Lucien

Words can’t describe how furious I am as I gaze at the slave standing before me.

Will this woman ever behave?

“Every time I look at you, I see my mistakes staring back at me,” I say to her through gritted teeth. Her eyes are downcast as she refuses to look at me, the way she always does.

The worst of it all is that I can see how she isn’t apologetic at all about disobeying my orders.

“I should kill you and be done with my suffering!” I exclaim. She doesn’t flinch at ...