"First a slap, and now a sweet treat?" Sienna Johnson was unimpressed.
"What?"
"Nothing." Sienna couldn't explain certain things to Mai. In Mai's view, a man hitting a woman wasn't a big deal. But in the world Sienna originally came from, it was wrong, even illegal.
"Mai, hurry and drink your medicine. It'll be even more bitter if it gets cold."
Sienna was terrified of taking medicine, especially bitter traditional medicine. She pushed the bowl away, spilling some of its contents. "I don't want to drink it!"
Kiki tried to reason with her. "How can you not drink it? How will you get better if you don't? Mai, be good and drink your medicine."
Sienna had been hurt by Adrian Desmond—not physically, but emotionally. She was a sensitive and proud woman, and he had wounded her pride.
In Adrian's eyes, she was nothing more than a pet he kept, like a dog or a cat. He would play with her when she was obedient and whip her when she wasn't.
