“I will do whatever it takes to get you to understand that you belong to me. The life you once knew is gone. The sooner you accept that the less pain you will feel.”
Jewel wanted to tell him that his words weren’t true because if she gave into him, she would feel a different kind of pain. It would be a pain that a physical beating couldn’t even rival because she would be choosing evil. Jewel would be going against everything she’d ever been taught, not to mention the hurt and pain it would cause those she cared about. Even if she had been brave enough to speak, she couldn’t. Her lungs were still struggling to inflate as she took in gulps of air that sounded strangled in her throat.
“Kneel before me and vow your fealty,” Volcan growled as he loomed over her.
She shook her head. One of h
