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And there, right beside her, sat Malyr’s anoa…
“You, Galantia, are Malyr’s fated mate. You were supposed to die together in Valtaris under boulders and shadows, with your little hand clasped inside his the way—”
“Hear me, Galantia. No matter where you go, no matter what form you take, I will find you. You cannot outrun me. You cannot outfly me. Every path you tread, be it north, east, south, or west, I will chase after because… you… are… mine.”
“I’m not a white dove, and I’ll never be yours.”
“Deception’s most profound irony is how it can make the realest truths look like the greatest deceits.”
“This is the closest your mouth will ever come to mine again.”
“I’m indifferent either way. I would rather jump off this cliff than bond myself to you.”
Then he pushed me off the cliff.
What I’d always hoped she would be.
My very own void.
“With you, it just… happened, and I’m done fighting it.”
“Going after those bones, sweetheart, aren’t we? Checking if there’s some meat on them.”
“That kiss was long overdue, and there will be a lot more in the future, if you’ll have me. But just for the record, because I’m not going to risk your doubt again over three fucking words,” he tugged the back of my head, pulling my mouth back to his as he rasped, “I love you.”
“Whatever you two are practicing right this moment,” Malyr drawled nearby, his voice roughened by something that sent a shudder down my spine, “I daresay it has little to do with handling your void, little dove.”
“Love is a mother giving up her daughter so she may live. Love is a father dying to protect her gift. Love is a nursemaid keeping a girl’s secret.”
“Love is another mother giving up her life so the girl may escape death.”
“Tonight, when the moon stands halfway between the bay,” he finally said, “meet me where we first met.”
“I might not be able to bond myself to you, but I want you to know that I’m yours until the end… whenever that might be. I will forever treasure you. I will forever provide for you. I will forever fly with you. I will forever care for you.”
“Please make my mate a void,” Malyr’s childhood prayer resonated my head. “My very own void, who will relieve from my shadows.”
“My wife at last.”
“Without love, you would never have managed to hurt her the way you did in the first place,”
“I’m sorry for not getting you out…”
“There’s nothing left of me worth saving,” Lorn’s words resonated in my head. “Just promise me you will burn me so my ashes will drift forever on the wind.”
“Whatever this thing is between us three,” he’d said, “it’s not going to keep either one of us from loving you right.”
“Whenever you look about the city, remember that it sparkles because of you and only you. Every Raven who calls Valtaris his home is in your debt, but none so more than I. Without you, I could not have given my family a proper burial. You are… a miracle, my little white dove.”
“To make it impossible for you to run away from me.”
“I don’t want to be needed; I want to be wanted.”
“Sebian loves you deeply.” A quivering exhale. “As do I.”
“I have loved you since you came to my chambers that night.”
“Loved you when I told myself I did not. Loved you when I told you that nobody ever would.” A tug on my cheek. “Please, look at me.”
“My love is not gentle, or tender, or easy. But it is real, grown from hate and pain deep inside a chest sullied by shadows. It is cutting and biting, leaving behind scars as unfading as my love for you.” His warm lips scathed my jawline. “And once we are gone from this earth, I will continue to love you among the stars. I will be the night, the darkest patch of sky around you, just to ensure that everyone can see how you sparkle. And once your light starts
fading, I will take you into my black embrace, and that is where I will love you beyond death.”
“Goddess help me, nothing compares to you. Nothing.”
To Malyr’s fated mate.
“I will allow the humans in our kingdom to remain here, unbothered, if they so choose and—”
