The Broken Kingdoms of Osvolta (The Kingdoms of Osvolta, #1)

by Rebecca Bretherton

“Name it, Princess, and it’s yours,” he insisted. “You have me by the damn throat, regardless.”

Dearest Sol, If you’re reading this, it means that which I feared has finally caught up to me. I know I should have told you, confided in you, but I didn’t want you to worry. There was nothing you could have done, and I hoped to live out the rest of my days happily. Perhaps that makes me selfish, but I hope one day you will understand. That you will cherish the moments we had, and not those we lost. Wherever life takes you, know that I will be with you. In this world and beyond. I was blessed to know you, to love you, and to be loved by you. You were the air I breathed, the blood in my veins, and every thought in my mind. My days started and ended with you, and if I am lucky, my life will come to its end with you as well. To die with those you love around you is all that one can ask. Still the burden of knowing the pain I will leave in my wake grows almost too much to bear. Sol, you are the strongest person I know. The level of your power has never defined you and you must never let it. Who you are, and what you believe; your knowledge of that which is right and wrong; fighting for those who cannot fight for themselves. That makes you more deserving of the crown than that gold encased rot that looks down upon you. Never allow them to darken your spirit. You’re more important than you could ever possibly know. We deserved to see out our lives together, but I know now we will be robbed of that dream. One day I will fade to be but a memory to you, and you should not feel guil...