Dreams of White Tresses
I’m sad I was actually hoping Zachary would b good and decent. He is similar to Curtis but at least Curtis thought of snow and didn’t try to eliminate her mates even though he wanted to at times. Well maybe Parker and not so much Winston . I don’t approve of what Zachary did it was awful but I understand of wanting his mate to himself without sharing. But he should’ve thought of her feelings which he didnt 😡
Back then even if Bqq scratched the snake spousal mark in order to break the bond between her and Curtis, it didn't work because even then, she already felt something for Curtis...but in Chris' case, when she felt hatred for Saint Zachary, it was already a clear rejection, that's why the spousal mark disappeared...even if he mated with her, her feelings of hatred remained the same...
This story is like a creatively knit fabric made with yarn of science and wild imagination stretching beyond all logical and scientific parameters. So keeping all that in mind my guess is: 1. Scorpion venom with chemicals in atmosphere causes hallucinations, like Winston had after being stung for the second time and exposed to Flos Eriocauli. 2. Snow/ BQ was stung by scorpion in past and when Winston mated with her it was her second exposure. 3. Everything was fine till the Rock necklace came in picture, based on An’an’s reaction to it, I feel it’s combination of scorpion venom in Snow’s body, and compsition of Rock necklace affecting both An’an and BQ.