Severed Ties

"You... are nothing. I was never a Mercer. To all of you, I was nothing more than an unpaid servant, someone you could dump your anger, your frustrations, and a cruelty that was never justified on."

I don't wait for an answer.

I don't need one anymore.

I turn to take my mate's hand again. Lorcan naturally intertwines his fingers with mine and offers me a faint smile before leading me toward the ex