I hate that word concubine. I don't just want to be his concubine. I don't know why, but the word sounds like a term for a glorified whore! And even though that was what I was supposed to be in the first place, I want to believe that things are different now. He's given me the liberty to do lots of things.
He's given me the freedom to make choices. To pick what I do and don't want.
And this is one thing I don't want. I don't want to be a concubine.
"I already told you, you're not just a—"
"I know what you said." I quickly interrupt him. "I know you said I'm not just a concubine, but still no matter how you look at it, for now, that is what I am. That is what you brought me here to be in the first place."
"Kiva—"
"Leonis please just let me talk." I place a palm over his mouth, stopping him from saying anything more.
