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As the last guest in the hall leaves, I walk through the hallway to the second lounge and pull it open.
Immediately I get into the lounge and step inside, I drop my smile, and then I see him. He is sitting there, smiling as though he’s won the lottery, but I’m not in the mood.
“Tell me,” I snap at him. “What is Tanya doing in the capital, huh, Brandon?”
Lily’s POV
“Well, that was an unexpected twist,” Brandon says, sitting back into the leather armchair.
I walk around the lounge room at the back of the auction house like a lion pacing in a cage.
“I’m sorry, is this supposed to be amusing? We had a deal!” I hiss at him. The whole point of paying Brandon was for him to get close to Tanya. How did that scrawny little nobody end up arm-in-arm with Marco?
Brandon examines his hands, absently picking at the dirt under his fingernails.
“The situation changed,” he mumbles. “It’s not personal, Lily; it’s just business. You know how auctions work, right? The prize goes to the highest bidder. You paid me well, but Alina paid me better.”
“If you betray me-” I start, but he cuts me off and moves swiftly towards me before I can muster a threat.
“Careful, little lady. I wouldn’t want you to break a nail. Nobility is such a delicate thing,” he whispers, his breath tickling my ear and making angry heat rise to my cheeks. “If I betray you, there’s nothing you can do about it. Or have you forgotten, Lily? I know your dirty little secret.”
He gives me a lazy smirk and turns away. As Brandon leaves, I reach for a teacup on the counter. I fling it in his direction, and it smashes against the door seconds after he closes it behind him. Porcelain shards litter the floor as I take a few steadying breaths. I straighten my back and brush off my gown, plastering a polite smile on my lips.
I walk out of the lounge, looking elegant and unbothered. There’s work to be done, and I still have a part to play.
Tanya’s POV
For as long as I can remember, my life has been dull, dreary, and difficult. But ever since I met Marco, my world turned upside down. In all my life, I’ve never had someone waiting for me to come home.
But when I step inside the townhouse, my husband stands in a doorway observing me. He’s casually leaning against the frame, those blue eyes scanning me with an unreadable expression.
“It’s getting late,” he says plainly. “Go to your room and try to get some rest. There’s somewhere I want to take you tomorrow.”
“Where are we going?” I ask timidly.
“Eau de Lune? Perfume Company. Lily’s family owns it, so I was able to pull some strings and get you a job there.”
My heart skips a beat.?Eau de Lune Parfumerie?is the most reputable perfume company in the kingdom. It’s been a dream of mine to go, but I’ve always been an omega, the weak and unworthy surrogate daughter of a minor Alpha. I’ve never been important or wealthy enough to go near that place.
“Really? They would be willing to let me work there?”
“They wouldn’t be willing to refuse me. You start tomorrow.”
The next day, I arrive at the? parfumerie? wearing a black, satin blouse and caramel-colored trousers that accentuate my slender figure and make me look long and graceful. The maid who works at the townhouse laid out the professional-looking outfit for me the night before. Somehow, I actually look like I belong in this elegant, extraordinary place.
Well, almost.
It’s hard to feel like I fit in when I can’t escape the whispers about the second prince and his new wife. All the employees are buzzing with the gossip of Marco’s scandalous marriage with a strange she-wolf so shortly after breaking up with Lily.
Luckily for me, no one seems to know what the mysterious new wife looks like or even what her name is. It’s an effort not to blush while some of my co-workers swoon over the prince and mourn his lack of availability. I can’t imagine what they would say if they knew I’m the reason he’s off the marriage market.
The tall, brown-haired girl showing me around the building leads me through a set of glass double doors. She seems outrageously offended that she’s been degraded as my tour guide.
“Miss Lily will see you now,” she snaps at me, not hiding her resentment at having to babysit the new girl.
Marco warned me that I’d be reporting to Lily. Her family owns the company, so she basically runs the? parfumerie? It’s a little unnerving to know I’ll work for my new husband’s ex-girlfriend and future sister-in-law. But this is an amazing opportunity, and I’m determined to make the best of it.
Lily surveys me from behind her enormous desk, and my skin prickles uncomfortably under her scrutiny. Behind her, Lily’s friend, Ayana, makes no effort to conceal her contempt towards me. Finally, Lily crosses her arms over her chest and offers me a sweet smile.
“Well? How is your first day going so far? Is everything to your liking? You’re very lucky, you know. Pauline is one of our low-level managers,” Lilly says, nodding towards a snobbish, brown-haired girl. “She has to take time out of her extremely busy day to show you around.”
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