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Braeden purses his lips and narrows his eyes. “About that. I tried to access her file and I’m blocked from seeing it.”
I tilt my head to the side to make sure I’d heard him correctly. There’s absolutely no reason he’d need to look through Jamie’s file. I was the only one allowed access to her file. I’d put a block on her profile to keep people out of our sector from viewing it. I didn’t think I needed it to keep Braeden out as well.
“What need do you have to access her file?”
“What need do you have to block it?” he retorted.
“I have my reasons.”
“Care to fill me in on them?’
His line of questioning irritates me. He’s served as my advisor for as long as I’ve been Sector Leader but perhaps it was time to set some boundaries. “No. I don’t think you do.”
When he opened his mouth to speak I hold up my hand. “I’ve just returned from a long trip. I’d like to rest and don’t wish to discuss this matter further.”
I walk past him, without a glance behind.
Chapter
Ten
JAMIE
“Hurry up,” the brown-haired maid ordered me, walking at a pace that made it necessary for me to practically run to keep up with her. Gone was the subservient figure she’d presented in front of the Sector Leader.
Her tone had gone from docile to gruff as soon as we got out of his sight. She practically shoved me when we’d gotten on the elevator.
I followed behind them partly relieved because there was now some distance between me and the Sector Leader but wary because these two women clearly didn’t like me.
Noah had told me that when she’d been assigned as a breeder, one of the things that had made her experience bearable in the beginning had been her maid. Maggie had indeed been a sweet woman who was helpful. I just didn’t appreciate it until this moment.
If these two were who I’d have to deal with while I’m here, I doubt I’d get much peace. When I was a companion in District 2, there was one maid who was assigned to all of us. There were 8 of us so there was only so much she could do for us at once.I didn’t require much from her so we barely interacted. Having two personal maids would be a new experience for me.
They stop in front of a big metal door. The one named Rhia places her palm against the heat sensor pane to open the door.
Both maids walk inside without waiting for me. “Are you coming or not?” Rhia calls out to me in an aggravated tone.
I square my shoulders and take a deep breath. I’ve survived worse than two surly maid, I just needed to take this experience one day at a time and just take comfort in the numb.
I head inside the room without any real expectations but I didn’t imagine my new quarters would be so barren. I’m immediately greeted with a chill that hits me right away. The room is so cold, I pull the fur lined cape I was given on the plane, tighter around my body.
Other than a bed a small wooden table with one chair in the corner of the room. The room wasn’t much bigger than the walk-in closet I’d had in the sector 2 manor.
“There’s the bed,” Rhia points to a small single bed with a thin white sheet on it. Besides being cold and small it was dusty. There were no other doors inside which meant there was no private bathroom.
Rhia turns to me with a smirk on her face. “What’s the matter? Are you too good for this room? Just because it’s your job to spread your legs for the Sector Leader and pop out a baby, it doesn’t make you any more special than the rest of us. And another thing, don’t get too casual with the Sector Leader. When you speak to him, you will give him the proper address.”
The black haired one places her hand over her mouth and snickers.
It’s beyond my understanding why they’re so hostile toward me, but at this moment, I just want them gone. I don’t care about this closet of a room, I just want them out of my face.”
“You’ve shown me to my room. The two of you can go.”
“We still have to show you where your bathing room is located and the dining area where you’ll have your meals.”
My grip tightens on my cloak. “I’ll figure it out. Just leave. I want to be alone.”
They shoot each other silent looks.
