Golden Cage-Wedding Night

- Kaidan, what the hell is going on here? What is this girl doing in our house? - Isabella asked with jealous alarm, her voice trembling with indignation, her heart clenching with suspicion.

- Hush, dear, don't worry so much, - Kaidan said with a soft smile, trying to calm her down. - I know it seems strange, but this is the beginning of our new stage. Miss Mei will be your personal governess. She is well aware of our new rules and will help you adapt to this life. Mei is highly qualified, and I am sure that you will become close friends.

- But why does she have the same bracelets as me? - Isabella asked tensely, not taking her eyes off the girl, as if trying to unravel the hidden meaning of this coincidence.

- Darling, these are just symbols emphasizing her status and belonging to our house, - Kaidan explained calmly, hugging her shoulders. - Everything will be fine, Isabella, I promise. You will understand everything soon.

He looked at her with warmth and confident hope that she would accept his words and calm down.

"Now my dear, come to Mei and get to know her better," Kaidan said with a soft smile, gently supporting his strictly constrained wife's intercession, helping her awkwardly get up from the sofa. Kaidan's voice was calm, but there was a hint of something more in his words, as if he wanted this meeting to be especially important."

"As you wish, my love," Mrs. Sanders said softly, feeling the viscous shame slowly envelop her like a cold, sticky fog. But deep down, she knew that now was not the time to give in to weakness, not the time to give in to doubts.

"Be brave, my dear, I hope you will be an obedient ward," Kaidan said with a slight and slightly sly smile, his voice was soft, but there was an unshakable confidence in it that made Isabella's skin crawl.

"What do you mean?" Isabella asked, dumbfounded, feeling a strange uneasiness growing in her chest. Her heart stopped for a moment, not understanding what strange words had sounded from his lips as if he had a premonition something unimaginably unpleasant.

Kaidan, as if enjoying her confusion, smiled, his eyes glittering, and, as if caressing her with his gaze, he said: "Darling, you just need to be a good girl. Obedient in everything. And, of course, obey your governess impeccably."

This statement was so incredible that Isabella caught her breath. She could not believe her ears.

The thought that she, a grown woman, should obey someone's orders, especially at such a moment, seemed absurd and humiliating to Isabella. It was unthinkable, her pride howled inside, like a wild animal that did not want to be tamed. But under Kaidan's gaze, her rebellious spirit seemed to calm down. Trying to maintain her composure and hide the growing chaos and her inner turmoil, Isabella bowed her head and, with a forced smile, answered:

"Of course, my love..."

A hurricane of emotions was boiling inside Isabella: surprise, indignation, fear. Who was this governess, and why should she, Isabella, obey her? Questions crowded in her head, but she felt that it was not yet the time to ask them out loud. Kaidan was too calm and confident in what was happening, and this frightened her the most.

"Why does he say this as if everything has already been decided? What role is he assigning me?"