Alex’s POV

I didn’t know how I managed to stall him, it was five o'clock in the evening and I had finally gotten to the small room in the servants quarter.

I heard movements from inside the room and I tapped anxiously on the ground. The guards had gone to assist him outside (just for the plot) and I turned around to face the jarred door.

I heard footsteps from behind me and I turned again.

“You look a mess.” I muttered as he walked towards me, he ate well, drank well and even slept well but I didn’t give him a change of clothes or let him take a...