Iris's POV
A shock of icy water splashed across my face, jerking me awake from the cold hard floor where I'd fallen asleep last night, my face injury still aching from the salt of my dried tears. My eyes snapped open, blurry at first due to the sun filtering in, as I gasped and scrambled to sit up. The chill from the cold water seeped into my bones. Blinking rapidly, I focused on the maid standing in front of me, her face twisted into a sneer, clutching a small tin bucket still dripping with water.
"What's wrong with you, sleeping like the dead?" she snapped. "What, are you pregnant or something?" Her lips curled as she tilted her head, eyes glinting with rudeness. "Oh, and I hear your maid duties have been upgraded. Personal maid to Luna Liora now, huh?" She let out a harsh laugh. "She's waiting for you to clean Kael's room, so you'd better move now. You know how she can be."
