Cherish Me, Daddy
I whispered, my voice barely there.
“My niece,” she continued smoothly, “will take his place. As is only proper for a fated bond.” Something inside me… died. “If Eli wishes,” she added with a mocking tilt of her head, “he may remain as a concubine because he can't be a breeder. Or… he is free to walk away.”
The world tilted... became a concubine or walked away. So this was it. Not just sharing him or losing him, but being reduced to begging for scraps of what used to be mine.