I did not appreciate Zaahra’s thinly veiled threat, but there was nothing I could say to defend myself. I didn’t have a powerful family to defend me, and she had done nothing which was deserving of punishment.
Me and Ares were in the wrong, even if it was not a situation we had manufactured ourselves, and her anger was completely justified.
“If you need time to think about this, I understand. I want to make sure you don’t lose anything because of this, but intimidating me is not going to achieve anything. I have a great deal of respect for your family, but I will do what it takes to be with Morrigan.”
Zaahra leaned closer to Ares, and she seemed so menacing that I was afraid she was going to attack him.
“If you choose that girl over me I will make sure you regret it for the rest of yo
