7 Violet's POV (cont'd) Although tears blurred my vision, I made sure my head never came up and I didn't sob. This was another of Kiara's rules for me— no matter how much it hurt or pained, I should never show it. I was expected to endure it silently. And if I dared to sob or yelp, she doubled my pain. "JUST SHUT UP!" She roared and spit on my head. Some of the droplets of her spit touched my face. However, I held myself together and sat there quietly while the girls behind Kiara giggled. One of them, which is Benita, a neighboring alpha's illegitimate daughter, had her phone out— she was recording everything. "Have you forgotten the rule: Don't speak unless you're asked to?" Kiara barked. "N-no, I... I'm sorry." I gulped my tears and hoped this would end soon. Getting humiliated i

