Hiding the Alpha's Heir (Desmond and Seraphina) novel Chapter 10

"This is our new home, Mama?" Sander asked with his eyes widened in awe.

I roamed my eyes around seeing that this new flat I rented was well maintained. I was glad that I found a caring landlady who was so accommodating to her tenants, unlike the landlady where Sander and I stayed before. Her rent was cheap yet it was dilapidated.

I only rented there because I wanted to live in a simple flat that would avoid having me found by Desmond. But I was glad that I found a flat that would fit in my budget for my wage of being a seamstress and my workplace was two blocks away from our new flat.

I looked at Sander and gently caressed his hair. "Yes, little man. This is our new home with no annoying neighbors," I said.

He giggled when I gently pinched his nose. "Can I go out while you are away, Mama?" he asked. "I saw a river that isn't far away from here."

I chuckled. Sander would always love going to rivers and going to hunt some salmon. "As long as you are not going anywhere aside from that river, it shall be fine with me, little man."

"Yes!" Sander jumped in joy.

"Shall you help me unpack our things, little man?" He nodded, giggling.

Now, this should make me feel at ease now. I knew that I wouldn't have to be troubled by worrying about the welfare of my son since the neighbors here were kind. I was only worried about Sander having such extreme escapades as he had this instinct of checking everything if he was curious enough.

"Oh? You moved to a new flat?" Niscia asked as soon as I told her about it.

"Hmm." I glanced at Sander who was playing outside of the tailoring shop of Madam Ibanez. I usually brought him here if Sander was feeling bored back when we were living in the dilapidated flat. I returned my gaze to Niscia. "It is about time that we moved out. It is hard to live in that place." I was referring to the previous flat Sander and I lived in.

She nodded and bestowed a cotton fabric after I told her to get me one. "That is nice to hear, Seraphina. I would love to visit you and bring something to your new home." She smiled sweetly.

"You can come by if you want," I said happily. I would love to have a new visitor there as well.

All of the seamstresses suddenly behaved when Madam Ibanez arrived looking at us with her deadly stare. We all looked away and continued our work.

"Seraphina."

I flinched when she called my name. Smiling wryly, I turned to her. "Y-Yes, madam?" Alright, Seraphina... Calm down. She wouldn't lash out at me, would she? I didn't wish to have a dispute with her again. I didn't want to fight back.

"Your son." Her face darkened. "Get him out from the front. He is bringing bad luck to my tailor shop!" She raised her voice.

I immediately bowed my head. "Y-Yes, I shall tend to it. P-Pardon me, madam."

She rolled her eyes before she went inside her study room. As soon as she was there, all of us exhaled in relief. Madam Ibanez was a violent person. Although I could match her energy, I was afraid of losing work. It was hard to find some work these days which was why I had been enduring being working as the seamstress in her tailor shop.

I went outside to call Sander. "I need you to behave, Sander. Madam Ibanez doesn't like kids so please refrain from running and roaming around the shop. Do you get me?" I asked softly as I caressed his golden locks.

"Hmm!" Sander answered.

Later that day, we became busy. Sander was beside me watching me, having a fascination in his eyes. I could already tell that he wanted to insist that he wanted to try it as well but he just patiently watched there.

We heard laughter coming from the study room of Madam Ibanez. I was certain that she was having fun chatting with her new client. Then we heard the door opening.

"His Lordship will look forward to his new tailored tuxedo, madam."

I glanced at the man who was bowing his head to Madam Ibanez. Madam Ibanez fluttered her fan and hid her half-face. "I shall bring one of my seamstresses there, Sir Elron."

"We will look forward to your arrival," the man named Elron said before he turned his back and left the tailor shop.

My eyes were glued to the door of the shop, silently thinking that man seemed like a servant from a noble family. It seemed that this shop would get busy again.