Broken by Daylight (Beasts of the Briar, #4)

by Elizabeth Helen

Kairyn doesn’t want her to touch the bow because he’s afraid she’ll turn to ash. But I know if she touches that bow, it’s the realms that will burn.

“You know, I only ever wanted you princes to see the real me, to feel something when you saw me. I think, for a long time, to be hated was enough because it was something. It was better than nothing.”

“You think you’ll die without Kel tonight?” he growls, golden hair wild, eyes a storm. “That’s how I feel about you. It’s how I’ve felt about you every damned day since you were taken. It’s tearing me apart.”

“Even if it’s not right,” I whisper, “Day, there’s a part of my heart that will always belong to you.”

“Stars, I know, Rosie. I fucking know. I want this. I want you. I choose you.” His eyes shine. “It’s why I saved you instead. Why I saved you in the storm.”

Remind the people of Summer what a true hero is. Remind them that it’s not Kairyn, or Damocles, or Decimus who is the High Prince of Summer.” I lean my forehead against his. “It’s you. Now go out there, face them, and burn so bright you blind the sun.”

“In the night’s tapestry, I would know you as a star or as a bloom in a field of flowers. Did you know there is a particular cadence to your heartbeat? Especially when you’re around me. I could pick it out in a symphony.”

“You feel so good, Flower,” I rasp. “You’re doing so well.” My praise urges her on, and she goes so deep, I hit the back of her throat, causing her to gag a little. “Keep making sounds like that and I’ll accidentally fill those pretty lips with my cum.”

“Is that what you want? To be filled completely? By me? By Kel? By all your mates at once?”

“You’re so wet already. From my mouth, from your desire. Now from my cum.”

“You belonging completely to me, every part of you at my mercy? I would be good to you, good to you like this, but not so good as to give you up. Keldarion won’t give in because he knows how much I want you.”

“Every swing of my sword is for you. Every word I utter, every action I take, every beat of my damned heart.” His fingers tremble on my face. “Rosalina, I love you.”

“My love for you is deeper than all the depths of the sea.” His forehead dips to mine. “I will do anything you ask. Please tell me not to do this.”

I cannot keep away from you any more than the tides can resist the pull of the moon

When we make love, it’s different than anything I’ve experienced before. It’s magic. It’s enchanted. It’s golden.

“Love is an endless sea, and in its depths, I find your strength.”

“Would you like my mouth around your cock, my darling mate?”

“Gods, the mere sight of you,” he groans. “Rosie, swallow my cum. Swallow it, Baby.”

His fingers play down my stomach before pushing my dress up to my hips. “It is the greatest honor of my life to be on my knees to serve you.”

“Now, I’m going to fuck you, my Queen,” he says softly. “Fuck you and fill you and make you beg to scream my name.”

“Her body is a temple, and we are devout worshipers.”

“That’s it, Dayton. Get every bit. Don’t let a drop of our girl’s sweetness go to waste.”

“Is this what you want, Blossom? To choke on my cock?” he grunts, lacing his hands into my hair.

“Order us to fuck you, Blossom. To fuck you like the royalty you are.”

“We’re going to fill you so full of cum. You’ll be dripping with both our seed. Do you like the thought of that, Blossom? Your legs are soaked.”

You bring out the sunlight in a storm. Your love is magic.”

“Inside you is power the realms have not seen in an age. Embrace your legacy. Let your heart guide you. This world was created by the same magic that flows through your veins. Do not doubt for a moment that you have the strength to shape it.”

“Wake now, Rose, to a glorious dawn. Shadows may be falling from the sky, but you are the sun. People pray for your light.”

“I’m choosing you,” I say into her shoulder. “I choose you, Wrenley. You’re my sister by blood, but more than that, I want to know you.”

“In the deepest dark of the Below, when I thought I would never see light again, all I could think of was you.”

“You are my mate, Rosalina. I do not know how you are bound to me, by the stars or by fate. But I know you belong to me, and I to you. Mate. My mate.”

I clutch him. “Cas, I’m so glad you saved me.” “I love you, Rosalina,” he whispers against my lips.