Secrets of Alkrose (Alkrose Academy, #2)

by K.M. Moronova

When you think of me I can only hope you’ll imagine the sky, the rush that I sent through your soul. That will be enough for me.”

I don’t want to care about someone like him, vile and sinister.

But how do you carve out a cancer that has already grown?

“Push me again, sweetheart, and I’m going to have to punish you,”

“I never wanted to be the villain, especially not yours, but what am I supposed to do?

Do you know what happens if he gets out of control? I’ll tell you. I get sent to kill him.

I’m the Assassin of Fernestia. I’m the death bell, the reaper, the void.

What could they possibly take from me? Guess. I’ll fucking wait.”

And that’s something I cannot risk. Not ever. So hate me if you must, but you’ll be safe and you will be mine. I don’t need your affection in order to be happy. All I need is for you to still exist,”

What’s he going to do if he catches me?

“I hate the things you draw from me. The things you steal away,”

“You drive me into utter madness.”

“I told you I’d punish you if you pushed me again,”

What’s worse, I don’t want them to forget me.

I gazed down into my palm at the lone glowing insect that hummed quietly in my hand.

“Because they gave all they had to show us their light. They must rest—as we all do.”

Don’t think about it. Don’t let them in, I chide myself.

“It was fun, wasn’t it? Pretending we could find another way?

I wanted to have one actual adventure with you.

It was selfish of me to give yo...

even made myself believe ...

“Run and don’t look back.”

We will be the last of the Blood Crowns. We’ll stop Fernestia and save the world.

“I’m going to make you suffer until the very end. That’s my promise to you, Terra,”

“This is goodbye, baby. I should have told you I loved you at least once⁠—”

“Oh, little shadow… no. It’s not here.”

“You’ve just set the devil himself free.”

If you kill her, I’ll bring them back.