Rules of Submission

POV: Evangeline

A suffocating tension gripped the massive vaulted dining hall the exact moment Victoria deliberately tipped her cup, sending boiling coffee searing across my back. The liquid soaked through my white shirt in an instant. It clung to my skin like liquid fire. The pain was blinding. Hot, stabbing flashes radiated across my shoulder blades, forcing a choked gasp from my throat. I clam