Chapter 30 Pick Your Battles, Win The War

• I stare at him in shock, my mind racing to comprehend his words. A public mistress. The humiliation, the degradation – it would be unbearable. "You can’t do this," I whisper, my voice trembling.
• "I can and I will," Sirius replies, his tone final. "You’ve left me no choice, Elise."
• He signals to the guards, and they pull me to my feet. I don’t resist as they lead me away, my mind numb with fear. They take me to a room where a bath has been prepared.