from beneath her ribcage to replace it with his. There was nothing for her to worry about. He wouldn’t touch her fragile mortal organ. The Gnome King had done him a favor when he’d cursed Tin’s parents—the Heartless Curse had turned his heart to stone in retaliation for the lack of mercy they’d shown the Gnome Queen. The queen had begged for their help to hide her from gremlin marauders but, understandably, his parents bolted their door shut instead. When the queen was cut down on the doorstep of Tin’s childhood home, the king had needed someone to punish. Perhaps the avenging king wouldn’t
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