HEIRESS REBORN
“You don’t need to become him to beat him.”
I laugh again, hollow. “You think I became him? No. He turned me into this. He forged me out of ruin. I don’t get to walk away until I make him choke on every drop of blood he drew from me.”
The silence after hangs heavy, thick. Vivian doesn’t move, doesn’t speak.
I press my forehead back against the glass. “He hasn’t begged yet. That’s how I know it’s not over.”
Vivian finally sighs, shaking her head. “Then I hope, for your sake, you’ll still recognize yourself when it is.”