The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 118

“I said get out.” I turned my head away. “I don’t want to look at you anymore.”

Gabriel chuckled. “Ah, no Lama Voice this time?”

“I’m just asking you to leave. Please.”

For a moment, I thought he might refuse just topite me. But then he shrugged and headed toward the door. “Oh, before I forget. Alexander arranged for you to have some help during your… ‘recovery’. A new maid.”

He opened the door and gestured to someone in the hallway. A young woman stepped into the room, and I immediately felt every one of my insecurities come rushing back.

She was gorgeous. Probably no older than nineteen, with long brunette hair and bright blue eyes. Her figure was perfectly proportioned, and he moved into the room with graceful ease like she belonged here.

And worst of all… She looked just like fucking Sophia.

“This is Sarah,” Gabriel said. “She’ll be taking care of you while you’re allegedly indisposed.”

Sarah smiled and curtsied, although her eyes remained locked on mine. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Luna.”

The way she said my title made it sound like a joke. It didn’t take a genius to know that this wasn’t a maid to help me during my recovery, bu someone to mock and belittle me. A humiliation.

and I could hear the amusement in his voice

just Sarah and me in. She stood by the door, staring at me for far too long until I squirmed slightly under

she finally said, “what do

ting I’d eaten anything. “Could you bring

smile was all teeth “Anything

fine.

had given me was still on my wrist, catching the morning light. Just looking at it made me want to

thought I was weak. Manipulative. He’d rather watch me die than mark me, and he had

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to kick me while I

that I broke the clasp, and threw it across the room. It hit the wall with a soft

back, I wouldn’t beg him to mark me. I wouldn’t play the pathetic, dying wife anymore.

later carrying a tray with a bowl of soup and some crackers. She set

go,” she said

my arms were

carefully, she let it tip. Hot soup spilled directly onto my lap, soaking through the thin

the burning pain immediate and intense.