Chapter 1: Treated Worse Than A Slave
{Elira}
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"Wake up, filthy rat!"
The ice water hit my skin like glass.
I gasped, eyes snapping open just as another splash soaked the thin blanket around me. My bones felt frozen through, and the shivering started before my brain could catch up.
I didn’t have time to breathe when a hand gripped a fist full of my hair and yanked hard.
"How dare you make me come here to wake you?" The housemaid’s breath reeked of bitterness as she dropped the stainless bucket onto my lap with a clang. "Miss Regina wants you, lazy slug."
This was my life.
Even in my uncle’s house, I was treated worse than a slave; like refuse.
What was I now, anyway?
A forgotten orphan. A lowly omega from a highly regarded Beta line. Regina’s maid and plaything when my uncle wasn’t looking.
