Bella thought for a few seconds, “What do you want?”
“No, not this one.”
Bella tried to recall what she had said, “I have finished, please go.”
Charles shook his head again, “No.”
She realized what he wanted her to say. She shook her head and looked away, “I won’t say it.”
“Why?”
“Certain things, I can only say them once. And…” Bella looked at him, with sadness in her eyes, “Even if I repeated it, what is your response to me?”
Charles’s body was stiff, but his voice sounded soft, “Bella, I have told you before, you must be submissive.”
Bella’s heart squeezed violently, and her eyes flooded with tears. She could only keep her eyes wide enough so that the tears would not fall down. She said every word clearly and strenuously, although her throat was choked by something and her voice
