The Dawn of the Cursed Queen (Gods & Monsters, #3)

by Amber V. Nicole

“Samkiel’s mate still lives. Even if he does not, she will wage war in his name.”

Let it be known that I do not fear your wretched king. Know and tell all, I will hunt every being who wears her colors or screams her name in praise. I will feast on you and your loved ones, making you watch as I do it. Nismera will be a footnote in history, and all who follow her will die screaming."

You should tell him soon, my queen. Secrets have buried rulers faster than any blade."

If he was the sun, by the old gods, she was the moon. Powerful, dark, and overbearing at times. She never left him, nor he her, as if they danced around each other for eternity.

Fear! Fear! Fear! The Queen of Rashearim.

He was my soul given form.

Shall I show you why she would never return to you? Why father would never choose you?” I smirked, gauging his reaction before twisting my blade of words a bit harder. “Do you wish to see why I am king, and you two are a forgotten page in history, torn and tossed aside?”

“And how many have been born from it?” I questioned. “What of the sacrifices they make in the name of it? Those also show up at your door. I have witnessed that, too. Those who never recover from that lost love mourn until they are reunited. Or the ghosts who beg at your gates, screaming for one last glimpse at the ones they left behind. Do you deny it?”