Cursed By Ice (2015)
“Maybe it was because she was relieved to be headed toward Koro at last. And now that she felt a little less guarded toward him, she and Garreth spoke a lot—mostly about various cultural things, but it always seemed to come back around to her having been a slave and locked away from the world. Since that was the only life she had known, it made sense.
“So your parents were allowed to marry?”
“Mate. Marrying is for Kithians … I mean, the masters,” she corrected herself. He had insisted that she t...oo was a Kithian and should refer to herself as such. Whenever she referred to herself or other slaves as the scourge, he’d tense up and correct her on the matter.
“But they looked on each other as exclusive mates, so it was as good as being wed,” he pointed out.
“I suppose. But as good as still isn’t quite enough,” she said with a forlorn little sigh.
“But they broke all the rules. They fell in love first, then asked permission to mate afterward.”
“Yes. And then again to have my brother.MoreLess
“So your parents were allowed to marry?”
“Mate. Marrying is for Kithians … I mean, the masters,” she corrected herself. He had insisted that she t...oo was a Kithian and should refer to herself as such. Whenever she referred to herself or other slaves as the scourge, he’d tense up and correct her on the matter.
“But they looked on each other as exclusive mates, so it was as good as being wed,” he pointed out.
“I suppose. But as good as still isn’t quite enough,” she said with a forlorn little sigh.
“But they broke all the rules. They fell in love first, then asked permission to mate afterward.”
“Yes. And then again to have my brother.MoreLess
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