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is my turn to become the difference I always dreamed of being, even if the king’s reasonings do not resemble my own.
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Every moment of my life has built up to this one. This one fleeting second of bravery.
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“She does,” the adviser answers on her behalf. “He is still a babe—barely a year old and could easily be passed off as your own.”
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“Maybe, but it seems fitting,” I defend. “I admire the rose and its thorns. Even the prettiest things can bite.”
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Anyone who knows differently is part of the staff, sworn to secrecy, and stowed away within the palace.
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This is not an opponent. This is the boy who braids back my hair and dances for the both of us.
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In the end, an Azer will always choose duty. And my death has just become that.
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For the boy I love, not the man ordered to make me his next mission to complete.
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above the arena, finding my bloody face staring back. I look tired—so, so tired of surviving. For the first time, I want to be free of my fight.
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“What if I want to save you today?” The dagger turns, his hand guiding its tip toward his own chest. “Maybe that will help make up for every time I haven’t been able to save another.”
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“The door is locked.” Another flash of sympathy. “The king has ordered that you stay here until he says otherwise.”
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“You almost died thinking it was me who killed you. Thinking that I would ever lay a hand on you again for any reason other than a caress. I told you I would never fight you again, but there I was, hurting you like I promised not to.”
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“And you are mine.” I smother my sobs long enough to whisper, “I love you, Malakai. I love you.”
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“Always. And I’ll find your shoes for you in every lifetime if you’ll allow it.”
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“Don’t walk toward me wearing that dress.” I’ve never heard the Enforcer sound so shaken. “It only reminds me that I won’t be the one awaiting you at the end of that aisle.”
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“You don’t want me to beg for you first?” he drawls. My fingers catch his chin. “Is that not what you’ve done since the moment we met?”
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“I love you, Pae.” I say this sternly, unforgivingly. “And I am honored to get the chance to.”
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Meet me in the garden at midnight. Wear a cloak—you are too beautiful to be seen with me. My heart is yours, always.
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And when I look at Iris Moyra, the late and beloved queen of Ilya, I see a shade of her coursing through my veins. And blood never forgets.
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“A pregnancy craving?” Kitt asks, in the hope of remaining on this topic. Gail’s face falters. “I… perhaps.”
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“It should only ever be us. You and me, always.” His gaze grows wild. “You remember that, don’t you? Before she came into our lives and left it in shambles.”
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Hell”—his laugh is ragged—“even the second she was born, Paedyn managed to begin destroying this family.”
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“Of course I am.” Kitt’s voice is even. “So I can exchange resources laced with the Plague.”
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“You said so yourself, Brother. That is why you’re here. To save me from brutality.” Kitt takes a step closer. “We make a great team.” A dark shadow crosses the Enforcer’s face. “So, just like your father, you will use me as a weapon.”
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“I saw the way all of Loot kneeled before you,” Kitt hisses. “If the slums discover the truth of your lineage, they might rise against me to see you on the throne.”
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