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A strong pair of hands caught the bucket before my nightmare could materialize, and then raised the bucket to the sink and poured it out.
Had someone slipped in through the back door and helped me? If they were that kind, maybe they would take pity on me and help me escape this place. Maybe—
I was surprised to find Master standing over me. He finished emptying the bucket and placed it on the floor at my feet.
Just because he averted the disaster didn’t mean he wouldn’t punish me for it. He wore a tight smile, slightly crooked from the alcohol he’d consumed.
“Careful,” he said.
Careful?
Careful?
Since when did he give a flying fig for me?
They must have kicked him out very early today.
Despite the fact he was out of shape, he was still stronger than most men back home. He wasn’t genetically gifted. It was because he was a member of the Titan race. They were physically powerful creatures otherwise similar to humans.
I always got the sense something bad had happened to Master years ago, something that knocked him off track in life and he could never recover from it.
Still, that gave him no right to treat me the way he did. Asshole.
He brought his eyes up to meet mine. They were bloodshot.
“Uh, yeah,” I said. “Sure.”
What else did you say to a man who would bludgeon you if you showed him the least bit of disrespect?
I lowered my eyes and turned away from him. I didn’t like to be so close. Pain always followed.
“I should get back to tidying up,” I said.
Then I felt it.
Something grazed my ass and cupped one cheek.
I leaped back.
Master’s hand cupped the air, expecting my ass to be there. He seemed confused it wasn’t.
Okay, so that was new.
He’d never touched me like that before. I always got the feeling he was disgusted by me. He always looked at me like I was something stuck to the bottom of his boot.
But this time it was different.
I’d never been more afraid of him.
“What… What are you doing?” I said.
“You cook and clean for me,” Master slurred. “I think it’s about time you performed other womanly duties.”
He reached up to grab at my chest.
I reacted without thinking and pulled out of his reach.
In that moment, I knew I’d made a mistake.
