The House Maid's Promise

she was about to enter. The estate stretched beyond her view, its grand stone façade bathed in the soft glow of

not the life she had dreamed of, but dreams were a luxury she had long since abandoned. A position as a housemaid at

rn voice pulled he

ing into the manor. Her sharp eyes appraised Eleanor in an instant, takin

or replied, straigh

e woman said briskly. "Follow me. His Lo

or of the manor. Polished floors gleamed beneath the glow of a chandelier, and the scent of burning wood from the ma

rew quieter here, the grandeur giving way to a more solemn stillness. They stopped

th catching as her eyes landed o

astian W

lled, and a shadow of stubble lined his strong jaw. His gaze, a deep and p

said, his voice smooth but e

tsied. "Yes

died her. Then, with a weary sig

ties tomorrow," he sai

gley motioned for her to leave, she swallowed the questi

more was not just a nobleman confined to a wheelchair. There

ling she was about to be c