#Chapter 156 – Clearing the Air Between Us

Helen’s POV I stayed frozen but hopeful. I hadn’t been ordered back to our other house, and Justin hadn’t yelled at me for my outburst in public. After a moment, he turned around and rubbed both hands across his face, his head hanging. When he turned back, he stared straight at me and said, “I have a job for you, I guess.” “You what?” I asked. “I have a job for you,” he said more confidently. All of a sudden, fear clawed its way into my throat. By job, did he mean that I was going to be banished back to a cell with the job of staying obedient? Was I going to be chained up again? I ducked my head submissively. “Whatever you wish, Alpha,” I murmured through numb lips, trying to hold back whimpers at the idea of yet more punishment coming my way. Justin growled, and tears filled my eyes. What about this response was wrong? What was I doing to upset him? I was trying to be as obedient as I could, but I wasn’t some robot that he could just program and have me run through ev