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“How can you say that? Do I look like a Descended to you?”
Girl. You need to believe you're not mortal because you're not.
Would she?
She kept other secrets...
“After the Period of Challenging. In thirty days, any Descended in the realm can Challenge the new Crown, if they believe that person to be...” He shot me a sympathetic look. “...unworthy to wear it.”
Oooooooooh. Her mom is going to challenge...
“It’s not that simple,” he said slowly. “If someone invokes the Challenging, they must duel until either the Crown or the Challenger is killed.” Teller looked ill. “It’s a fight to the death, D.”
😬😬
“All the royal properties belong to you now.”
Hell yeah!
I wondered if she thought he would kill me on the spot
I doubt that would happen. After that kiss? Nah.
“Still lying to yourself, I see.”
Yup!
And destroy the Descended.
Ho. You is one!
It took me one blink to realize I’d made a mistake in rushing into this meeting unprepared.
He tried telling you 🤷🏿♀️
“Luther sewn to your hip,
That's his woman, you better chill!
Aemonn tutted softly. “He must have killed dozens of them over the years. Those poor creatures. Most were infants who couldn’t understand what was happening, but some of them...” He clutched at his chest and dipped his chin, his voice falling to a whisper. “How terrified the older children must have been as Luther’s sword cut through their necks.”
He's messing with your head boo... Don't fall for it
“The godhood—that’s what we call the source of our magic—it hates being trapped in a physical body. Being leashed for too long without release makes it angry. The longer you hold it in, the angrier it gets.”
Ah. Makes sense.
I was Descended.
TOLD YOU HO!
“But rest assured, my Queen, when I do kiss you, there will be no confusion. You will know that I have claimed you—and I won’t have any desire to deny it.”
😫😫😫😫
My naked body soaking in his bathtub.
Did he suck the water out of the drain like what's his face did in Saltburn?
A framed charcoal sketch of Lily sat atop a mahogany liquor cabinet with bottles in varying shades of brown.
Aw! He loves his sister so much!
“I’ve been instructed to beg forgiveness for failing to inform my beautiful Queen of certain ‘vital information’ that she would ‘dearly like to know.’”
😂😂😂
I liked... him. Oh, gods. I liked him.
And boom goes the Dynamite!
I swallowed. “When?” “Recently. A month ago, I think.”
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“What must I do to prove myself to you?” he breathed, sounding as desperate as he was furious. “Break from House Corbois, if you wish. It changes nothing—I will still serve you. Appoint every soul in the realm as your advisor but me. Marry your mortal. Worse, mate yourself off to that snake Aemonn.” His gaze turned dark as a moonless night. “Exile me from the realm. I will serve you from afar.”
He's down bad. OMG
“Luther, wait. I didn’t mean—”
You done what???? Messed up A-a-ron. Yup. That's what you did...
Don’t get attached.”
Too late!
“Let me make myself extremely clear. If you or anyone in your family makes a move against Diem, it will be the last thing you ever do. I will see to it personally that House Hanoverre is destroyed.”
Get her.
“Keep your hands off my Queen,” Luther snarled. “And you will address her by her title, or I will rip out your tongue with my hands and nail it to the door of House Hanoverre.”
Keep the threats coming Luther!
“My presence here hurts you. You need distance from the mortals.”
Luther been trying to tell her that.
life. I wanted them close by, but with that came consequences.
That's what Luther been trying to tell you dummy!
“Really, Lu?” she sniped. “Her?”
Yup.
“But then again, why would Iléana’s presence bother you, when you’re so happy with your mortal boy?”
Ooop 🤷🏿♀️
Even now, a voice in my head was shouting at me, warning me that this was a bad idea, that every time I helped the Guardians, innocent people got hurt. I told myself things were different this time. I could be strategic, use my influence to temper their violence and prevent further bloodshed.
And it is a bad idea. Stupid ho.
“Stop running!” I called out, louder. Vance threw me a look over his shoulder, and I saw it in his eyes. He was no longer running from them, but from me.
You got played.
If only we had a High General with a more vigilant eye for security.” He paused in the doorway. “Maybe then the Queen’s father would still be alive.”
No he didn't!
“You both mean well,” she said, “and you both want to protect me. But have either of you asked if I want to be protected?”
Ooof
“When are you and Luther going to put all of us out of our misery and fuck each other already?”
YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!
He rolled his eyes. “Yes, to a man who couldn’t be bothered to attend your father’s funeral on time. Then when he finally arrived, he looked at you like you killed his favorite hound, even though you were the one grieving. A man who apparently only wants to marry you to be King, from what you said at the ball.”
Luther tried telling her the same thing.
but you can’t really believe he’s a better man than Luther.”
He's a good man Savannah. A GOOD MAN!
“He’ll wait for you, you know. It’s going to destroy him, but he’ll do it. He’ll sit back, and he’ll watch you marry that mortal. He’ll defend you to the entire realm while you put a crown on that jerk’s head and let him parade around calling himself King for however many decades he has left. And when he dies, Luther’s going to hold you while you mourn. Even if it takes you centuries to move on. And Kindred forbid, if you have children with that man, Luther will be there for them too, as the best uncle they’ve ever had. And when their mortal father is gone, Luther will step up and love them as
...more
Mmm.
“Luther will stand by your side, and he will love you for every single day of it. And he won’t say a word. He’ll spend his entire miserable life protecting your happiness, hoping that someday you finally see him. Not Luther the Prince or the High General or the advisor, but him.”
Mmm.
“Leave him. Leave that stupid mortal who does not deserve you, and be with Luther.”
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING! Dummy.
“At this point, I’m convinced even the Kindred want you together. And it’s clear you want him, too. So stop being a damn coward, Diem, and choose Luther.”
And she is! Period. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
“Not until you’re coronated,” Remis said coolly. “Until then, I decide who sits on the Council.” He smoothed down his doublet. “As I understand it, you declined to appoint my son as an advisor despite his best efforts, and you’ve refused his counsel for weeks. You should be grateful—our positions are now aligned.”
YOU. DONE. MESSED. UP. A-A-RON!
“Aemonn invited her, did he tell you that?”
I called it!
Stop feeling sorry for yourself,
Period!
Because you weren’t speaking to me. Because I was trying to win your forgiveness, and you would only have yelled at me. Because you were meeting with the man you’ve chosen over me.
All of that.
“Or will you be a good girl for me again and obey?”
😫😫😫
“May I touch you?” he murmured with a featherlight brush just above the low neckline of my dress. “Here?”
Everybody's seeing this?????? Helllooooooo?????
“Does this mean you’re finally going to wake up and end things with Henri?”
!!!!!!!!!!
“I’ll restore all your titles. I’ll never oppose you again. All the things you’ve asked me for over the years, whatever you want—name it, and it’s yours.”
His son now has power over him.
“They’re going to kill me,” Remis choked out. “All the people I’ve angered over the years—when they discover I’ve lost my magic...” He swallowed hard. “I’m as good as dead.”
Welp 🤷🏿♀️ Too bad so sad
Never again.
Oh, it's going to happen again because you're stupid.
