Oathbound (Legendborn, #3)

by Tracy Deonn

Mariah deeply mm-hmms into her mug again, and I glare at her. “Your contributions aren’t helping.” “I’m just offering affirmations, that’s all,” Mariah says, pushing her glasses up against her mask. “Besides, your love life remains unmatchedly messy. First it’s the Golden Boy, then it’s Grumpy Wizard, and now it’s back to the Golden Boy, but instead of a normal, happy reunion, you’re accidentally brawling in the basement? Girl.” She tuts as she puts her mug down. “Messy.” “You know what? Forget the other stuff,” Zoe declares. “Now I’m mad you had all this drama and kept it from me.” “I didn’t know I had all this drama!” I hiss across the table. “Can we stick to the most pressing issue, like how we’re going to handle being”—I look around, lowering my voice—“trapped in this house? And these security ‘communions’ Mikael talked about? And maybe skip over my situation?” “Her whole situation is confusing,” Zoe says, shaking her head at Mariah. “I’m gonna need, like, a flowchart or something.”