The days that followed were a blur of passionate lovemaking and endless demands for submission. Phobos seemed to take pleasure in dominating Luna at every opportunity, using his strength and size to overwhelm her both physically and emotionally. He made it clear that she was his now, belong ing to him body and soul. Despite the pain and humiliation she endured, there was still a strange sense of belonging that came with being claimed by Phobos in such a way. She knew that she would never be free of him again;

that her fate was now irrevocably intertwined with his. And as the weeks passed and her belly began to swell with their unborn child, Luna found herself unable to deny the strange sense of rightness that came from carrying Phobos's heir within her. Even as she chafed against his endless control and domination, there was a part of her that yearned for his touch and loved being wrapped up in his warmth.

And so Luna accepted her fate;