Talya made it through Nicolas's inquisition. She was so tired of everyone having control over her every move, but she played the poor innocent little girl and he seemed to fall for it.
Not Esta.
Talya didn't care about the bitchy she-cat. Ever since Esta mated Aster, she was unbearable to be around and she treated Talya even more like a child.
She was not a child, hadn't been one for many years. No one knew the complete true story of her time with the South American cats. They didn't know that after a few years of starvation and maltreatment she learned to play the game of enticement with the men. As long as she pleased them, her days and nights became easier. Talya's body fulfilled the men's needs, and they threw her scraps of food to keep her belly filled while the hard, backbreaking
