Tale of the Heart Queen (Artefacts of Ouranos #4)

by Nisha J. Tuli

The dogs are safe. Nothing happens or ever will happen to the dogs. They’re both very good girls.

Thank you for telling me where she would be. Rion’s words come back to me with the diamond-hard clarity of honed steel. But I refuse to believe them. If Nadir gave me up, he had a reason. He had no choice. He would never have done so willingly. After everything we’ve been through, I have to believe that. I handed him my trust, and I refuse to waver at the first test.

My heart lives outside of me now, exposed and raw for the world to witness the monster I’ve become.

Thank Zerra for small miracles. I shake my head. Not Zerra. Fuck that bitch.

“She makes me want to be the best version of myself,” I say, realizing how true it is. “She’s like the sun, and everything else is just the stars lucky to be moving around her.”

“You never will. From now until the sun burns out and the mountains crumble into the sea, I will be yours, Nadir. This is my promise.”

“Stop it. It’s my fucking honor to do this for you. I promised I would burn down the entire world for you, and I meant it every single time.”