Zora’s POV
“Remember, Zora, there's a reason you're here. And it's time you learn what happens to disobedient toys."
Those words haunted me everywhere, both day and night in this estate. The cold autumn breeze rustled the curtain I was about to put out on the line, and as I turned to look out into the woods, my stomach dropped and I recoiled as if flogged. I couldn't even consider trying to flee at this point. Not for a time, especially since the three Lords were now after my blood.
Aiden's chilling words lingered in my head, a clear reminder that I had been spared from being a sacrifice and had accepted their terms in a rush to be saved, putting me at their mercy.I remembered his measured threat that I would soon realize what it meant to be a plaything. I could still feel the pain in m
