The Sunrise

Juma

Outside the chamber, I stood guard, my jaw clenched as her cries of pleasure reached my ears. A soft sigh escaped my lips as her screams grew louder.

I knew how this would go. Soon, her cries would turn from pleasure to pleas for mercy. That was how it always was.

My Lord had been like this for years. He tried to hide it, but I knew the truth he was still haunted by the past.

I had been there when Lord Michael' s mate cruelly rejected him and left with ...