WInter’s POV

But then again, I had also learned something terrifying. I had lasted the longest. Everyone who submitted to him easily always met a quick death. Their obedience didn’t save them, it only made him lose interest faster. So I decided to fight back, to hold my ground, to show him that I was different.

That was a huge mistake.

My eyes were wide open in shock as he slit Clarisa’s throat with his long talon-like claws. It happened so fast that my mind refused to register it, like ...