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I mourned parts of the life I once lived while simultaneously praying to the gods that I never went back.
“I don’t want anything to happen to you.” Micah lifted his hand toward my cheek and guilt flooded me.
“You need these.” “We both do,” I urged,
Micah hesitated for a moment, torn between his concern for me and the need to escape.
his grip tightening around them, before squeezing my hand one last time. “Be safe,” he murmured, his voice filled with a mixture of worry and determination.
Dacre.”
just like in divine rivals… but i didn’t like that guy. lol
“Kai
OH! so far book men named kai have a good rap with me. just ask kai azer
“Are you ready?” Kai asked,
who’s this kai guy to dacre? a brother? a friend? a rando from the rebellion?
I would kill every one of them for her.
Wren,
funny his sister’s name is wren, and i’m also reading silver elite rn so wren is the main character of that book. lol
“What was it you were saying to me?” I spat the words through my teeth, but he couldn’t answer me.
“Don’t you dare look at her.” My grip on his uniform was so tight that my knuckles were turning white. “You are not worthy to look upon her. It will be me you watch until the last spark of life leaves your eyes.”
I knew he was right, but I felt desperate to watch his bones char under the fire in my hands.
I passed them to Kai, and he quickly unlocked the cell that held my sister. I pushed inside, lifting her from the floor, and cradled her in my arms.
“Wait.” She looked behind her, but I tugged harder against her. “We have to leave, Wren.” “I know, but I’m not leaving without her.”
Nyra?
“I’m not leaving her.” Wren jerked her arm out of my hold and took a small step back toward the girl. “You should have heard what those guards were saying.” I turned my head away from her, trying to block out her words, trying to block out what I could only imagine those guards were spewing before I stormed back out there and became the kind of monster that our entire rebellion stood against.
I knew Kai would protect her with his life.
I pulled her to my side, causing her hood to fall back, and when my gaze met hers, it was like looking into the depths of the ocean. The same color as the sky when the sun disappeared behind the clouds and a storm brewed on the horizon.
A gorgeous storm that I could see staring back at me now.
There was a bang from a door in the distance, and I tore my gaze away from hers and tugged her toward me as I looked back at my sister.
“Let’s go,” Kai growled as he pulled Wren behind him, but I was still staring down at the damned girl before me.
Something that demanded I not leave her behind. I remembered her.
I leaned down, pressing my shoulder into her stomach, and I lifted her far too easily.
Even if she was right, I didn’t leave her behind.
I was too busy staring up at the man who had carried me out like I was a damned child. His inky black hair was messy, curling into his face, and matched his eyes that were still bearing down on me. They were so dark that they reminded me of a stormy night when the sky was so black that it swallowed the light of the stars.
I love when they describe each other's eyes
He was beautiful, although harsh, and I hated the way he was looking at me.
He squatted down beside me, and his hand shot out and grabbed my forearm, pulling me closer to him. The muscles of his arms tensed as he raised the sleeve of my shirt, revealing the forgery of a brand. His thumb slowly traced the length of the mark, and a chill ran down my spine.
“You wear the mark of a traitor so well.” His voice was low and intoxicating, and I found myself watching his lips as he spoke.
I would have remembered him.
He smirked down at me, his fingers digging into my shoulder. “What’s this? You’re running from me?”
I tilted my chin and looked up to take in his harsh features that were in startling contrast to the way he smirked at my words.
His voice was low and intoxicating, and I found myself watching his lips as he spoke.
He moved closer until his breath brushed my ear, low and raspy.
Kai helped me back to my feet, but he didn’t utter a word.
But I stared at him as the moonlight danced off his jet-black hair until the lush trees gave way to a small glade.
“Princess?” My heart raced as his voice reached me, barely more than a whisper.
He locked his eyes on mine, a fierce determination burning within them.
Dacre’s lips curled up into a smirk as his eyes scanned me from head to toe. His eyes gleamed with amusement, and I couldn’t help but feel a pang of annoyance at his smugness.
“One cruelty doesn’t deserve another.” I crossed my arms and stared at the tense muscles of his back. “You’re angry with the king, yet you punish the men and women of his kingdom?”
his head, revealing eyes so dark they seemed to reflect no light. His gaze was like two pieces of solid onyx, ever still and watching.
“Who am I following? Who’s the head of the warriors?” This time, his smirk turned into a full-blown smile. “Me.”
My fists clenched at my sides as I thought of the fire in her eyes as she tried to fight against me.
“You’re really going to train her?” He smirked as he crossed his arms. I rarely trained anyone anymore,
His lips curled into a smug smile, revealing a small dimple on his left cheek. “You never trust anyone,” he taunted. “But you never bother to train them either.” I grunted in response,
“She grew up in the palace.” Kai’s eyes flickered with amusement, but he didn’t say anything else.
part of me missed the slums I had called home. Because I missed Micah.
And I prayed he thought it was the latter. Because there was nothing he could do to save me.
She had refused to leave me behind in that cell, and I had let her down.
“Come on. Mal should have her ass kicked for leaving you like this.” A smile graced my lips for the first time since the guards caught me in the alley.
“I think she might be even more of an asshole than Dacre.” The chuckle that escaped Wren’s lips caught me off guard. “You know he saved you from that cell, right?” The smile on her lips was soft. “Of course I do, and I am grateful for that.
