11. Sinful Temptation

XENDAYA.

The following day, I'm allowed to return to my quarters, a place in which I have only spent my first night. But there have already been considerable changes made here.

The bedding is now dark green, and the floor also is covered with a deep green rug. Sheer curtains are hanging from the windows and there are several gold ornaments.

Is it his doing?

I’m still angry and resentful of him and all I want to do is-

‘Kill him, yes we know,’ Shayara cuts in. ‘I think he’s regretful-’

‘Are you siding with him now?’

She’s quiet, but I can sense her hesitation.

‘No, I just think he regretted his actions…’

‘Regret doesn’t bring my hair back, regret doesn’t take away the pain I experienced.’ I say harshly, my eyes flashing, making the slave women accompanying me exchange looks of fear. ‘If I didn’t know better, I’d think you are somehow beginning to have a soft spot for him.’

‘No, I just…’ she sighs, seeming confused and slinks away to a far corner of my mind and I try to calm my