title: The Diary of a Maidservant
author:  Krishna Baldev Vaid 
description: Krishna Baldev Vaid is a pre-eminent author of Hindi stories, novels, and dramas, whose work has been translated into English and other languages. He was a professor of English for twenty years in the US, and now lives in New Delhi.<br />Sagaree Sengupta is Lecturer in Asian Studies, Bates College, Lewistone, Maine. She has published poetry and short fiction in English, and has translated literature from Hindi, Urdu, and Bengali.
zlib_text: MATED TO THE ALIEN SLAVE
  
  JUNO WELLS
  
  CONTENTS
  Prologue
  1. Foreshadowing
  2. Whisper of Truth
  3. Freaking Out
  4. Rock and a Hard Place
  5. Sleepless Nights
  6. Growing Obsession
  7. Alert and Waiting
  8. Preparing for the Dawn
  9. Rescue
  10. Hair Like a Davarian Sunset
  11. Face-To-Face at Last
  12. Settling In
  13. Dispensing Justice
  14. Lovers at Long Last
  15. Danger Comes in Pairs
  16. Roughed Up
  17. Living and Loving
  18. Birth Day
  19. A Family Affair
  
  PROLOGUE
  40 YEARS AGO - WILL OF THE GODS
  Jakar
  Today marked the beginning of the 119th reign of the Great Saban. However, on this day of revelry,
  Jakar saw only a frown on the normally smiling face of his paka’da. The old man stated grimly,
  “Today we have more pressing concerns than celebrating the awaking of our regent.” When Jakar
  looked up at his paka’da, he didn’t know why he was acting so serious. What could be more
  important than honoring an awaking regent?
  Davaria was ruled by three benevolent regents who took turns ruling, trading place