Avery's Point of View
“You little—!” She lunged at me, her hand raised to strike.
“Any hands that touch her shall be cut off.”
The room fell into complete silence as everyone turned to the source of the voice.
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Laura turned to Maya, her tone icy. “What is the meaning of this? Is this how you treat someone under my care?”
“Miss Laura!” Maya stammered, her voice trembling.
Laura ignored her, her gaze locked on me. Her calm expression softened slightly as she stepped closer. “Are you alright?”
I nodded, a wave of relief washing over me. “I am now.”
“How dare you bully her?”, now it was Maya’s turn to tremble, I never knew that Laura had this much power here and that made me admire her even more.
“Beta Laura, she insulted me and I was only doing the right thing by putting
