"Riko was cruel but he needed me to succeed. We were the heirs of Exy; he hurt me but there were lines he would not cross until the end. It was different for Jean. It was worse. His father owed the Moriyamas a great deal. The master paid those debts in exchange for Jean's presence on our court. He was property, nothing more. You are the same in their eyes." "I am not property," Neil said in a low voice. "I know how he sees you," Kevin said. "I know it means he did not hold back."
JEAN GET BEHIND ME RIGHT NOW
