Your Only Kin

He gave her a curt look and started walking again. Her heart thumped faster. She had thought he was going to keep her locked since she was only his slave. But if he was taking her for every meeting.. She wiped her clammy hands on her dress and followed him.

They entered a much private room where Diana was sitting near the fireplace. She smiled when the door opened but her eyes paused when she noticed Bella standing behind Rafael.

"We do not need your services here. You are dismissed." she spat with a cold look on her face but Bella did not move. If she was going to be their dog, she was going to choose her master at least.

"You! Did you not hear me? We don't need you." Diana spat harshly when Bella turned her head to meet Rafael's eyes. The man laughed at her actions.

"You can go and rest. Did you not tell me that you are tired after last night?" Bella nodded with a smile and left when she heard Diana in the corridor.