BOUGHT BY THE BEAST
"No matter what you do to him. No matter how much you take. The bond between us is real. It existed before you touched him and it will exist after I destroy everything you have built."
"The bond." Morgessa laughed, a soft, musical sound that echoed off the curved walls. "You cling to that word like it means something. Like it makes you special. But do you know what a bond really is, Rielle? It is biology. Chemistry. A set of hormones and instincts designed to ensure reproduction. There is nothing sacred about it. Nothing that cannot be... redirected."
She raised her hand, and the air in the chamber shifted.