Darlene’s pov
“You are Darlene, right?”
I nodded my head with a polite smile plastered on my face.
“You're lucky. We have just one bed left. Let me enter your name here,” the worker said, squinting at the computer screen before glancing at me with a pleasant smile. “And done. Come with me. I'll lead you to your bed.”
I followed her inside. It wasn’t the first time I had been to a women’s centre. I first arrived at such a place when they dissolved the king’s harem. Back then, I was resentful and loathed the people involved in our exile from the palace. However, being discarded from service kicked off my redemption. Although I took the housekeeping course just so I could get back into the palace and plan my revenge, what fate had in store for me was entirely different. I met my mate, and
