chapter194

  *** "Jasmine, or what is it?" I inquired the moment that I walked into the laundry room. I could tell that she instantly sensed my presence, but she completely ignored me while I smelled fear in the auras of the rest of the maids present in the room. The other maids who were also in the laundry room with her were quick to sense my mood as they all scurried out of the room, leaving her behind. "Are you also here to do your prince's laundry?" She said with a smirk on her face as she turned to me but immediately diverted her attention to emptying the basket of dirty clothes into the washer. "Look here," I growled through clenched teeth, pulling at her braids till her face was close to mine. "Don't try to act smart with me; you're just a maid and your life can end with the snap of my finger," I threatened, but what I didn't expect was for her to release herself from my grip in one pull and a slap to land on my face right away. Everything happened so fast that it left me stunned with no t