Aluma on the other hand was trying her best not to react, not to talk or fight back but the wolf in her was proving stubborn as she let out a snide comment.

And I guess I didn’t get the memo, about you. Who am I supposed to bow down to? I see nothing but trash in front of me. Aluma said wiping her blood as Izzy'* eyes popped open.

What in the world was Aluma doing? Was she trying to get herself killed that badly. She had expected Aluma to be meek and humble like a slave, when she realized it again. Aluma was no slave, it wasn’t in...