MERIDA
Zayna has been at it for the last twenty minutes, smugly talking about her upcoming bonding ceremony with Lemuel. She kept throwing little jabs at me probably thinking I was too weak to respond.
Every time she mentioned the word 'mate', my stomach tightened but I refused to let her see me flinch.
"I'm thinking we will have a private dance just the two of us," Zayna said brushing her fingers over Lemuel's as if they were the perfect couple.
Lemuel stood clearly uncomfortable, but he didn't pull away from her torch."Maybe we will even disappear for a little while after." She winked at him, her voice dripping with sweetness that made me sick.
Julietta was standing across and was smiling ,her eyes flicking between Zayna and me as if this was some kind of entertainment.
Zayna was c
