Chapter 206

"I do not want to be welcomed. Please...please...send me back. Please."

My voice cracked on the last word. I hated how desperate I sounded. How broken.

The thing wearing a man's shape tilted its head. "Send you back? To what? To men who claim to love you while using you for their own ends? To a world that sees you as a weapon first and a person second?"

"I don't care." Tears streaked down my face.