Bound by Vows and Vendetta
"It's irritating."
I blinked, still trembling, struggling to find my voice. "She's dead," I whispered, my throat raw. "You killed her."
His eyes flicked over to me, cold and unfeeling. "Insignificant people die every day. If you're going to be my wife, you need to toughen up. Crying over them is pointless."
I couldn't breathe. The tears fell harder, my chest tightening as I stared at him in disbelief. His wife? His wife. I was supposed to spend the rest of my life tied to this... this monster?