The Alpha Prince's Purchased Maid
Chapter 71: A Long Night Together

Chapter 71: A Long Night Together

He began tossing and turning on the bed as a frown formed between his brows, disturbing the peaceful and innocent expression on his face before.

“Prince Leonard...” I called his name softly.

He didn’t respond to me, and his eyes remained closed. However, his peaceful sleep was already disturbed, and he seemed highly uncomfortable. I reached my hand towards his face before placing it against his forehead. I immediately pulled my hand back at the touch of his heated skin. His skin was hot and burning with fever.

Why didn’t I realize this before? How long had he been running a fever like this?

Now isn’t the time to worry about him waking up. The prince needed help urgently. He had a high fever, and I couldn’t help him much because I wasn’t a doctor. The prince needs a doctor right away. I cursed Prince Darius silently when I thought of how he told me I could heal Prince Leonard’s illness. How am I supposed to help heal him or anyone?

“Help! The prince has a fever! Someone...please get a doctor! Please!” I screamed as I banged my fist against his bedroom door.

After a couple of tries, I was already convinced that I was all alone and that there was no one else on the other side of the door in the hallway. Prince Leonard groaned as if he was in pain again. This time, it must have been the fever that was bothering him. I quickly headed back to his side. Staring down at him from where I stood next to his bed, my worry filled my mind. I wasn’t a doctor, but that didn’t mean I didn’t know how to help someone with a fever.

I quickly made my way to the closet to find some towels and then to the bathroom. Without wasting any more time, I soaked the towel in cool water. Wiping his body down should help improve his condition and lower his body temperature. This was the least that I could do for him.

I sat down on the side of the bed as my eyes traveled along his muscular back. The prince was lying on his front side with his full naked back exposed to me. At least he was not wearing a shirt, meaning I didn’t need to strip him. Gently, I began wiping his back with the wet towel. Immediately, the prince let out a soft moan, but his eyes remained closed. I continued patting his back before pressing the palm of my hand against his muscles. His warm muscles flexed and relaxed as they moved under my hand. His skin was no longer burning hot, and his warmth reminded me he was honest and alive.

He is beautiful...

I couldn’t stop my thoughts and eyes from wandering as I admired his body. My hands paused momentarily before I remembered that I had to do my work and not just stare at him. With much effort, I managed to flip him onto his back. I didn’t manage it alone, but the prince decided to aid me by flipping himself onto his back somewhere between me, trying to flip him.

“Thank you...” I whispered to him, although I knew he couldn’t hear me.

Now that he was lying on his back, I had difficulty deciding whether the front or back sides of his torso looked more attractive. I shook my head from side to side to shake away that thought.

What am I doing?

He’s sick, and I’m thinking strange thoughts. I should focus on helping him get better. Time ticked by as I sat next to the sleeping Prince Leonard on his bed.

...

**The morning after**

I woke up to the sensation of someone shaking my arm. At first, I thought it must have been part of my dream because there shouldn’t have been anyone in my room, and I had locked the door the night before. When I suddenly remembered the events of last night, my eyes shot open.

The sight of Prince Leonard’s grim face staring down at me confirmed my realization that the events of last night must have been confirmed and that I was no longer in my bedroom but in his instead. The softness under me told me I was lying on his bed, of all places.

I must have fallen asleep next to him while wiping his body down with the wet cloth, and the evidence of that was the towel that I still had in my right hand. My eyes shifted to the prince’s face again, and his piercing blue eyes were still staring right down into my face as he sat up on his bed.

“Good morning, Prince Leonard...” I managed to whisper in a small voice.

“What are you doing here?” he asked suspiciously.

I could tell that he wasn’t pleased to wake up to find me in his bed, and I didn’t blame him at all.

“I was told...” I began to say, but he cut me off before I could finish.

“Is trying to seduce a prince part of a maid’s job now?” the prince asked as his blue eyes stared intimidatingly into mine.

I could sense his anger but didn’t understand why he was so mad.

“No...I...” I mumbled as I tried to think of the words to make him understand.

“No? Then why are you here? Your lack of clothing is a disgrace...” he muttered, his brows knitting together. Then, he diverted his eyes from me as if in disgust.

My hands immediately flew to cover my chest as I turned away to shield my body from his sight. I felt heat rise to my cheeks as embarrassment consumed me and a sense of hurt at his words and unexpected actions. It seemed like he didn’t quite remember what happened last night.

--To be continued...

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