“She refuses,” Goran said, rising to his full height after coming into my tent. I turned and my eyes widened. Had I heard him correctly? “Refuses?” He seemed nervous as he nodded, for no one refused me. Until now. “Did she give a reason for this disobedience?” I could hear the anger in my voice, but I was calm. Was it the Earth way to defy, or just Evelyn Day’s? Was this her attempt to reject me? Too late for that. She was mine. If she’d suffered a change of heart since her very satisfying f*****g, then it was up to me to sway her. Perhaps my punishment had been too severe for her human mind? Was it her diminutive size? I needed to discover what Evelyn Day needed to be happy, and if her bliss would come through punishment or pleasure. “She did not.” “She is still with the harem?” He

