Even the bullet that almost killed him that day on Eden Prime didn’t hurt as much as this. He knew she loved Traynor, understood that well enough… But if all they had was nothing? What did that even mean for him. “… You are right,” he whispered, backing away slowly. His voice was cracking; he was on the verge of tears. “I am worthless.”
In the back of her mind she knew this was wrong. Knew that the bite of the knife should have hurt her. Knew that the look on his face should have stopped her. But the voices whispered that she was wrong to think such things. All that mattered was the thrill of causing pain and stealing everything from him. Taking a slow step towards him, her lips twisted into a sickening smile. “Worthless,” she purred, stopping a few feet away from him. “Who could ever love a failure like you?”