Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance (Legacy, #3)

by Melissa K. Roehrich

Luka’s words from the Underground echoed in her mind, and she inhaled once more before she took that next step and the next and the next. The coolness of the stone kept her grounded, but she became so focused, her mental shields slipped. That’s our girl.

“our”!!!!!!!!

“I can’t keep all my promises, kitten,” he whispered against her skin. “I can’t come back for you, but I need you to keep yours. I need you to try to be happy, and I promise to keep you both safe.” Another soft kiss.

im not sobbing your sobbing

Cienna had known even then. Had tried to tell him. Katya would not be safe anywhere. Neither was their child, but they had a chance if he was with them. No one would fight for them like he would. Sacrifice for them. Bleed for them. Kill for them. Because they were his to have. His to protect. His to love. He didn’t need a fucking bond to choose them.

my sweet angel baby Axel

Not knowing how long he had, he gently pried her from his chest. “Tessa? I need you to wake up, baby girl,” he said softly, but her breathing didn’t even change. “Come on, my light,” he pressed. “Something. Anything to let me know you’re all right.”

my light 🥺

don’t understand it either, but I know that I love you. I was loving you when I sent you with Tristyn, and I was loving you when I left you here. I know I need to learn to love you differently. Normally maybe? Whatever it is, I’ll do it. If you’re telling me that loving you means we’re together no matter what, then that’s what I’ll do. Tell me how to love you, kitten, because I’ll pluck stars from the sky and walk through your flames. And when I’ve turned, and this bond we never got to have has faded, I’ll still choose you. I’ll still love you, and it will mean even more because we’re choosing it. We’re not being drawn to each other by some bond gifted by the Fates.”

I CANT 😭

“We’re meant to destroy each other,” she whispered, the words pained and agonized. “Then destroy me, little storm.”

BOOMSHAKALAKA

“You are my source of everything I hate about this realm, but you are also my source of the things I crave. You are the source of what broke me, but you are also the source of what saved me. You are the source of my fury, but you are also the source of every dark desire. You are the source of what I have become, but you are also a source of complete acceptance of who that person is. You are the source of my own self-discovery, and how twisted is that, Theon?”

stop thinking into it so much, god

“It’s more than a bond,” she interrupted, her frustration climbing as she said those words, knowing they would damn her. Her next words were a whisper. “It’s always been more than a bond.”

FINALLLYYYY

“Still not mine,” Tessa whispered, running her fingers through Theon’s hair as he reached for her other shoe. He stilled, looking up at her. “I am yours, Tessa. Every piece of me.”

literally just accept it

“And Theon and I? We’ll wait.” “Both of you?” “Yes.” “And you are all right with that?” “Yes.” “What if it is both of you?” She felt his smile as he pressed his lips to the top of her head. “We’ll wait for you to figure it out.”

oh shit

Okay, she liked the fact that she could make him lose that control. Just like she liked that she could bring Theon to his knees.

baddie baddie

“You can’t defeat us all,” Cressida chided as Mother Cordelia struggled to yank her magic free. “Are you sure about that?” Tessa asked, her voice icy and eerie. “This is precisely why you were never meant to be,” she answered. “You will be the death of Devram if death does not find you first.” “Death has found me, and I have bound him to me,”

DID SHE STUTTER?

But that freedom would come on her terms. Not those of a lord or a god.

SAY THAT AGAIN

But not without vowing to destroy the very beings she’d summoned here.

Yeahhhhhhh

“And he is your family.” “He is my family,” he agreed. “But you? You are my light.”

my light 🥲

“I’m saying maybe it’s not Tessa or the Augury that led to this. Maybe it’s this whole godsdamn system.”

yessss Theon