She Belongs To The Alpha Prince

~Chapter 11~

Later in the afternoon, she stands in the kitchen with Mr Nik, helping to prepare the evening meal. She has been instructed to Marinate chicken in the seasoning that he made earlier.

"Good," Mr Nik says, pausing to observe her. "But you forgot the grated onion, here. I always add it for extra flavor."

Ruth nods and does as she is asked. One of the things she enjoys doing is learning how to cook new dishes of food. It is the only thing she looks forward to, when meal times approach and she has to help in the kitchen.

"What else should I do, Mr Nik? should I boil the mixture now?"

"No, leave that to me. I will take it from there. Rinse this pot in the sink for me, please."

Ruth walks to the sink and turns on the tap, taking her time to rinse the heavy pot.

There is silence except for the sloshing sound of the water for a moment, and then she feels a new presence in the room. She can tell without looking that it is Brian, and she turns to smile at him.

"How was your first day of school?" Brain asks after saying a quick "hi" to Mr Siti. His attention is devoted solely to her, staring at her with an intensity that makes her uncomfortable.

"Not bad," she responds. "I've made a friend or two and looking forward to go there again. How was yours?"

"Tiring," he admits. "Adam has made me run around the whole city today."

Ruth frowns his way. "Run around the whole city? what kind of weird job do you do?"

He shrugs.

"Look, I am here to finish the conversation I started that time you were outside."

Ruth hands the now clean pot to Mr Nik and leans against the kitchen counter, folding her arms.

"Spit."

She watches him with a shrewd look that would remind one of her older sister, one of the few things she has in common with her sister, Lucea. Whatever it is that Brian is about to say already makes him nervous, and the way she is looking at him just makes it worse for him to say it.

He takes a deep breath and resigns for the worst reaction from her.

"That day you got robbed, I...I...

Ruth's eyebrows disappear in her hair.

"What, Brian? talk to me."

"I arranged the robbery!" he says so quickly she almost doesn't catch what he has said.