A Touch of Poison (Shadows of the Tenebris Court, #2)
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For the women turning their rage into power. Let’s burn it all down.
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“The man who dropped me in the middle of a palace and fucked off for a week is lecturing me. That’s bloody rich.”
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Did it serve you to keep quiet?” I had no answer. “Or did your silence just serve others and their comfort?”
Brittany
Attacked
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They might say it was better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. But they were full of shit.
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Why bother living for tomorrow if not for things that feed our souls?”
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“You didn’t though, did you? You took it yourself like the wonderful idiot you are.”
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“We only get to be brave when we’re afraid.”
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“My father told me that who you really are is what you do when no one else is looking.”
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Wards make this place my sanctuary… until human women come along with such loud thoughts, that is.”
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“Still fighting it.” She made a thoughtful sound and shook her head as she wrote in the notebook. “I wonder what will be the thing to make you scream at last.”
Brittany
Sick doc
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But there are more broken things than I can keep up with.” “Has it crossed your mind that they aren’t all your responsibility?”
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Survival was a solitary pursuit.
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“An acid lake. Poisonous gasses. You bring me to all the best holiday destinations.”
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“Just because you can lie doesn’t mean you’re always good at it.”
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“I want you, body, heart, and soul. I want to worship you as you deserve to be worshipped. Adore you as you deserve to be adored. Love you as you deserve to be loved.”
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“At your feet, all rules kneel. I’m no hero, Katherine, but, please, let me be your villain.”
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“I love you. Beyond all reason. Beyond all control. Beyond everything. I love you.”
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You have… some sort of ranking system for cakes?” “It’s more a hierarchy. But doesn’t everyone?”
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“I’m sure I’m going to regret asking, but… what is your hierarchy of cakes?”
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In the best possible way, she destroyed and re-created me.
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Right now, I walked alone through the wrong side of the palace with a sword I didn’t know how to use, a dagger I barely did, and a dress that threatened to spill my tits every time I did anything other than saunter.
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“They’re a gnat’s ballsack away from panic.”
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“Good. If we were all poisonous, they’d watch their fucking tongues.”
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“You’d better stay safe,” Ella hissed, voice cracking. “Don’t I always?” “No! You fucking don’t.”
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“But if I’m going to die at anyone’s hands, I’d pick yours. Though, for the record, I’d prefer your thighs.”