Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)

by Callie Hart

“I was looking for a way to save you.” “So you evoked the waiting period. For me. For my own good. Because it was the right thing to do,” I snapped. Fisher laughed, the sound bitter. “Rejecting the bond altogether would have been the right thing to do.” “Then why didn’t you?” “I’ve asked myself that question a lot. I’d decided that’s what I was going to do when I watched them darken on your skin. Especially when I saw the god bindings appear. But then, when it came down to it, I couldn’t do it. I don’t know why. I… I just couldn’t. But don’t worry. The month will pass, and nothing will change. First, we’re going to get Everlayne back. Then you’ll finish making the relics. Once that’s done, you’ll go back to Zilvaren and your brother.” I was drowning by the second, dragged deeper into misery, further from hope and happiness. “Oh, great. You’ve got it all figured out, then. Congratulations. I’m so happy for you.” Fisher looked stung by my tone. Good. He fucking should be. “Saeris—” “No. No, really. I’m thrilled that you’ve had so long to think about all of this. That you’ve known for hundreds of years that I was going to show up in your life. That you knew what those tattoos meant, and you got to decide that you were going to reject me for my own good and send me packing back to Zilvaren. I’m ecstatic that you’ve made all of these awful, difficult decisions on my behalf, Kingfisher.” “Oh, come on! Be realistic!” Fisher stood, dragging his hands through his hair. He towered o...