After spending quality time with his mother, Zander was making his way towards Zest coterie for the pre-celebration of Asher's taking over the empire. He chuckled at recalling his mother's worrying for him. Since the time he has reached home, his mother couldn't stop bugging him by showing pictures of different girls belonging to the noble families of Menderly for marriage, saying that he should get married now.
Marriage? Seriously? Zander hates this word. The idea of getting laid with one woman scares him. He just cannot stop his man w***e personality, f*****g different p*****s makes him feel festive and adventurous.
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" Take these refreshments towards the zest coterie. A male servant will be standing there, handover these to him, " Beatrice said to a group of girls.
All the girls quickly picked up the trays one by one and started moving towards Zest Coterie in a line.
" This food smells so good. I wish I could have a bite, " Kiara sighed when the delicious aroma of food reached her nostrils.
" Maybe you can. If some leftovers are left, they will probably give it to us than throwing it in a trash can, " Gabrielle sadly spoked.
Kiara's own heart broke seeing her friend this upset. Gabrielle has always been more like a sister to her. They have been friends since the age of fourteen. Kiara still remembers She was Fourteen when she met Gabrielle. Gabrielle was sold to the Dominic family by her father. Before, Gabrielle Kiara was all alone and got bullied by the other Lowlives. Gabrielle has always saved Kiara from getting browbeaten, but now, when Gabriele is herself feeling intimated, Kiara does not know what to do.
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On the other hand, the young Gabriele, who has always been full of hope that she will be free from this slaveholding, felt her hopes getting shattering day by day.
In her little world of thoughts, Gabriele didn't notice where her footsteps were taking her until she got hit by something hard and fell on her hip. The tray, which she was holdings dropped from her hand, and a sharp voice of the breaking of utensils echoed in the hallway.
" What the f**k? Cant, you see clearly? " she heard a very angry voice sounding.
The gasp of horror escaped from the other girl's mouth on seeing what happened.
" I am sorry, " Gabrielle whimpered. In the haze of panic, she quickly leaned on her knees and folded her hands in a begging position.
" Stand up b***h, " an angry-looking Zander yelled, assuming that she is also another w***e, trying to gain his attention.
With trembling legs, Gabriele stood up with her head bend down.
Seeing her friend in this position tears, started to fell from Kiara's eyes. Her heart was racing rapidly with the fear of what will happen to her friend.
Contrarily, Zander gazed at the trembling-looking figure in front of him. He tried to see her face, but the way she kept her head bent and was shivering like he will eat her at any moment made him curious to see who this young girl is? Not restraining anymore, he grumbled, " LOOK at me. "
" I am sorry, please, I am sorry, " a very feminine voice came making him more excited.
" I said Look at me, " Zander loudly spoke when she kept looking down.
Whimpering, Gabrielle slowly raised her head, and her dusk orbs met his green ones. Zander took a sharp breath gazing at the young girl who looked scared the hell out of her. Observing her trembling, frame Zander was damn sure about one thing that he wants her.
He took a step closer to her, making the scared-looking Gabriele step back.
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Soon the male butler Patrick reached and started speaking, " I am sorry, Master. I will make sure that this girl gets punished properly, " but was interrupted by Zander, who elevated his hand, indicating him to stop speaking.
The male butler Patrick signaled the other maid girls to leave, so the dispute does not enhance. Not wasting a second, the other maids left the place. But Kira remained standing there. Her heart couldn't allow her to leave her friend all alone.
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" IF you wanted me to f**k you, You could have chosen another way, " Zander teasingly spoke while touching a loose hair strand of scared-looking Gabrielle.
" It's not like that, " Gabriele uttered. Her self-respect couldn't let her bear those insulting words.
Zander raised her eyebrow on seeing the fire igniting in those dusky orbs. No girl has spoken to him in this tone ever, and this tigress is something.
Suddenly he grabbed Gabrielle's wrist and uttered, " I should tame this behavior of yours, Kitten, " and started pulling her. Gabrielle tried to resist, but she was very much weaker than a muscular Zander.
Not knowing what to do, Kiara quickly runs towards her friend. She tried to pull Zander's hand away from her, " Please let her go, Please, " she cried while trying to save her friend.
" OH, look, Now there is another one, " Zander grumbled.
" Do you want me to take you too? " Zander asked the struggling Kiara.
" No, No, she didn't do anything, leave her alone, " Gabriele wept.
" Kiara, please go, don't get into this, " Gabrielle begged her innocent friend.
Seeing that this feisty tigress has a weakness and that is her friend, Zander tried using it because he is a selfish bastard, " Come with me willingly or do you want me to do bad things to your friend also. "
" I will. I will come. Please don't do anything to my friend, " Gabriele cried.
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Inside the zest coterie After drinking enough alcohol, Asher stood up and started to walk towards the chamber where that concubine should be waiting for him. On his way to one of the chambers, he heard a puss.
Inquisitively he looked the other way only to gaze at that innocent little thing which he has been trying to see since he has reached Menderly, was standing there. Her dark brown orbs were puffy due to crying with her slight frame, she was trying to prey away Zander's hand from another girl's wrist, but Asher's eyes stayed only on her. He was, very much caught in her beauty, Her silk black hair reaching her waist. Her small lips, fair skin, her all embodiment was showing, the same innocence and naiveness, with which he has left her before going to Queenvich.