𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭| 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 |𝟏𝟖+

Chapter 33 | New boss

Making my way down the hallway with comfy black leggins and grey soft hoodie. The need to smile out wide grows in me and this time I have completely no intention of stopping it.

And why shouldn't I smile as widely as I can?

It doesn't really hurt when I walk anymore, beside a really small, barely noticable limping I am just the way I used to be. The stairs are a little more tricky, but nothing I couldn't handle, pretty soon I will be able to run and jump and hop and dance.. I CAN FEEL IT.

Can you guess another reason for my happiness? The almost as big one?

He is gone. He went to USA, far away from me.

He is not here to torment me in his possessive territorial ways, not here to grab me without a reason, to intimidate me, to tower over me, to shout at me, to dominate me, to do with me whatever the hell he pleases..

Not here to force me to surrender before him.

There are no masculine hands trying to make me limp and obediend. No husky voice sending shivers down my spine anymore or making my heart race in panic. No fierce green eyes to make me question everything I thought I knew about myself.

No rough hands groping on my body, awakening twisted desires in my mind, no seductive whispers into my ear, no lips brushing against my skin in his manipulative ways.

Finally I can slow down and think about the matter. Now I have all the time in the world. But first I am going to relax and enjoy that he is not here. Imma enjoy the stress free days laying before me, so help me God.

Stepping into the elevator I press the button to ground floor, it's almost the time for maids to have their lunch break, so I'm going down to have lunch with Scarlett and Laura.

Elevator dings as it stops in ground floor, its doors opening for me. Continuing my way through the corridor I soon enter the dinning area, walking through it to the kitchen, then through the kitchen to the room in the back which is basically the maids' dinning room.

Entering it, my eyes taking in Laura and Scarlett sitting down at one of the small wooden tables, eating their lunch.

"Cali" Laura's voice announces as her gold brown eyes shoot at me, wide smile crawling its way on her face "get yourself some food then come sit with us" she ushers me, patting the empty seat beside hers.

"Sure will" I nod, walking to the counter with dishes I get myself one bowl of tomato soup and one plate of carbonara spaghetti. Mm delicious.

With the tray that holds my plates I walk over to the empty seat next to Laura, sitting down. "So, what's up?" putting the first spoon of tomato soup in my mouth.

"Oh, you know, the usual" Laura responds, taking another bite of her food "only three more hours and my shift is over. Thank God, am so lazy today" she groans playfully.

Am just about to respond as I hear a familiar voice behind my back "oh, look who bothered to show up"

Ugh, Jane. Again at her unecessary comments and teasing.

I turn my head aside, my eyes landing on her figure dressed into maid uniform, her straight black hair loose and her lips painted in dark red colour "hi" I respond forcing a small smile, ignoring her tone.

"So" she starts, her tone cointaining a bit more grumpiness as I anticipated "when will her highness return to work?"

I rise my eyebrow, trying to come up with an answer as I am a little shocked she'd ask that in this way, but honestly I hardly expected anything else.