Not a Slave!!!

Chapter 32

*Alastair Pov*

I walked outside my Chamber to put the dishes away and saw Tina lurking around the corridor with a stress expression making me frown.

"What is it?" I questioned her unexpectedly to which she got a little startled but composed herself.

"It is nothing, Your highness." She replied looking down.

"It is ok! You can tell me your problem." I assured her.

"My Mother took ill today afternoon and I just got to know about it few moments back through a guard." She mumbled.

"I am sorry to hear that. Why don't you leave and be with her?" I questioned her frowning.

"I want to! After a few moments I have to go inside to help her highness and leave taking her permission." She replied glancing at Bhairavi's chamber door.

"Do not worry about that. I will inform her and you should leave this moment before it gets more dark which would be not good for you." I assured her to which she left reluctantly.

I walked downstairs to put the dinner dishes away, ignoring the protests from few maids and returned to my chamber only to hear Bhairavi calling for Tina.

Then I remember that I need to tell her about Tina leaving for a few days and rushed inside her Chamber to see it empty, but I can hear her callings coming from the bathing area.

I stepped inside to inform her about Tina but only stooped seeing her lying in the tub with her eyes closed. I cannot look away even though her body is covered with the water from the neck.

"Where were you Tina? I have been calling for you. I am a little bit tired, so can you add few oils into the water?" She requested without opening her eyes.

I contemplated for a few moments and did as she requested to before standing little away from the tub. She slowly put her hands outside and frowned.

"Can you give that brush to me? I am feeling a little itch on my back." She requested and forwarded her hand.

I took one from the table and placed it on her hand, but my leg slipped making the brush fall into the water and her eyes opened with a frown only to widen with shock.

"What are you doing here?" She questioned after coming out of shock.

"I... Tina's mother took to illness so she left for a few days and I am here to inform you that." I replied staring at her face.

"Oh! I hope she will be fine and Tina will be strong." She whispered sighing, but moved little away pushing her legs to her chest.

"I already saw you so many times. So, you need not hide like that." I whispered teasingly.

"Walk away right this moment." She mumbled frowning at me.

"Why? I would love to assist you with any help." I mumbled stepping near to her and put the hand inside the tub making her shriek a little.

"Brush!" I replied, pulling it out.

"Thanks!" she whispered forwarding a hand.

"Turn around!" I mumbled kneeling a little.

"What?" She questioned frowning.

"Turn around!" I replied with a stern look and she did after moving her hair away.

I started brushing her back, making her chuckle in between and she slowly said "You need not do this. I can do it on my own like all the time."

"Let me be here to help until she returns." I offered in the smallest sense but stated in large sense.