DESDEMONA“Why are you back so early?” Lord Kieran asked with a smirk.“Leave,” Alpha Alaric replied coldly.“Ok fine I will,” he patted on my back gently.The silence after Kieran left was heavier than before. It pressed against my chest, making it hard to breathe. I could still hear Alpha Alaric’s boots on the stone path, even though it was long gone. That sound alone was enough to make my skin prickle.I sat there, trembling, clutching the wet rag in my hand. My knuckles were raw. I wanted to scream, but all that came out was a choked breath. Lord Kieran shouldn’t have come. He didn’t understand how dangerous it was just to stand near me when Alpha Alaric was around.The Alpha didn’t need to shout to destroy someone. One look from him was enough to make a person crumble.I dipped the rag back into the cold bucket, trying to focus on the task again. Work was safer than thinking. Work didn’t ask questions, didn’t punish me for having feelings. But my hands were shaking too much to c
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