm the perfect candidate for this nightmare'
"Are you testing my patience,young lady?"
I glanced at the divider that separated us from the driver, in shame I slowly unzipped the dress,pulling it down to my knee.my hands covering the visible part of my boobs with both my hands.
I looked at him expecting him to gawk at me like those fowl men do but he wasn't looking interested, rather his eyes scanned my body.
"Put your hands down" i bit my lips hard,shaking my head in disagreement. What was he looking for,does he know about the plan? Does he know about the paper? I tried to control my ragged breathing as different thoughts ran into my head.
" I do not appreciate repeating myself" The annoyance in his voice made me drop my hands that instant, holding my breath for what was to come next.
Picking up a bag on the ground of his car, he opened it and brought out an unknown device.' what was he doing ?'
I followed his movements as he worked on the device, when he was done he looked back at me." Stay still" he asked me then brought the device forward, his hands and the device directly opposite my head, he pressed a button at the side of the device and a green light that seemed to spread appeared, slowly he moved his hands down my body, to my legs.
"What is that?" I asked, but he didn't bother to answer my question as he continued what he was doing.
He brought out a laptop from the same bag, removing a small chip-like object from the device and putting it into the laptop. I peeped to look at what was on his computer,this was not me doing my job it was rather from curiosity.
He inputted a lot of things I had no idea about then an image appeared on the screen, it was like a scanned picture of me, 'does he have some weird fetish' I thought.
Green lines appeared all over the image as it displayed "clean"
After it popped up he looked at me and said "Done". He closed the laptop and kept it with the device in the bag and immediately it felt like he was in a trance as he stared blankly outside the window, his fingers tapping rhythmically on his lap.
'What was all that for ?' I could only ask myself as I knew the questions won't be answered if I asked him. Seeing that he wasn't interested in doing anything with me, I asked carefully, "Can I wear my dress now?" I felt extremely uncomfortable sitting naked in a man's car.
"If you must" he answered still staring outside.
I picked up the gown and wore it with unfathomable speed, as if he hadn't seen everything already, but still!
After driving past nothing but a tall imposing wall made of brick for four minutes, the car finally stopped at a Grand, ornate gate made of iron, adorned with intricate designs.
I stepped out of the sleek black Maybach and onto the circular driveway, my heart racing with a mixture of fear and uncertainty. The imposing mansion loomed before me.
Standing before me was a luxurious villa with a Tuscan-inspired design, featuring stone walls, terracotta roof tiles, and ornate balconies could be seen at each side, there were surveillance cameras in every corner, with bodyguards stationed at different places.
If I previously wasn't feeling bad about being
bought for a mere 1,000 Crowns now I was, it made me feel kind of worthless.
I was about to walk into the building when he blocked my view, standing this close to him made me realize how little I was and how he could easily break me if he wanted, he was definitely over 6'3 while I was struggling with my 5'5.
Trapping me between his body and the car, I struggled to look into his eyes, there was a fleeting moment when it showed confusion but that was gone as quickly as it came, making me question whether it was ever there. " have you by any chance ever been to Dacia ?"
"Where is that?" I asked genuinely confused as I've not been to many places in my life
"Hmm" He said staring deeply into my eyes like he was searching my soul,which I now knew was a habit of his.
"Baby you are home!"
We both turned to look at the person the voice belonged to, it was a beautiful young girl with black hair and brown eyes, and her skin glowed even though it was almost midnight.
"Yes" he answered her before walking away from where I stood. The surprise on her face made me realize she hadn't noticed me earlier as Xavier must have probably covered me with his solid body.
Immediately her face brightened up with a beautiful smile "You are?" somehow I felt like it was more of her asking for my status than my name, "I'm Jade nice to meet you" I greeted.
"I'm Amelia, only Xavier calls me Amy" With the little time I've spent with him I would say the name was too long for him so he cut it.
I smiled back as I followed Xavier at his back as he walked inside the house with Amelia arresting his hands.
"Honey, where did you find your find your friend?" Amelia asked Xavier, her voice like that of a bird.
"She is not a friend " Xavier corrected while Amelia's mood seemed to improve.
Inside, the opulent decor took my breath away. Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, casting rainbow hues across the polished marble floor, the mansion's opulence was suffocating: gold accents, velvet drapes, and priceless artwork.
A stern middle-aged woman walked in dressed in a black knee-length gown.
" Rosa, get her settled in, she is our new maid" Xavier told the middle aged woman and disappeared with Amelia.
"Follow me," Rosa ordered, leading me to a small room.
As Rosa led me through the labyrinthine corridors, I struggled to keep up with the amount of room here.
We passed some other staff members, their expressions ranging from curiosity to suspicion.
"Your duties will include cleaning, laundry, and assisting with meal service," Rosa explained. "Be discreet, efficient, and always address the family members formally and most important do not enter the forbidden room I showed you earlier."
I nodded, curiosity piqued.
As we reached the door to my small attic quarters, Rosa handed me a crisp uniform. "You'll start tomorrow at 6 a.m. sharp."