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Chapter 12
I cannot look. Look up at his eyes, face him and tell him that he is simply being a dick. I always wanted to stand up to my parents. But never had the audacity to do it. And now, I can't even look him in the eye. Why am I so weak?
"I'm sorry, Alpha." I say. He does not give a reply and walks away from me, giving me the space to breathe. I look up at the nice gardener who is cutting the grass. I should not disturb him. It will only cause him more trouble. I head back to the mansion, considering my position in this house. First a failed Marriage trial and now a low life. That is what I am in his eyes. That is what I keep hearing from everybody. When you hear something for so long, you start believing in it. I believe that this is what my life will be like. Chained and humiliated by others. Maybe I should start accepting it too. Waiting for any kind of hope is stupid.
I enter the door of the mansion and look at the empty dark corrid
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Olivia fidgets with the fabric of her maid uniform. "I don't know. But from what I can tell, it will be very difficult for you to make your place here. Our Sire is a very complicated man." She inhales sharply and I frown."Complicated?" Honestly, what I could make out of him from the first day is that he is a very arrogant, cocky person who thinks very highly of himself and little of others. At least that's how he behaved in front of me."You will learn eventually. You came today, right? Maybe in a few weeks, you will understand what I am saying." Her voice goes deep and I gulp the lump in my throat. This does not sound good at all. "Eh–if you don't mind–umm–may I ask how you met Sire?""Well, in the Acadia where the mating ball is held."
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