"I hate you, Ashen!"
Lumina's scream tore through the chamber as she slammed the pillow against the bed again and again, her arms trembling from the force of it.
The soft fabric did nothing to absorb the fury burning inside her chest.
"I hate you so much!" she cried, her voice cracking as tears streamed freely down her cheeks.
"You promised me. You promised you would only love me. And now, now that you stand at the highest place, you want another woman!"
Her knees buckled, and she fell onto the mattress, burying her face into the pillow as a sob ripped out of her.
Her heart ached so badly it felt like something was tearing it apart from the inside.
"I expected you to say no," she muffled, her words shaking. "I expected you to refuse them. I expected you to fight."
Her chest heaved violently. Each breath felt sharp, painful, as though air itself had turned against her.
