“I am not a toy to be used!”
The pity radiated from them all. The quiet, onlooking servants occupying the room with us, who could do nothing but stare at the floor as I raised my voice. I knew she wouldn’t send them away, that this was some twisted lesson in humility and learning my place. Because I pushed first.
“You’ve always just been a toy, Adran.” My body shook, not only from the coldness o...
