The Grandest Game

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

There was a price to be paid for power, always.

The world just loves women who try.” Odette caught Gigi’s gaze and held it. “Unless and until we try too hard.”

“Sometimes,” Avery said, “in the games that matter most, the only way to really play is to live.”

You don’t have to be fine right now.

“For the last time,” he bit out, climbing after her, “your bones are not bendy.”