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every sword needs a shield, every great power must be grounded, and even the strongest need protecting.”
even without the intervention of the gods, I would’ve fallen upon my sword for Ryenne the very moment I laid eyes on her, whether she selected me or not. She is mine, and I am hers. Forever.”
She liked this one. He seemed like a cocky bastard.
She was intoxicating, dangerous, beautiful, the source of new obsession he couldn’t quell even if he tried. And he hated her for it.
And I dreamed that without darkness, we can never experience the light.
“It seemed that while Matheo sought to write his own stories, I was content to simply read them. We grew apart because of it, for a time.”
“There’s not a single doubt in my mind, Mariah. I waited twenty-one years to meet you, knowing you would be worth the wait, hoping beyond hope I would be offered the chance to bind myself to you forever.”
No. This was not a matter of pride. This was a matter of taking back power from men who never deserved to wield it.
All he knew was that she was his, and someone had hurt her.
“Eyes up here, nio.”
“As you said, princess, this is a library. You must be quiet.”
“Utter one more foul word about her and I will slit your throat from ear to ear. I’m sure the red of your blood will look like a work of art pooling at her feet.”
“Vengeance is not a sin, nio. Allow yourself this one moment to adjust yourself to the person you are now, the person you had to become to protect those you care for. But don't wish you hadn’t done it. Never wish to change an evolution that was always destined to occur.”
A world where girls like her could have a place to belong, and girls like Ciana could have hope.

