The monster's fated prey
"Sorry for me? Do not dare offer me your pity. Pity is a poison, and I have never touched it. Those memories were the forge that hammered me into who I am today. Strong. Unbreakable. Whatever you see in there, it is not a reason for empathy. It is the reason I survived. Stay out of my head."
Lior rose to his feet, his own strength flaring in response to Aziel’s aggression. "They didn't just make you strong, Aziel. They made you a monster. I saw her—the girl, the first false mate. She was nothing but a casualty of your paranoia. She begged you, she held onto your cloak, and you didn't even blink before you ended her. How could you justify that?"