DRUNK IN CRUELTY

Her mother kept talking nonsense, as she stood behind her, watching Nycta dragged her bloody body toward the pyre.

 

'That's will be you, since you are so willing to sacrifice yourself for him.'

 

"No, I am not."

 

'Keep denying that. Both of us know that you will. He doesn't want to erase your memories even after the completion of the beauty blood. He wants to keep using you because you are useful, not because he loves you. He loves his empire more than you, or else, he wouldn't have allowed those magic users to hurt you.'

 

'He marked you because he wanted to tie you close to him, not because he wanted it. It will be harder to break the mate bond.'

 

"I have broken one, I can do it again," Zuri said.