Chapter 9. Firm Decision

Ayana’s POV

She smirks bitterly, massaging her cheek to soothe the pain. And I give her all the time she needs to digest what I just did. I have been too lenient that she forgot her place, but that is all over. I am taking no shit from her again. “I see you have grown horns,” she hisses between a bittersweet smirk.

I trade the smirk back, the only difference between the smirks being that mine is genuine. “You don’t want to know how long my horns are, little sister. So I suggest you think twice and watch what you say to me and even how you say it before opening your smelly mouth to me from now on. And as you can see, my child is asleep, so you better find your way back to your beautiful and serene abode, because this cage is too small to accommodate you,” I hiss in a low key.

She smirks at my statement, rubbing her finger on her nostrils as if to scour some bad smell away. “Don’t worry. I know I don’t fit here at all. This is not a place for people like me. I