54 pages • 1 hour read
Her Soul for Revenge
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Chapters 9-19Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence, death, physical abuse, emotional abuse, substance use, and sexual content.
Chapter 9 Summary: “Juniper”
Juniper has a nightmare about crawling out of the mine only to realize, to her horror, that something was still hunting her; the golden eyes of the hunter indicate that it’s Zane.
In the present, Juniper waits for Zane in the woods. She’s determined to accept his bargain, though she criticizes herself for being eager for the sexual part of their bargain. She waits, uneasy in the knowledge that she’s allowing herself to be hunted and caught. Zane appears, teasing her about her nerves. He outlines the deal: He’ll help her kill the Libiri, he won’t kill her, and he’ll only hurt her in ways that she finds acceptable, as part of their sexual agreement. She offers her soul and sexual submission in return, though she refuses to promise not to kill him. Zane is amused by this refusal.
Zane makes a knife out of “aether,” which he calls “the fifth element” (96). It allows demons to conjure items and sensations, apparently out of thin air. He explains that, unlike her attempted sacrifice to the Deep One, Juniper must choose to bind her soul to him by carving his name on herself.
