She hated him. She wanted to. The fact that he could render her completely powerless, as though she was the silly little school girl she never was while she was at Hogwarts...She wanted to hate him so much.
Regaining her breath as he lowered her hand, she smirked wickedly at him. As powerless as he made her feel, she was brilliant at putting on a front. "I live to serve you, My Lord."
Bella knew when she was being dismissed, so she dropped once more to her knees, as was customary in her time. She waited for him to sweep past her, as usual, before going to the library to bury herself in research, repeating the conversation the whole way.