Trial of the Sun Queen (Artefacts of Ouranos, #1)

by Nisha J. Tuli

I call out to it. Beg it to devour me. To take me apart, piece by piece, and end this. I don’t even care if it hurts. I just want this to be over.

Emerald, Crimson, Silver, Violet, Indigo, Teal, Amber, and Fuchsia.

The 8 districts

I’ve only been in the presence of one other Imperial Fae before, but that was a very long time ago.

He tells me of the forgotten realm of Heart and its fallen queen. Its lost Artefact—a crown with a blood-red stone.

roses.

Hoping no one minds, I pluck one of the blooms to carry with me, spinning the stem between my forefinger and thumb.