The Dagger and the Forbidden Heir (The Forbidden Heir Trilogy, #1)

by Emilia Jae

The screams of pain and agony could be heard from the farthest reaches of the castle grounds.

Favorite first sentence ever

With Ophelia being a healer herself, she insisted that she could do this on her own,

Girl, WHAT? That’s not how this works

He will stand guard at the door while I am gone.”

This is not a great idea…

I would know if the female was as cunning and vicious as her father had been.

Yeah, sure, RIP Ophelia

so I never brought it up in discussion.

This seems to be a pattern of behavior, sir

she was gone.

Told you

The ground had been coated with the blood of humans and fae alike.

Okay we have a trend here.

The mortals alive today should not pay for the sins of their ancestors when they weren’t even alive to commit

I meannnnn….. you really gotta be careful here.

I never understood why the queen loathed me so intensely,

It’s honestly pretty simple

she had Callius, her henchman for all intents and purposes, take a whip to my back

Someone needs to do something about this guy

She later locked me inside my own chamber for two days without food and denied me access to a healer.

Attempted murder

I trained as if I were a boy, day and night within the walls of the castle,

Don’t do this to me…

The look on their faces when a female could kick their asses up and down the field would never get old.

Stop I really want to like you

He walked up to me and kissed my lips so fiercely that it caught me be surprise

Doomed relationship #2

get rid of the disgusting human filth that remains in this world once and for all.”

I’m having Greed flashbacks DINA HELP ME

“Well, thank the gods for the queen, then,” Kellan retorted.

Thank the gods for the woman that tortures and starves my fiancé

I just prayed to the gods that wouldn't drive a further wedge between us.

Prayer denied. Next!

I could never understand how the queen justified her hatred for healers enough to refuse their care to her own armies.

GIRL you need to learn to ask obvious questions. You’ve gotta be a terrible captain if you can’t read the room

Healers could not figure out what was wrong with him, and all he could describe was that his insides felt as if they were charred.

Have you never heard of poison?

The queen had even been reluctant to let healers visit him as often as he requested, and the staff didn't understand why.

You’re literally joking me

the true reason—my birth mother was a healer.

I just….,, 😬😤

Not only was I great with a weapon, but I could throw a mean punch too, thanks to Lukas.

Please don’t make me start an ick count

She shared with me the kindness of our father, and it killed me that she could never know we were sisters.

WHAT?

she had always been very sheltered and kept within the castle's battlement,

At first I read this as basement 🫣

did not survive birth complications, but

girl be for real

Lukas and my father were always wary of him, most likely due to the brutal methods he had shown over the years,

Yeah… most likely…

He would say it was to defend my honor, but he of all should know that I could swing for my damn self.

“I’m not like other girls.”

I enjoyed sitting down here on one of the stone benches while reading a book from the king’s library.

I’m really going to need you to kill someone soon, Snow White.

This is so gross…and weird,” I shouted back while covering my eyes.

Oh grow up.

“Two weeks!” Finn yelled while the other male shouted, “A year!”

Smooth

shot over to Landon and pinned him against the wall with the hatchet to his throat.

I think you really need to tone it down, NOT sister.

The castle’s entrance was stunning as ever, per usual.

Redundant

I could’ve struck you!”

No one talks like that

“Now, where were we…ah, yes! What happened the past few weeks? What did you see? Did you kill anyone?” she asked with a wink.

Avery is fucking cute

Solus was the surname given to all younglings orphaned at birth in Velyra.

Well that’s a fucked way to out everyone’s trauma

“That is enough, Idina!” the king snapped.

YES FINALLY

I needed to stab something.

Oh come off it. You hate killing.

In both commanding our fleets and…” I paused. “Amongst other things.”

Wow. The passion is electric, clearly

“I just always forget how horrific they are.

Just call a girl out then damn

The queen threw a fit when she found out, saying that she would never allow a mutt to roam her halls. My

Girl she’s talking about you

“Have you spoken with Captain Adler?” he asked.

Ominous

“I know of his whereabouts, Lia. I wanted to discuss this with you before I tell you where he is.”

This isn’t going to be good

“…Since the moment you claimed each other.”

And no one thought they should mention it?? lol

“I was raised to never need backup.

Insufferable.

One thing was for sure, my thighs didn’t get this thick on their own.

I don’t even know what to say lol

Lady Lorelai.

Oh fuck off

“Hello Lorelai, lovely to see you. Is it always so…dark in here?” I gestured to the surrounding walls. “You may want to consider redecorating. Not sure if you're aware, but it is daytime out there.”

I don’t get it

best part was that Lia would never know thanks to Callius covering for my whereabouts.

You are so stupid

She looked up to me, and as her green eyes met mine, she smiled and started waving the dagger at me in greeting.

YES. MORE OF THIS.

“Don’t you think this is a little dramatic, Elianna?

Right. Straight to gaslighting then.