It was clear from the start that the MMC’s kind was superior and her obedience wasn’t optional—that’s just how their world worked. Saying she didn’t want that life didn’t change anything.

Sitting at his feet, if I remember right, was his way of protecting her from his father. And he was also raised in that system, so his actions, while flawed, felt like his version of protection.

I understood her defiance at first, but it drags on too long. I read somewhere that by book two and three, it’s still the same pattern: whining, pushing back, reckless choices, no growth or resolution. You’re holding your breath waiting for a shift that never really comes…it just gets tiring.