Chapter97: Closer Than Friends

*Barbara* It seems I have my work cut out for me. I had mistakenly assumed getting one of the Alphas to jump into bed with me would be easy. The room assigned to me is so small, it’s the size of my shoe closet back home. I made my demands about my living conditions quite clear to King Gene. How dare he give me such a shoe box for a bedroom?! He said this room is the best and used to belong to his cousin. I wonder if she ever felt like she was suffocating in such a small room. Just being in it is giving me claustrophobia. A maid knocks and enters the room with a glass of water on a tray. “Is it room temperature?” I ask the maid. She nods nervously. I take the glass of water and sip. “This is not 68 degrees Fahrenheit. It seems to be more like 71 degrees Fahrenheit,” I say as I spit the water back into the glass. “Also, I clearly asked for water with cucumber slices. This water has lime in it. Don’t you know the difference between a lime and a cucumber? Pathetic! Get out of here.” The ma