The Slave Daddy Wouldn't Free
The memory of his touch from last night felt smaller now, shrunken under the weight of her words.
I stood, my chair scraping the floor. Marta gave me a small, apologetic glance before guiding me toward the servants’ quarters.
By the time I reached the laundry room, the shame had settled deep in my chest. I picked up a bundle of linens and began to work, my hands moving automatically, my mind replaying every cruel word Celeste had spoken.
By the time my hands were raw from scrubbing, I realized that fighting for survival here was far harder than I had imagined. This house was not merely walls and ceilings, it was a battlefield with invisible weapons, and women like Celeste wielded them with p