“Why did you do this to me?” I whispered, shattered, broken and trembling as he reached out to caress my cheek, gazing at me like that ire in him had lessened in light of this barbaric connection between us. “Because the Void has to be delivered to Pyros, silka la vin. You must belong to me. It will make it all the easier to bring you to The Matriarch once our time at Never Keep is done, and it will ensure you do not slip from my grasp in the meantime, nor tell a soul of what you are.” “I am not what you think I am,” I said in disbelief. “I’m not the Void. It’s insanity. How can you really
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