Commanding Respect

Valerie’s POV

What had I done to deserve any of it? Nothing, other than having been raised among humans.

They saw me as lesser, as broken and inferior, even now after having been with Darius for so many years, while we were raising two kids together.

Frankly, I was sick of it. I was at my wits end. In the past, I would have turned the other cheek, trying to be kind even when people were being rude