Chapter 465

Chapter 465: Chapter 465

He knew that there was no one that could treat her with such kindness and concern in the same way that Zach did and for that she was beyond grateful.

She didn’t know how she had ended up being around him but she knew that she was grateful for it and her admiration for him and her appreciation only seemed to grow a tenfold.

He valued her not just as someone that he could acquire serviced form but as a human being someone thar had feelings and was to be concerned about,.

He didn’t have to tell her that he cared for her because he made sure that he showed it to her regularly. That was something that she hadn’t been able to experience before and she was pleasantly surprised by how he was willing to keep to his word.

He was the first man that was kind to her not because there was something that he wished to gain from her but simply because of the fact that he wanted to be nice to her and he saw a need to spread his kindness and help her out.

He also valued her opinion and held her to a high standard like one that she hadn’t been held to be fore.

He treated her like a lady of honor and not just a servant and that was one of the reasons why she felt an inert need for her to please him. She didn’t see how she possibly couldn’t.

He had shown her over and over again that he was a good man and she felt as though she need to prove her loyalty and the fact that she was in servitude to him.

She owed him a lot and she felt as though there was nothing that she could do for him that would be enough to show him how much she valued what he did for her.

For a very long time she had had very bad experiences with the men around her. She was terribly afraid of them and that was one the reasons why she had been so hesitant to come and work with the smiths.

Her self-esteem was very low and she often preferred to stay away from the men. She knew what they were capable if and she could see the way that they weren’t afraid to treat her badly.

She had been raped by numerous men in the past whom had been able to twist her with their kind words and she had thought that they truly did care about her but they were only lying.

The only thing that they cared about and that they ever seemed to care about was how to get under her skirt.

That was why she never knew who to trust and why she preferred to reject the gifts that were given to her by the numerous suitors that she as continuing to receive now.

She knew for a fact that although they seemed to be kind enough at the moment that was only a ruse.

And she didn’t know when they would switch up and treat her differently.

She didn’t want to wait around in order for her to find out.

She had chosen to stay away from them but Zach had changed her perceptive on everything almost entirely.

He found a way to prove to her that it wasn’t all men that were the same and that there were some that were different. There were those who were kind and genuinely cared about her.

Her body wasn’t something that she had control of and there was nothing that she could do to change it instead of her trying to hide it she should have been happy with it.

That was something that Zach had done for her. He had allowed for her to feel confident again. He had proved to her that she was a worthy woman and that she wasn’t to be trampled on but rather she was meant to be valued and treated with dignity and respect.

Zach had always been adamant about find a way to protect her. He was the knight in shining armor that she had never thought that she deserved. She didn’t know what she had done in order for her to be able to get someone like him in her life but she was beyond grateful to have him around and she valued him more than anything.

He allowed her to have a clean start and showed her that things didn’t have to be how they were when she was growing up and this was her new chance at life and it meant that there was hope for her yet.

That she wasn’t going to end up being nothing more than as toy but rather a woman of status and value.

However Brittany’s admiration had turned into something else even though she was yet to discover it.

She was starting to see Zach in a different light. Although he was her savior and her protected she was starting to see him as something more even though she hadn’t come to realize it yet.

She was starting to develop a strong bond with him one that she was already in too deep for her to pull out of.

She was starting to develop feelings for him ones that she wasn’t entirely welcome to before.

She sought him out in the room and she found herself thinking about him regularly.

whenever he came to her thoughts she found herself smiling. At first she didn’t think of it as anything and she would often brush off her own wavering thoughts but they were starting to become far too. Frequent and often for her to simply ignore.

She had been going out with Zach more often.

at first she had been doing it on the request of the princess. She knew that the princess heart was in the right place and she was wanting her to explore the world because she feared that she was spending too much time inside.

Brittany had been reluctant about it all because she didn’t like the thought of her having to step out of her comfort zone. She preferred being allowed to dwell in her own isolation.

She wanted to avoid men as much as possible and the more times that she went outside the more that she was forced to interact with them. That was yet another thing that had her blood boiling and left her frustrated as she struggled to get the princess to explain.

But after going out with Zach the first few times she found herself warming up to the idea.

Often a times the two of them would go out with only one other person accompanying them.

At first she didn’t do much talking as she was still beyond uncomfortable being around him and didn’t want to say something that she would come to regret in his presence.

However after a while she found herself slowly starting to open up around him.

When he was around she felt safe and she could feel a light flutter in her chest. he talked often and didn’t take many breathing stops however she didn’t mind.

although at first she didn’t respond to him soon enough she found herself joining in on the conversations and she didn’t want to deny the fact that she enjoyed the smile that came on his face when she found her own ways to add input to the conversation.

On one particular day Zach was going out to carry out an investigation and he thought that it would be a good chance for her to explore the area and get a glimpse of the market scene.

He decided that there would be nothing wrong with her tagging along.

Brittany couldn’t help but run her gaze over the stalls that were around.

Zach however had his face hardened as he kept his hands stuffed into his pockets and tried to remain passive as he observed everything carefully.

He knew that the government was still out to get him and she knew better than to let his guard down. He had to stay alert and he had to look over everything as he had no idea what and who they would throw his way.

"Ohh." He heard Brittany squeal beside him as she came toa stand in front of one of the fruit stalls.

He watched as she reached for one of the local fruits which appeared to be a bright orange color before she slowly realized what she was doing.

A light blush made its way o to her features as she turned away from him before letting out a chuckle.

"Why did you stop. please continue don’t allow me to stop you. He said to her as they continued to walk together.

However she couldn’t help but shake her head at his words and she could tell that he was only trying to tease her.

"No it is fine. It just looked really sweet. It reminded me of one of the ones that I have tried." She explained ort him.

She watched as he stopped in his tracks with his hands in his pockets before he quirked an eyebrow and he swerved around to look at her with curiosity. "so you have tried it before." he said to her and she was quiet for a moment before she slowly nodded her head at hum.

He couldn’t help but hum at her lightly as he placed his hand under his chin as though thinking it over for a moment.

"I don’t mean to overstep."