Go Luck Yourself (Royals and Romance, #2)

by Sara Raasch

“Is that how she always talked to you?” he whispers to the empty room. My heart sinks. I don’t need to ask for clarification or examples. They’re in the set of his face, the harrowed look when his eyes find mine. Whatever Mom’s said to him about us missing their vow renewal, Coal’s not hurt for himself. He’s hurt realizing the depth of how she’s treated me all these years. “Don’t—” I clear my throat. “Don’t let her get to you the way I did. Don’t let it go so long, okay? If it’s too much.” Coal bats away my concern. “Oh, don’t you worry. I let her have it the moment she tried to lay blame on me. That shut her up.” He pauses. “I’m guessing you never talked back to her? Always took whatever she threw at you because you felt you deserved it.” I pretend to straighten the recliners we used. They’re already in line. “Kris.” The chair leather creaks under my hands. Coal touches my shoulder. “I’m proud of you.” I look at him, deadpan. He’s not smiling. Not letting me brush this off. “I’m serious. I’m proud of you for putting up boundaries. I’m proud of you for protecting my brother. Because I kind of love him like crazy.”

Crying

My self-loathing grows wings and loops around my head and my resting expression is a pained snarl.

Okay miss taytay

It’s about a little prince who lives in a world of joy and wonder and has everything. He has a loving family and magic that can make candy canes and snow and his dad is Santa Claus, and yes, it’s me, but it’s also not, because this little prince gets to experience his world the way he should. He gets to see it through big, astounded eyes and feel everything with excitement and awe. He goes on adventures and gets to be innocent and curious.

Literally crying