Serena:
I stared at him until the question lodged in my chest stopped echoing.
How would that make you feel?
He stood close enough that I could still feel the heat of him, and the question felt more dangerous than any order he’d ever given. He hadn’t asked whether I would obey. He hadn’t reminded me of why I’d been brought here. He’d asked how I would feel, and I hated that I didn’t have an answer ready.
“I don’t know,” I whispered. “I mean, I know that it is my duty to give you a child, but if you are the one to ask me to do it… I don’t know how I am going to feel about it or how I am going to be reacting to it.”
“That is honest,” he said. “Thank you for it.”
“I wasn’t going to lie to you about something that I know needs me to be honest.” I said, and he nodded in understanding, cle
