Chapter 583
“Well.” Nanny Nia cleared her throat. “I can tell you for free that he can’t stand her. I think we would be all better without her.”
I felt the same way too.
I sipped the tea once again as I mused over my feelings.
It was too much for me.
First off I had been burned by a necklace I had worn my entire life with absolutely no problem.
I had caught the King cheating on his wife with his sister in law AGAIN!
Being told that I had once died before and brought back to life because of song I hummed my entire life by a creature that I barely knew existed!
It was all too much for me to take in.
There was a knock at the door and Nanny Nia went off to find who it was.
I heard Hildegard’s chatter as she approached.
“Jasmine where have you been?” Hildegard asked as she walked up to my side.
She had a bundle of clothing in her arms.
“I went for some air.” I said not technically lying.
Nanny Nia handed me the bread she had expertly prepared with cheese.
“Well your nanny here almost went insane.” Hildegard said. “Even Xaden had no idea where you were. A servant said the last time they had seen you was together with him.”
I wanted to enter the ground further.
I wet red in embarrassment at the memory of how I had almost let him ravish me in public.
“Well what matters is you’re here.” She said with a smile and then wakes up to her and spread out the bundle of clothe she had had.
“What’s that?” I asked peeping as I chewed the bread.
I had no appetite but I simply did it for Nanny Nia.
“It’s a dress that we’ve had here for a very long time.” Hildegard explained as she spread it over the bed. “Nanny Nia and I made a few altercations to it. But I’m sure it would look beautiful on it.”
A dress?
What for?
“Come see.” She indicated to me.
I rose up from my chair, bread in one hand, tea in another.
I walked over to the bed and to my astonishment, saw the most beautiful and radiant red dress in my entire life.
From the outline, I could tell that it had been a plain red dress, but the plain material had been ripped off and replaced with red lace of the same color.
It was a tube dress that came in the shape of a love at its front bodice, whilst it had traces of vibrant red lace by the side.
Nanny Nia flipped the back of the dress and what would have been a plan back had a low back to the waist the in form of a V.
In an era of large ball dresses, the hips came down to form a slim fitting shape that would highlight the curves.
I gasped at beauty of the dress unable to believe what I was seeing.
“This is the most beautiful dress I have ever seen.” I said in disbelief.
Hildegard smiled. “I’m glad you think so. I used to make dresses when I was much younger. It seems the talents haven’t gone away with time.”
I let my finger trail the material of the dress and gasped at how delicate and exquisite the material was.
“This is really beautiful.” I said. “It’s looks like it belongs to royalty. Befitting of a queen.”
“Befitting of a Queen indeed.” Nanny Nia agreed.
“Whose dress? Auburn?” I asked.
Nanny Nia and Hildegard looked at each other before looking back at me.
I looked at both women and it hit me.
“No.” I said quickly.
“No?” Nanny Nia and Hildegard said in unison
“What’s wrong with it?” Hildegard asked seemingly sad.
Oh goddess no, she thought that I didn’t like her dress or through something was wrong with it.
“Oh Goddess no.” I said quickly. “This is really the most beautiful dress I have ever seen in my entire life. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. But it’s not for me. It’s not for someone like me.”
“So it’s for someone like who?” Nanny Nia rose a disapproving brow. “Members of the royal family? The Elite of wolf packs?”
I sighed. “You know what I mean?”
“Because what? You were forced to be a slave? You are unshifted? Because you had an unfair life? That’s why you think you don’t deserve this?” Nanny Nia asked.
I chewed my bottom lip and shivered in guilt because she was right.
All these terrible things had happened to me simply because of what I had faced and who I had was and I felt undeserving of such a beautiful dress.
“I have told you this before. And I will tell you again. I will tell you everyday until you see it for yourself.” Nanny Nia said as she placed a hand on my shoulder. “You deserve this. You deserve everything and you deserve more. Do not deny yourself good things because you feel inadequate. Never let your past define who you are.”
I felt my throat go dry and I swallowed hard.
The corner of my eyes were burning with tears.
“Don’t be a silly girl and cry. You’re going to make me cry.” Nanny Nia complained as she whipped my tears.
I laughed at that and she joined me in the laughter.
She gently touched my cheek.
“I’ve never worked with someone as untrained as you are. Never in my entire life. But I’ve never been with anyone as loving as you are. Remember who you are. Okay?” She asked me.
I nodded with a smile.
“Okay.”
“Okay!” Hildegard clapped. “Alright let’s try this dress on. We didn’t spend the entire day working on it for nothing. Get going.”
I was shooed into the wash room to get dressed.
I put it on and emerged.
“I’m not quite certain I wore this dress the right way.” I said as I stepped out.
“Wow.” Nanny Nia and Hildegard gasped the moment they saw me.