CHAPTER 565: GOODBYE RED

NANNY NIA’S POV

Nanny Nia walked down the hallway, a tray of brewing herbal tea placed on it.

She followed the instructions she had been given on where to find Xaden’s room.

Eventually she came to the large mahogany door and just as she was about to knock, the door swung open.

None other than a ravish looking Alpha Xaden stood before her.

He had his dark hair in a very mushy way and a very loose shirt that barely covered his shirt.

He looked like he had barely slept the entire night.

"My lord." Nanny Nia said as she held unto the tray before its contents spilled.

She curtseyed. "Morning my lord."

"Nanny Nia." He nodded.

"I was only coming to give Jasmine her tea." She explained. "But if you’re busy I can come later."

"No there won’t be any need for that." He said quickly.

Too Quickly.

"She is asleep inside." He said as he cocked his head to the room. "You can go see her."

And in a bare instant he was out of sight as though someone was chasing him out of the room.

Nanny Nia wondered what that was about.

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REVERTING TO FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW FROM NOW ON)

JASMINE

Rays of sunlight came through the window sill interrupting my sleep.

I turned in my sleep and then all of a sudden, I heard marching footsteps barge into the room.

And then the curtains were flung open.

I groaned as I used my hand to block the aggressive flash of sunlight coming to my face.

"Rise and shine!" Nanny Nia said with glee.

The moment she saw I was hiding from the sun, she hurriedly closed it back

"Sorry." She hastily apologized.

Then she came to the bed and very gently touched me as I sat up.

"Hey sweetheart." She said in the sweetest tone. "Didn’t mean to give you a fright. Only wanted to make today exciting."

I smiled.

I didn’t like making Nanny Nia sad.

"No it’s fine. Was just a bit dazed." I explained as I rubbed my eyes.

Nanny Nia left and returned back with a cup of hot herbal tea.

"Go on take." She urged very gently. "It’s your medicine. It would make you feel better."

I drank and the medicine just made my body feel very calm.

I closed my eyes and savored the taste of the tea. "Thank you. It does make me feel better."

"You see? I’m never wrong." She promised.

I handed her the cup back and stretched.

"It seems you had a very not so lonely night." She said as she placed the tea by the bedside stool.

"What?" I asked confused.

And then I saw her eyes dart to the empty side of the bed before it finally hit me on what she was talking about.

"Oh no." I shook my head quickly. "Nothing happened."

"So you slept in the bed with him and nothing happened?" She rose an accusatory brow.

"Nanny Nia I told you this already." I expressed. "Xaden and I are through. Nothing is ever going to happen again. That’s a door that is closed for life."

"Moreover." I cleared my throat. "He slept on the chair and I slept on the bed."

"He chose to sleep on the chair?" Nanny Nia asked hungry for details.

"No." I shook my head. "I wanted to sleep on the chair but then he came in and picked me up, forcing me to sleep on the bed. He volunteered to sleep on the chair."

Nanny Nia pressed her lips. "Well that’s barely anything. Especially after everything that has happened."

I looked around and realized the room was empty.

"He must have left in the middle of the night."I said with a shrug.

He most likely couldn’t stand the sign of being in the same room with me.

Especially with how foolishly I had behaved the previous night in front of the serving girl.

"When I was coming in he opened the door for me. I think he was here all night." Nanny Nia said. "Looked like someone was chasing him right out of the room though."

I closed my eyes in frustration.

He definitely hated me.

"Xaden and I are done." I said clearly. "There is no going back. Moreover I just want to find out about my mother and where she came from. That’s the most important thing right now."

She gently held my hand and pressed it reassuringly.

"There is no harm in doing that." She told me.

As nanny Nia got up from the bed I caught her hand.

"Nanny Nia there is something I need from you." I started.

"Anything dear." She urged.

"I need a dye." I started. "A black dye to be precise."

She frowned. "A black dye? What for?"

I swallowed. "My hair. I need to dye my hair black."

She looked at me cross. "Why in the name of the goddess would you even think of doing that?"

I gave a slight shrug. "I’m tired of everyone asking me if I’m a member of the royal family and then having to explain why I’m not."

"But your hair is a blessing. Unique. Anyone would die to have their red." Nanny Nia said and the chipped in a low tone. "I’m sure even the Queen’s sister and daughter. That’s what Hildegard said."

I shook my head.

In my own case it wasn’t a blessing but a curse.

I didn’t want to have to tell anyone that it was abnormality from being an unshifted wolf.

Whatever interest or genuine show of care would ultimately vanish the moment they discovered I was an unshifted wolf.

I had thought about it through the night and made a reasonable decision that this was what I wanted.

"The last thing I need is attention from anyone. Especially when people know that I’m the daughter of their worst enemy." I said and then waved at my hair. "And that’s what *this* is doing to me. I don’t want anything.

She sighed to me. "Well alright if it’s what you want. But I don’t think it’s a good idea."

I didn’t have a choice.