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    MyeyessnapopenandIfindmyselfintheguestroom.


    Pullingmyselfup,ItrytositwhenIfeelcrampsallovermybody.


    Aghh!Whydoesithurt-


    ThememorieshitmeinfullforceandIripasidethfortertostareatmybody.


    How…howisthispossible.


    Therewasnoscar,noblood.


    Nothing.


    RushingoutofthebedIstandinfrontofthemirrorandturnaround.


    Myback…itwasclear.


    How?


    Evenifawerewolfheals?Thescarsdon’tgoaway.


    Ittakesyearsifnotmonths.


    Andthosewhipmarksweredeep.


    Wherearethescars?


    Itwasnotadream.


    Thepain,thshes,thetortureitwasallreal.


    Butthen…


    Andthat’swhenIremember.


    Shewaswhippingmecontinuously,notstopping,Iwaslosingblood.


    SoonIcouldn’tbearthepainandmy sensesstartshuttingup.


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    Andthenshepressedsomeliquidintomymouth.


    Amagicpotion probably.


    Ithastobethat.


    That’swhyshewasn’tscaredwhenIwarnedherthatXavierdidn’thaveorderstotouchme.


    Shecameprepared.


    Noonewouldknewwhathappenedbehindthesedoorsyesterday.


    Shemadesureofit.


    Thatbitch.


    Ihadnoevidence.


    AknockonthedoorinterruptsmeandIrushtopickuparobe.


    Coming!”


    IopenthedoorandtherestoodDom.


    Worryetchedonhisfeatures.


    Sier?”


    BeforeIknowhethrowshisarmsaroundme.


    Pullingmeforahug.


    AndI


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    gostill.


    Notexpectingthis.


    Thankmoongoddessyouareawake.


    Ithoughtthatbitchgaveyousomething.


    ”


    Shedidtechnically.


    ButIrefrainfromtellinghim.


    Isoftlypathisback.


    Smilingathisconcern.


    Rx.


    Iamfine.


    ”


    Hepullsbacktolookintomyeyes,hiseyesbusyscanningmybody.


    Areyousure?Ifshehurtsyoutellme…”


    Iholdhishandinmine,softlyassuringhim.


    N


    It’sfineDom.


    Shedidn’tdoanything.


    ”


    HesearchesmyeyesandImakesuretoveilthetruth.


    Heisalreadyhelpingmewithalotofthings,Ican’tburdenhimwithmoreofmy


    worries.


    PlusthatwomanMaeverismyproblem.


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    Sheisforarudeawakeningifshethinksshecaneasilybreakme.


    Shedidn’t?”


    Ishakemyheadinano.


    Shejustlecturesme.


    Correctedmyposture,mademewalkonmytoesandstuffbutnothingIcan’thandle.


    ”


    Hisstiffshouldersdropdown.


    Rxed.


    AndIgavehimthatfakesmileIamslowlymasteringwithtime.


    IfshedoesanythingSier?Justtellme,okay?Youdon’thavetokeepupwithhershit.


    ”


    Inod.


    Lookingoutsidetoalmostcurse.


    Shit!Thesunisup!Arewtefortoday’straining?Whydidn’tyouwakemeup?”? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    Herubsthebackofhisnecktoavoidmyeyes.


    Ummactually…youyouwerenotclothedproperly…plusyoulookedreallytired.


    .


    ”


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    Ididn’thaditinmetowakeyouup.


    ‘Letitbeaholidaytoday.


    ”


    Ichuckle.


    Heisreallycute.


    “Ayeayecaptain.


    Asyousay.


    ”


    ***


    IwasbusysettingthetableforXavier’slunchalongwiththeothermaidswhenhewalksin,withthatwomanMaeveathistrail.


    Hesettlesdownandshesatbesidehim.


    IcouldfeelhiseyesonmebutIdon’tlookup.


    Iwasgoingtoservehimwhenhesuddenlygrabsmywrist,stoppingme.


    Istilldon’tlookupathim.


    Thewayheleftmeyesterday…withoutevenlooking back.


    Withoutevengivingmeanopportunitytoexin.


    Hedeservesnothingbutmyignorance.


    AndIdon’treallycarenowifhepunishesmeforitagain.


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    Sitdown.


    Younolongerhavetodothesemaidduties.


    ”


    Inklystareattheemptyteinfrontofme.


    W


    Serveher.


    ”


    Heorderstheothermaidsandwithinsecondsmytewasfilledwithfood.


    Brimmingwithdelecacies.


    Pickinguptheknife,Islowlystarteating.


    Silencestretches.


    W


    Youstartyourtrainingat10ameveryday.


    Bereadyontime.


    Todaybeinganexception.


    ”


    “Maevrewillmakesureyouare acquaintedwiththebasicsofetiquetterequiredtobeaQueen.


    Yourclothing,food,walking,talking.


    Everythingwillbemanagedfromnowon.


    ”


    Iexpectyoutoabideherwordswithoutprotest.


    ”


    Thesessionwillgoontill8butsoonfewdayter.


    Shewillbemakingsomeadjustmentswiththetime.


    Somenightsessionswillbeaddedwhenyouarereadyforit.


    ”


    Myhandholdingtheknifestopsmidair.


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    Nightsessions?


    Doesthismeanshewilltrain…notorturemybody?Aretheycrazy?


    InhellwillIletherdoanything.


    Irefusetosayanything,continuingtoeat.


    It’snouseraisingmyvoicehere.


    IfIcan’tbeclever,Iwillbedeadhereverysoon.


    Anyquestions?”


    Ishakemyheadinano.


    Andhedoesn’tsayanythingafterthat,whileMaevestartstalkingshit.


    Imean lying.


    “Iwillstartwithherwalkyourhighness.


    Shesloucheswhenshewalks.


    Herbackseemsweaktome…”


    Myeyessnapuptoher.


    Thisfucker!Sheisdoingthisintentionallyafterwhippingmybackbrutallyyesterday.


    Andyes,hermouthmaybeatrouble.


    Shegoesfaroutofline.


    CanIpunishhereverytimeshegoesoutofline?”


    Nothingmuch.


    .


    justadayinthesunwithherhandsuporbetter.


    Icanmakehercleantheentireman-


    Hegetsupscrapingthechair tolookathernkly.


    “Dowhateveryouwish.


    Unlessphysical.


    Clear?”


    “Yesyourhighness.


    ”


    IexpectedhimtoleavebutratherIfindhispolishedshoesstandingbesideme.


    Mychestconstricts.


    Whatdoeshewantnow?


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    WhenIdon’tlookathim,hishandsshootupandgrabmychin.


    Turningittowardshim,henklystaresatmeandIstillrefusetolookintohis


    eyes.


    Keepingmyeyeslowered.


    HeextendshisthumbupandmyheartstopswhenIfeelhisroughpadbrushingagainstmylip.


    StartwithteachingherhowtoeatlikeafuckingQueen.


    ”


    OureyesconnectandIwishtheyhadn’t.


    Hewaslookingbetweenmyeyesandmylipssointensely,justlikethatdaywhenhekissedme.


    ThatstrangefeelinginthepitofmystomachreturnsandIstartfeelinghotsuddenly.


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    Why…whydoIstillfeellikethiswithhim?


    Hasn’thegivenmeenoughreasonstohatehim.


    AndthenwhenIthoughthewasdone,hesaidalhatbrokempletely.


    Suckingtheverylifeoutofme.


    Makeherlooklikeher…behavelikeherandfucklikeher.


    “RemovealltracesofSierraWilliamsfromher.


    Doyouhearme?”


    Y–yesSir.


    ”


    Hedropsmychinandtheknifedropsfrombetweenmyfingers.


    Sothiswashisnalong.


    Hewantedtotakeawaymyindividualityfromme,hewantedmetobelikehisdeadmate.


    SothatonedayIforgetmyself?


    No…Iwillneverletithappen.


    IbetterdiebeforeIamforcedtobesomeoneIamnot.


    HewalksawayfrommeandI findMacvrestandingbesideme.


    Urgingmetoproceedforourfirstss.


    Heregoesnothing