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September 14 - September 14, 2024
“As the treaty states, anyone or anything who enters my lair is mine. So call your priest or whoever you use to perform ceremonies. As punishment, Tanith shall marry me.”
“Have you ever seen a man naked?” He asked, a hint of glee in his tone. “I was giving you privacy,” I retorted. “I didn’t ask for it,” he quipped.
“And what will I get for answering your questions?” “The satisfaction of answering.”
One thing you must learn, Tanith, is that, given the opportunity to change, most people would rather keep things as they are, keep the status quo. Because change is frightening, it tears down all defenses and forces one to begin anew, to rebuild, and that takes work. No one wants to do the work or deal with the repercussions of their actions and deeds, just as you’re angry with me for punishing you for your crime.”
I’d tried to escape, and he’d shown me his dead wife and threatened me with … kisses.
“That’s not a curse. Those are feelings.”