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“I’m either completely in love with your boyfriend or utterly terrified of him,” Ridoc says under his breath. “Not sure at the moment.”
“I said that out loud, didn’t I?” he asks me in a hushed whisper.
Prince Halden, and whatever favorite guard follows you in case you stub your toe,”
“Will you still keep me if I have to crawl up the stairs?” I ask Tairn. “You’re not crawling,” Xaden answers.
Wrong pathway. Gods, I really am in trouble.
“I swear to Amari, you two get one inch closer and I’m going to throw a bucket of water on you,” Mira warns, breaking the spell.
“Do riders get nicknames once they earn their wings?” Drake questions Mira. “Because I’m pretty sure yours would be Killjoy.”
“Asshole!” Ridoc shouts, and I pivot to see him plow his fist into the cook’s face. “I have four uniforms, but only one fucking flight jacket, and I”—punch—“hate”—punch—“sewing!”
“Give me that.” To my surprise, Mira takes the kitten, not the map, cradling it against her chest with one hand. “Her name is Broccoli, not that,” he mutters. She looks at him like he’s sprouted whiskers. “You named a kitten Broccoli?” “No one really wants broccoli, but it’s good for you, so seems fitting to me.”
“Why not Carrots?” Mira asks, scratching under the kitten’s chin. “She’s orange.” “Just to frustrate you, Sorrengail,” Drake answers, glancing up from the map.
“Just you and me today, honey bear.” Garrick swings his arm over Xaden’s shoulder. “Don’t worry,” he leans in and whispers. “I’ll take good care of you.” He flashes a dimple.
“Stop keeping shit to yourself,” he demands. “I don’t want to have this fight again.
Ridoc pats me on the shoulder, then starts back toward camp. “I’ve never been happier to be single. You two have some serious issues.”
He scoffs and gestures down the hall. “You have a room. It hasn’t moved.” “It’s his room,” I correct him quietly. “And he’s all broody.” “We’re home, Vi. Act like it.” He grins, then turns around me, walking backward down the hallway on the right. “Sleep in your bed. He’ll just brood harder if you don’t.”
“I did not choose it any more than Tairn chose lightning,” she says defensively. “But you have been known to wander while dreaming. It’s harmless. You’re mostly drawn to him.” The blanket falls from my fingers. “And you said nothing?” Tairn growls. “You did not inform her the first time she wielded lightning!” Andarna argues. “She needed to discover it herself.” “Oh gods.” I start to shake.
“I love you.” Violet’s voice cracks the cold, and a silken thread of warmth wedges itself in the opening before it seals shut, locking it in place. No. Wait. I grab for that thread with desperate hands, clawing to keep her as more of my pieces are blown away, lost to the void. She is warmth and light and air and love.
“Tairn does not, and you haven’t looked in a mirror yet. The red veins branching from your eyes look like her lightning.”

