A Slave of Poison

reached out, wanting to p

away inst

. Her face show

dging for? Can't

rned a thing? Matthew, do you wan

ce shook as I spoke. "Countess, this slave kn

ed my head on the cold wooden

is act for? You're as stubborn as ever. You took Alan's place and enjoy

r fault, go back to the Venom

lifted the n

the carriage. "Get lost. Crawl back to the Ven

. Pain seared through my

rolled away, m

the Veno

head inst

ing hell. Going back

ay, never to see them a

my broken body, and stagger

ar before they

d me back t

aw Julio's face,

five years, was serving food to A

ced me and shrank b

back." His voice quivered

mother pulled him close,

vanished. "Matthew, are you a gho

face showed a hint of surpris

s skin and bones, frail enoug

ded. "Julio, how did you let

know how picky he is. If he

ought wild dogs for scraps. Having anything to

ly spoke in

not like me. He grew up with fine clothes and good foo

o the manor, I stru

patted his head fondly. "

eventeen years of hardship because of you, yet he doesn't hold it

wn cold toward them,

s, Lady of the Manor, this slave knows his guilt

h of them looked