How To Be A Mistress
Underneath the polished wood was a small, hidden compartment, barely deep enough for a hand.
It was empty. Pero sa isip ko, hindi na ito bakante.
I imagined a blade. A thin, sharp stiletto with a black handle. The kind that could slide between the ribs of a man while he was distracted by a kiss. I imagined hiding a wire, or a vial of the poison I had heard the senior mistresses whisper about.
This is it, I thought. My first secret within the Sanctum.
I carefully pressed the floorboard back into place and wiped away the dust. My heart was racing, but not because of Julian’s touch. It was because for the first time in three years, I felt like I had a weapon.
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