Fearless (The Powerless Trilogy, #3)

by Lauren Roberts

“Pae.” His voice is ragged. “I would lose my life for you before finding something else worth living for.” His fingers weave into my hair, slide along the back of my neck. “You are my inevitable. In life and in death.”

“Because I don’t like to share.”

“Oh, darling, I would do so much worse if only you asked.”

“Death himself couldn’t drag me from you.”

“It might just all be worth it if it means I can protect you.”

“Paedyn, I love you. Like nothing else before, I love you. And I’ve been waiting to tell you since I realized your eyes are my favorite color and your freckles the only constellation worth looking at. I could lie—say that you’ve stolen my every thought and heartbeat like the thief you are, but all of me was already yours. Pae, you are my inevitable.”

“Are you completely unaware of how devastating you are?” Kai chuckles darkly. “You don’t need a blade. I would bleed if only you asked.”

“As my queen, you would command it.”

“Marry me, Pae. I’m already on one knee, but I’ll get down on both and beg for you, if you like.”