Chapter 105

She turned with tear-filled eyes. “What is it, Chad? Oh, please leave me alone.”

She was already ashamed that she offered herself to him and he had rejected her. Now she wondered where she’d found the courage to make such an offer. She had never been a friend of sex because it hurt. She had her few experiences while she did her best to feed the slaves of Salem—to make sure they ate. Coupled with the things the kings did to her, she had become more afraid of sex, and frankly, she wasn’t sure that she could carry through with any sexual intimacy—not even with Chad.

So, where had Sally gotten the courage to offer herself to him like that?

“Please, hear me out, Sally. I don’t know what I did to hurt you. It’s not my intention to hurt you,” he groaned.

She swiped her hand across her cheeks to wipe the tears. “You don’t want me,” she accused. “You don’t want me. Maybe because I’m dirty to you!”

“Whatever gave you such an idea!? How can you think of somethi