The Knight's Mysterious Maid
Chapter 109: Confused (3)

Chapter 109: Confused (3)

"Thank you," Annalise replied, taking out a somewhat green shirt for him to wear. What was she supposed to do from this point on with him standing so close to her? She could only wait for him to move. What was she to say? Was she to turn around and hand him the shirt? She would be close to Rafael if she turned around to face him.

"I thought you said facing me would not be much of a challenge. It seems you were wrong," Rafael said to help her relax. He looked down at her because of their difference in height. He could no see her face, but he knew she had to be overthinking the position they were in now. A little teasing would get her fired up.

It must be that he had drunk something strong and didn’t realise it since it could be the only explanation as to why he was suddenly so captured by the smallest thing she did. She was more strange than he placed her to be.

The competitiveness inside Annalise washed away the awkwardness of her standing so close to Rafael. She sprung around to show that she was not scared to face him. That she would not be affected by the sight of him like this. She would not fill his ego that she was like all the other women who went crazy for him.

Rafael moved his head back so that he would not be hit by her. He had to applaud her for how daring she could be. She really was suited to be a knight. Her unpredictable behaviour amused him and perhaps that was the answer to why he was becoming so curious about her.

Silence fell on them once more as Annalise looked up at Rafael while he peered down with her. She had seen the exposed chest of many men before to not crumble like a fool before him.

"If anyone were to walk in, they would misunderstand why are standing so close. I should get out of your way," Annalise said, trying to scoot to the side to get away from him, but she soon found herself trapped after Rafael placed his hand to block her. Whatever game he was playing, she did not want to be a part of it.

"No one but Edwin would be so bold to enter my room without my permission. Funny enough, you are the only one who can since you are my maid. You should feel honoured," Rafael said.

"Ecstatic," Annalise replied, keeping her eyes on him so he would not feel as though he has won. If the roles were reversed, she would have him crumbling before her.

"Go outside and wait for me. I will be out shortly," he said, stepping back to give her some space. He had toyed with her enough and it was clear she would not break any time soon. "Have you eaten dinner already?"

"I cannot eat until you have finished eating. I ate some of the fruits your mother gave to me before coming. I am fine," Annalise answered, going to the door to give him some privacy. She trusted Jonah would know to leave her some food when he did not see her with the other maids. There might even be a bit more meat on her plate since she was eating late.

Annalise stepped outside the room and closed the door behind her. She didn’t know what happened to him before she arrived, but she wanted him to return to normal.

"Bush girl!"

"Why is my life like this?" Annalise wondered, closing her eyes as she sighed right after. If she could not see him, maybe he would go away.

"Tired?" Logan asked, stopping right in front of her. "I was also tired, but seeing you changed that."

"I am working. Please leave me alone," Annalise answered. Wasn’t there some town that needed a knight for Rafael to send Logan far, far away?

"I’ve heard that you’ve become Rafael’s maid. I was a little sad that you did not come to tell me the good news. I am also sad that you will be working alone with Rafael. Do not fall for him since I have claimed you as mine already," Logan said, tapping her nose with his finger to get riled up.

Logan took a step back when she finally revealed her beautiful eyes.

"You have claimed me? Do I appear to be a piece of meat you can claim for later? There were two things wrong with your sentence. One, you think you will ever mean something to me more than an annoying fool. Two, that I would fall for the man who pays me. Run along and find some unsuspecting woman to fall for. And stop calling me bush girl," Annalise added as she was tired of the ridiculous nickname.

His mother would be close to preparing for a funeral if he kept this up.

"The future is unknown, Annalise. One day I might have you pouring your heart out to me as tears fill your eyes. I might be the man you marry and the father of your children-"

"Telling me about marriage and children just makes me hate you more. The manor is full of many maids who would love to have you so obsessed with them. Why must you bother me when I have been trying to get away from you the moment we met? Is it because it is hard to get me to love you? Will leave me alone if I said it? I love you," Annalise said, hoping it would get him to leave her alone.

Logan smiled, enjoying the confession even if she did not mean it. "You stand as my witness Rafael. You heard what she said right? When no one believes me, I will have you say that you heard Annalise say that she loves me."

Rafael fixed his shirt as he looked at Logan. He heard the noise outside his door and assume Annalise might have been talking to herself. When he opened his door, he did not expect to walk into her confessing her feelings to Logan.

Annalise stood in shock at the bad timing of Rafael opening his door right after she said those three words. She was not being serious and did not want Rafael to be a witness to anything. "It is not what-"

"I am to go down for dinner," Rafael interrupted her. "You can join me as you are meant to or stay here to continue your conversation with him."

"I will follow you, but you have heard from-"

"He has not. You said it out of your own mouth that you love me," said Logan.

Annalise smacked herself in the face. Would the two of them just shut up and let her finish? ’Why do I need to explain what I meant to him?’ She thought, gazing at Rafael who had already started to walk away.

Anyone would have to be a fool to think she had told Logan that she loved him and she doubted Rafael would go around confirming that she did say those three words.

Annalise glared at Logan before she left to catch up with Rafael.

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