"You saw the video I shared?"
Zavier nodded, tears flowing fresh down his face.
"Please relay my thanks to Uncle and Aunty. For... for giving my parents justice. For making that monster suffer the way he made my father suffer."
His voice broke on the last words.
Damian squeezed his shoulder.
"Here is the daughter of the person who manipulated your parents. I've removed her core. She can't defend herself anymore."
He gestured toward Mara, who was staring at Zavier with dawning horror.
"Do whatever you want with her. Release your pent-up hatred. Make her pay for what her family did to yours."
Zavier looked at Mara, his expression mixing grief with something approaching bloodlust.
But… he hesitated, his hands shaking, his moral conditioning fighting against his desire for vengeance.
"I... I'm not like them. I can't just torture someone. That's not who I am."
Damian's voice became sharp, cutting through the hesitation.
