g. Heck, I barely even slept, with all thes
se I'm sure that work won't be easy for the next twelve months.
hurry to the kitchen and arrive a few minutes earlier than Mr. Katrakis.
ediately puts on an apron when
. Yes, I'm ready!"
e about yesterday. It says breakfast is at seven, noon for lunch, and seven for dinner. Today is Tuesday, so for breakfast, Eli
ore other people working in th
rakis tells me after we finish. He takes out a cup from the cupboard and pours brewed tea f
staurant guest," he says, lifting the plates and setting
hes are one of my spec
e grins. "One, in particular, is Eggs B
only was Mr. Katrakis quiet in the kitchen, but he was also
lean up here first, and I'll start to organ
t after that, I suggest you
all
that you can borrow. And oh, there's
t! Thank you,
s to Brandon, then I
prise. I'm taken aback b
can say that it's a part of your orien
ing CEO kind of person-if that's a thing. But he is so
smile. "Thank
there. It's not that you're forbidden to go. Brandon just uses it sometimes.
ld love to see the library, regardless. I w
at it is open. I breathe in awe as thousands of books appear before my eyes. It's so beautiful! The libr
d that Ms. Lennie isn't
at home, so seeing these shelves just makes my heart so
d, touching the glass as I try to read the title. It's Macbeth and Hamlet by William Shakespeare. The air
I suddenly hear a snap be
r seen someone as handsome as him. He's the kind of man who would sweep
s softly. "That's
neck. My eyes widen. "Do you mean
the Third Folio. Do
hold that book. That is very rare." I chuckle
randon's," he mumbles with a frown. "One of his
se." I s
ch section from the classics, fiction, non-fiction to volumes of economy and b
cularly tall shelf i
over is new and glossy, and the size of a magazine. "This is called Mastering the Art of Gre
n a lot. It's true what they said about him on the internet then. He's a man o
into a grin. "I'll take tha
as I open the first page and se
yna, but cooking isn't j
nticity of the
and he's very fond of the traditional dishes, but he's into other cuisines as well. His mother used to
e about the country. But even his origin isn't in the public records. I have experience cooking several types of cuisine, even Middle Easter
t in the notes
is favorites. You
field." Honestly, this makes me feel like I'm s
have to call me Mr. Kat
his cousin, and Ms. Lennie wo
kward around me." He sends me another
ng awkward? "Fine
Would you like to s
first. I can still come
what would you li
ruits, nuts, beans, oil, and green vegetables, complemented by a selection of herbs. Those are the base of the traditional Greek diet.
e with people dancing in the streets, parades, men and women in costume, and probably fireworks, although maybe tha
It's basically grilled meat on a skewer that can be anything from chicken, pork, lamb, or beef, or even
a barb
tly. "But as I said, the flavor should
Just the description makes me hung
rse. So
in Athens, but why did you come here? Your count
t answering my question. "M
pare
just doesn't often come to the mansion." Oliver stands, walks over to the fr
casionally.
nd gives me the other bottle. "Technically spea
beer. "But I thought Ms.
hat apply to you. Your position is as important as hers, but
er him to Ms. Lennie. She seems
hat I'm more
chugs his first shot
ing here now, so I'm curious about everything." I grip the bottle tightly, the cond
y we moved here, Alayna. I can't tell you ab
"I'm li
he starts. "We moved here because we w
r parents were
. If you are a member of the Katrakis family, you must follow a
own. "What ki
r mind." He laughs. This man can really smil
ingly, the sweet taste outweighs the bitt
prominent families in Greece. The Stavros and Dragoumis. The same rules apply to them. They were the o
war, for your family to need alliances." I chortle
ve no
trakis and I fall for someone from a dif
kick y
that? Wow. I'm thankful I
I could have chosen my fa
stant cousin. It's allowed now in the law, but I can't..." I shake my head in she
hink we're here? Brandon despis
" I'd probably j
he remarks frankly. "Your eagerness to le
ne has ever spoken to me this st
e to help you prepare
andsome face. "Wel
ish while he takes care of the main dish as he continues to answer all my que
. I love how he exudes confidence, and I always fi
es me odd that Master Brandon doesn't bear an