“Clearly, they’ve been deceived by your tricks.”
“Our tricks are pleasure and eternal life. I don’t think there are better things than that.” His eyes lock onto mine with intensity. “And if you let go of that hatred you have for us, you might begin to see things from another perspective.”
“I’m not going to see things from another perspective when you’ve stolen my future, my choices, my possibilities. How do you expect me to look at you differently when I was bought like cattle?” The words come coated in raw pain. “And your beauty won’t convince me otherwise.”
He stares at me for a few minutes and then bursts into laughter.
“I see Cassian told you about my gift.”
He composes himself and I watch him smooth his vest from some invisible wrinkle.
“He did,” I confirm.
He steps forward and
