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enly, sending jolts of e

out on cue as he stormed into the room, grabbed

parting my lips slowly as I dar

core! And now you are sleeping around? So you bloody think I'm a fool?" He asked again, his

stant; I do not ever want to see

aded, tears falling from my eye

nd I came after you, but here you are still laying against the floor,

tried seducing me countless times already, but I wasn't a whore. I remain

own to the core, but a filthy low life would never amount to anything. I blame all this on my father!" He yelled again, held me tig

f. He moved away from me and proceeded to

me. I swear by the moon goddess, I had been in my room all night. Ask the guards, the maids, anyone. No

eeks to no stop as he je

again; you can go ahead and be his mistress. I had better plans either way, but the blood moon festival is tomorrow. You

and passed out orders to the guard by the doo

ut, my hand grabbed tight against my ches

h. I had no reason to lie, but with him, it tended to be different things

on, surprised to see Pearl, my personal maid, in my chambers. I

ng on all fours, as tears d

earl, but you should not be here."

ranted on and on, and my heart skipped beats. I wanted to know what she wanted to

the mistress had asked me not to say a thing." She pleaded, and then my

" I yelled, letting go of my anger all at

s.'' Pearl admitted it, and my heart shattered yet again. With more unbearab

eatened my family. I needed to do it. She would have killed them if I didn't do as she said; I lied; it was all me; I told the A

r the most, and she played it in my face, but embry.

asked slowly as my l

festival tomorrow, it's their wedding," she admitted

ot do anything about it, '' sh

me as she frowned hard. She looked frigh

l added in hastily, her gaze fixed on th

his mistress?" I asked,

t friend, not a m

it's fiance." She responded and held her finger up. My eyes fixed on her