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“If you can be polite and stop insulting me, I’ll wait until twilight to stab you.”
The sass lol
Don’t leave me stranded and alone. Don’t give up on me. Don’t fail.
My heart can’t take this
“My apologies. I don’t suppose priests flaunt their nudity at the temple.” “Only the toddlers,” she said to the floor. “They remove their clods every chance they get.” “A natural male trait, the disdain for pants,” he told her.
The banter just has me 😂
She crossed both arms over her chest. “I should put on some clothes.” “Should you?”
Sirrrrrrrr 👀
Let’s cover some sins with real teeth. Have you ever killed a man?” “No, but the day is young, and you did offer to let me stab you.”
She has a point
Truly, the world of men didn’t deserve dogs.
This is so true
“My lady,” Daerick said with feigned alarm. “There seems to be a goblin fastened to your chest. Is this some new form of punishment the priests have invented?”
Omg hahahaha goblin
“Sweaty beast?” Kian made a show of looking around, trying and failing to hide a smile. “I don’t see your mother here.” “She’s at home,” Daerick said flatly. “Recovering from the ten seconds you gave her last night.” Kian clapped a hand to his heart. “You wound me, Lord Calatris.” “Yes, well, I’d shoot you an ugly look to go with it, but you already have one.”
I’m sorry, the snickering that came out of me
“What do ladies want more: brains or brawn?”
Yes
“Neither,” she teased, smiling and blinking her eyes dry. “The goddess achieved perfection when she created women. We want for nothing.”
SNAPS
“I should have told you,” he said. “Kings are stubborn creatures. But now that my secret is out, you might as well know that I like you, my lady of the temple. I like you very much.”
Awwwwwwwwww
“Fire blood,” Nero corrected. He jutted his chin at her. “You’re a descendent of the goddess. Her life force runs in your veins.”
Shut. Up.
She couldn’t help but grin. “Are you going to tuck me in?” “Would you like that?” he countered in a low, wicked voice that caused her pulse to hitch. “Would you like me to put you to bed, my lady of the temple? Or would you prefer that I take you to bed?”
Ok ok okayyyyyy
My spirit doesn’t belong to me anymore. It belongs to the girl with too much love inside her, the girl whose light scatters the darkness. My spirit wants the patron saint of ugly pups, toxic frogs, and foolish half kings.” His gaze moved over her face, burning her everywhere it landed. “I want you, Cerise. I’m sorry I gave you any reason to doubt that.”
We love a man that speaks his feelings
If he continued developing at this rate, she might return to the palace on Blue’s back instead of Ash’s.
I found this more funny than I should have
It was then that she fell completely in love.
Same
There was no thrill in falling slowly. Pain was a natural part of life, so she reminded herself not to fear it.
Ouch
“We had a lovers’ quarrel, Cerise. The first of many, I’m sure. Conflict is an inevitable part of life. There’s no avoiding it.”
The maturity is just 🥵
“Tell me this, my lady of the temple,” he said. “Do you care for me?” “Yes.” “And do I sometimes frustrate you?” he asked. “Be honest.” “You frustrate me often,” she admitted. “Nearly every day.” In the background, Daerick sniggered. “All right, then,” Kian said dryly. “Every day. And in those frequent moments when I vex you to no end, do you stop caring for me?” “No,” she told him. “Then why would you expect me to be any different? I’m capable of feeling more than one emotion at a time. Even when I’m upset with you, I never doubt that my spirit is yours. And there’s nothing you could do to
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Say LESS daddy
Kian sheathed his dagger and then took her face roughly between his hands. “Listen to me, and listen well,” he whispered. “Our time is over when I take my last breath. Not one moment before. Do you understand?”
Over here fanning myself, good gawd
“My apologies, Lord Calatris,” Kian said to him. “I hope the experience hasn’t scarred you beyond repair.” “Yes, well, you should be sorry.” Daerick pointed back and forth between them. “That was painfully awkward for me, you know.”
Lol trusty sidekick
Because second-borns are given to the temple. She stopped breathing. The answer shook her to her core. Father had claimed her so that he could be rid of her at the temple.
WHAT
“I’m glad that’s settled,” Daerick said, sliding her a teasing grin. “I do loathe to see Mommy and Daddy fight.
Mommy and daddy 😂😂😂
“You asked me to show you my favorite, and this is it.” He withdrew his fingers and sucked them clean. “The taste of you, the slippery feel of you. I want to drown in it. I’ve been dying to do this ever since the first time I kissed you.”
Bury me alive, and I’ll say thank you
“My lady of the temple, I had hoped to escort you to your suite, but I think it would be more prudent of me to remain with my steward and discuss the ceremony preparations. Will you forgive me, my love?” She smiled at him as she lowered in a curtsy. She understood his gesture. Subtle as it was, he’d publicly acknowledged their relationship. “There is nothing to forgive, Your Highness. I look forward to seeing you at the sanctuary.”
We love a claiming
“It’s not faith to ignore common sense. It’s foolishness.”
Ooopphhh tell him
They would rather extinguish a woman’s flame than stand in her warmth.
Fucking men
Cerise finally understood her purpose. It wasn’t to restore balance to the Order; it was to raze it to the ground and build something new.
This sounds satisfying
The slain beauty had not heard the girl’s prayer. But the goddess had.
I nearly cried
