× Dixie ×
× Present ×
“I'd rather die than respect you!” My legs are too tired from the torture, but I manage to stand up from the floor.
“Your impudent behavior is to be dealt with.” Trix says, almost shouting.
“Impudent behavior? Is that what you’re calling it now?” I spit out.
He steps closer, his presence hovering over me. “Yes. You think you can disrupt meetings, insult me, and get away with it?”
I don’t bother to look up at him. I won’t give him the satisfaction of seeing me like this. All wretched and helpless.
“You’re a coward, Trix,” I say, my voice trembling with rage. “A bully who hides behind his title. I curse the day you were born.”
His eyes flash with anger, and I know I’ve struck a nerve. Good. Let him feel even a fraction of the pain he’s inflicted on me.
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