Chapter 16. Acceptance

I did not know what to say, I felt like the truth was going to bring trouble to me. But did I have much of a choice? It would be smarter to be honest than to lie because she could find out later and it would be hell. 

“He took me to an abandoned beach,” I explained. 

“And?” She swallowed, staring at me like I had killed someone she loved. 

“We talked…” 

“Was that all that you did?” She raised her voice a bit, walking close to me in an intimidating way. “Answer the damn question, Rue. Was that all you did?” 

“We talked, that was it!” I replied in fear. 

“Hmm…” She smiled, mischief plastered on her face. “Okay, I believe you. But listen here, you should know your place. Zach paid a handsome amount for you, so you should get it in your head that you’re not a princess, you’re an omega, a slave here now. Our slave.”

That was not a term that I was not familiar with. All my life, I had been treated like one, so if being one a