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"Jasmine, or what is it?" I inquired the moment that I walked into the laundry room. I could tell that she instantly sensed my presence, but she completely ignored me while I smelled fear in the auras of the rest of the maids present in the room.

The other maids who were also in the laundry room with her were quick to sense my mood as they all scurried out of the room, leaving her behind.

"Are you also here to do your prince's laundry?" She said with a smirk on ...