I challenge you
"I love you, Nell." Eli tells me calmly, "But I can't let this woman live anymore."
This is the first time he said something like this to me. A ghoul. I realize that he's also dangerous. The woman is writhing in pain. Not just her. Eoin and Nicholai are also suffering in their seats. Nicholai's mother is screaming for help while Nicholai is clawing his own throat.
Duke Balthier continues to ask Eli to stop. But he doesn't pay any heed to his father.
Is this his true self? I stare into his golden eyes. They don't look warm anymore. When he killed Evie, I didn't care. He said that Evie was already dead. I didn't care enough to find out who could have killed her. Now, I know who it could be. I have no doubt that both Eli and Devil knew.
"If you hurt them more, everything between us will end right now." I say to him, "I promised you that I won't leave you, but I have never promised that I will marry you or I will stay as your lover."