li

g with a mix of fear and relief. Th

d. He knew about his father's

would I ever kill anyone? I did

d breath

was still imprinted in my mind. The pain surround

curling into mys

ife changed

y mother had sold me and now, I had nea

is happeni

xhaustion took over. Soon I felt my limbs getting heavier. I

.

s I opened my eyes to sunlight I co

red. My mother

em

A

en standing at the door. Before I could think, they b

d and panic seeped into me

egan moving. I stumbled, trying to keep up w

. We stopped in front of a door, a

wled, shovin

around the space seemed smaller, but I wasn't giv

I recognized her immediately as the s

dered, and I bl

on

k, clothes were pla

w on. Now strip and change into them."

t the look on her face stopped me from doing anything else. Despite my trembling, I obeyed

the woman just glared

said, "According to Signore's orders, you'll b

me to the b

gotten my

ut to begin my 'duties' as early as possible. It was on

with no rest, leaving me completely exhausted.

rived, my body ached,

ved back in the room that was now my ow

e him during dinner." she said

efore made my gut turn. He had nearly killed me

Why was he doing this?

hed table that seemed to stretch on forever. Candles flickered, casting

ead of the table, his e

ving him. I remained standing despite exh

me, his hand suddenly slipped across the table, pushing the wi

t up for me will you?" He said in an emotionles

was no accident. He'd pu

ng for cleaning materials

r bare ha

d in shock a

slowly and surely I picked up the shards of glass. He watched

g to hold back the pain and the humiliation he'd brought upon

smiled, "no

could only remember stumbling across th

d collapsed onto the

erything today, from the death threat to the constant work to the col

h

How had my life turned into thi

ghts I barely caug

g your n

round I found Damon at the doorway, a mock

oving over me before his

You should get t

at him. Frantically wiping the

me like this?" I ask

lear?" he asked, smile growing wider as he approac

d, "Revenge for

horror filled me as it sank in

ill him!" I

p," he

nd your whore mother messed with my family and killed my father. Soo

d in closer, his breath

was going to kill you." he mur

he leaned in closer, his

uick. Too merciful. So I've decided you

th. And maybe, just maybe when you admi

back, and I was frozen in place as

to your n

shut, leaving m