The Obedience Trial
he demanded hoarsely, his voice heavy with judgment, "what did you do to me?"
I looked at him calmly. "I didn’t do anything. Your mother slapped me. Then you collapsed."
"Ridiculous." He let out a short, mocking laugh. "My mother hit you, and I’m the one who coughs up blood and passes out? Sienna, you’re now making up this kind of nonsense just to get my sympathy?"
"This isn’t nonsense," I spoke slowly, clearly. "Just now, we were bound by an Empathy Sync System. From now on, every bit of harm I suffer—physical or emotional—you will feel it all, exactly the same."