She chuckles against me, her mouth below my ear. “Shall I continue to make you forget? Or”—she draws the word out—“you can tell me who it was, and I’ll bring you their head.” Playfully, I push her away. “If I asked for their head every time someone spoke ill of me, you’d have no subjects in this realm.” She pauses as if considering it—annihilating her subjects just to please me. I think she knows I’m not serious, but remembering the way she drained those humans, one after the next, I add, “I’m joking, Thana,” to be certain. She rolls her eyes. “I know that. Can’t be a queen if you don’t have
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