Court of Ice and Ash (The Broken Kingdoms, #2)

by L.J. Andrews

My body trembled in unmanaged rage when I looked at my friend. “I won’t let them take anyone else.”

“You might care with the best intentions, but I love her,” I shouted at them, finishing the rest over my shoulder as I walked away. “Go to Ravenspire for your reasons. I go for Elise Lysander.”

“You should’ve had more faith in your own people. You know, traitors made me a prisoner once. I hate traitors.”

Vulnerability and fear burdened his gaze. In this moment, with me, he could be a normal man. I’d read about his mother’s love for his father, but especially in those moments when King Arvad confessed his fears to her, when he was her lover and companion more than a king.