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Saluzzo, Italy
July 26th
There are many ways in which one can be taught their place.
A master beats his dog, sometimes starves him
Takes away his toys, his comfort
Until he knows to sit when told
Fetch when commanded
Bark only when he sees a threat.
A master whips his slave.
Have her kneel, teach her the meaning of submissive.
A prince, he simply sends this Padrona away.
Hide the shame.
He could not afford to have the DePablo names stained
So she was sent away
To live out her nine months in seclusion
When people ask, they were to be told that she was ill
That she needed to rest in seclusion
The truth was to be covered up like a wound after a fight
She spent her days in her mind
Playing her memories on repeat
She could not stop thinking of him.
The king who forged her
She sat at the window
Listening to the slapping of the waves against the rocks
Hearing only his voice in that chaos
She hasn't seen him in nine months
Not since her husband dragged her to his apartments
To demand an explanation
Not since Piero had his men beat him
Not since he accepted this without a fight and called off his own men
She had been disappointed
She wanted him to fight
To paint the walls red with Piero's blood
Maybe even with hers
She wanted to be claimed by him
To be his
But she understood why he did what he did
He had a child and an ex-wife to think of
He could not start a war for their sake
The DePablo's was not known for their mercy
So she contents herself with simply sitting at the window
Remembering his lips, his eyes,
The smell of his body
The feel of his skin.
Then there was an explosion
Liquid trickled down her thigh
It was time for the child to come into the world
It lasted longer than her other times
There was more pain
She screamed louder
At the time she didn't know that this was a sign
A sign of the times to come
It was a boy
A sweet baby boy with caramel skin.
She named him Mickelo
And when she looked at him
He only reminds her of his father
And a life she could have had
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Padrona ✔️
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