I look in Mr. Salvis' eyes confused why he lied but what I see there shocks me to no end.

Is that fear?

"Oh, I'm so sorry. There was this girl named Daphne who saved my life and then disappeared. Eleandro has been trying to find her since then so that we can thank her but neither of us has met her before and so it hard as we don't even know what she looks like." Mrs. Salvis says.

What?

Disappeared? Mr. Salvis was fucking keeping tabs on me!

Never met her before? Mr. Salvis and I basically had a whole conversation!

Find her? He knew where I lived!

I just stand there dumbfound letting Mr. Salvis do the talking as I have no idea where this conversation was going.

"Mother that's in the past now. She and my fiance are different persons. Now can we move on because I am really hungry and can already smell the food."

"Oh yeah! Take Daphne with you to the dining table I'll go and get the food from the kitchen," she says and leaves.

I turn to Mr. Salvis giving him my undivided attention and say, "Care to explain what's going on, Mr. Salvis? "

He turns his face towards me and comes extremely close to me. My breathing hitched when I feel his hot breaths at the base of my neck. "Do you remember Miss Royce when you signed the contract there was a rule which meant submissive can't ask questions, if done otherwise there will be consequences?"

I gulp and nod, his hot breaths still creating a tingling sensation in my whole body. I back away a little so I can see his face.

"Use words Miss Royce. "

"Yes." His eyebrows rise listening to my answer. "Y-Yes, Sir. "

"That's more like it. Well then you should also remember what happens when you break a rule. "

Holy-fucking-shit-no. It can't be what I'm thinking.

"No, S-Sir."

Urrgghh what's with all this slurring!

"Are you lying, Miss Royce? "

"No, Sir. " Yes.

"It's okay Miss Royce I can help you remember because it's the part I'll never forget. " He speaks and then looks ahead breaking our intense eye contact, looking at nothing particular.

"Get ready for your first punishment tonight, Miss Royce and next time try not to forget that you are my submissive who has no authority to question me."

Saying this he leaves me alone terrified and...excited with his words repeating in my head.

Punishment.

Tonight.

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"And then there was this time when Andro was so sick that the doctor suggested that he should rest but being a stubborn person he is, he didn't listen to anybody and attended Jenna's annual function just because he had promised her he will be there. Jenna and him have always been close even though they are so different." Mrs. Salvis says with an angelic smile looking at one of the photo frames hanging on the wall with a brunette girl and a black-haired boy.

They are holding each other's hands while standing in the middle of an ice rink with their skates on. The girl is taller than the boy and is wearing specs while the boy looks like struggling to stand still and not fall, but nevertheless, smiling carelessly with all his teeth on display.

Wish I could be as careless as him so that I don't overthink about the punishment.

"Jenna? Is that your daughter's name, Mrs. Salvis ?" I ask still focusing on the picture.

"Yes, she and my husband, Tyler will be here tomorrow morning. Secondly, call me Suzzane you're family now. "

Her words hit me hard and my eyes snap away from the photo frame and meet her dark grey ones and I couldn't help but notice how it is the only thing common between her and Mr. Salvis.

Family?

When my mom left me at the doorstep of the orphanage I was at denial for many days, thought maybe something has happened to her so she is late to pick me up. Even today a part of me consoles myself by playing scary scenarios that maybe something like that happened on the way so she couldn't come because my mother wouldn't abandon me. She would never leave her angel alone. Not even for the world.

Every time I would see children playing in the park I would silently pray to God for a family. It didn't matter if it's a single person, all I wanted was someone I could call my family.

My family.

Life comes up with weird ways to bite your ass.Every dayy I wished to have a family and now when I finally have someone who considers me as family, I feel shitty. Terrible. Lost.

It's not because now I don't wish to have a family but because of the fact that I'm lying to her.

" Did I say something wrong? Why are you crying? " Suzzane asks with a worried expression.

I didn't realize when tears started falling and I wipe them away quickly so that I don't have to come up with an explanation that would indeed be another lie but of course I am late.

I just shake my head with a stupid smile hoping she will just forget about it and won't ask me questions.

"It's nothing Suzzane, it's just it makes me happy to know that you accepted me as family. "

"O,h honey." She comes closer to me and holds my arms reassuring. "I know life has been hard for you. Andro told me about you. Being orphaned at a young age must be very hard. "

My eyes become the size of saucers hearing her.

He told her. About me.

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