Brimstone (Fae & Alchemy, #2)

by Callie Hart

“Come now, Osha. Where else would an acolyte kneel to worship but at the altar of his god?”

Gagged

“I told you once that I was disappointed by how breakable humans were. Remember?”

Is he admitting to committing death by nut? xD

I stretched, enjoying the bright scent of her that still clung to the pillows and the sheets for a second, and then I got out of bed and went to hunt down some food.

I love this for him

I ran into Saeris. She was looking a little… disheveled.” I understood his meaning perfectly well, but I feigned ignorance. “Oh, really? She must have had a restless night.” Renfis snorted. “A very restless night.”

He is so proud of his work Fantastic work may I add

Fisher stood by the door, his face white as a sheet, his leathers spattered with mud. His voice was rough when he said, “Why were you calling my mother’s name?”

OH MY GOD

The token concern he’d shown over my well-being had presented itself as a crooked eyebrow, a quick glance up and down, and two questions that were neither tactful nor kind:

Sibling attitude

“And who knows exactly what the notorious Hayden Fane looks like, hmm?” “You’ve made your point.” “If that task’s left up to you again, you’ll probably bring back some random… hey, what was that guy called?” Carrion snapped his fingers at me,

HAHAHAHA THIS MOFO

But I swear to the gods, if you talk the entire time, I will kill you and leave your carcass for the crows, Carrion Swift.”

promising to reopen the gate for them in three days.

That has to be so long in Zilvaren time

“You couldn’t go with them,” he said, rushing forward. “In case you’ve forgotten, your old home has two suns and no night.”

Burnt to a crisp girl

“Fuck you, Lorreth.” He made a face. “You kiss my commander with that mouth?”

BAHAHAHAHA

“I’ve done far worse than kiss him with it.” His mouth pulled down at the corners, his eyes going wide. “Okay. I don’t need to hear about that, thank you very much.”

And trauma

“Y’know what? On second thought, if we’re talking about Merelle, we shouldn’t be fighting at the same time. We should be doing the next best thing.” I had a feeling I already knew what Lorreth was going to suggest next, but I still had to ask. “What’s that?” “Drinking, of course. Come on. These blood suckers are too fancy for beer, I’m afraid, but they really know their wine.”

Mood

“When it grows back all tiny like, at least it’ll be in better proportion when you wrap it around your cock.”

Burn

a vampire can’t lie to its maker. A blue aura comes off you when you try. The stronger the aura, the bigger the lie, and right now, you’re lighting up my office like a torch.

Lol

“Anyway. You’re God-Bound with Fisher. And right now, you’re bound to me, too. I don’t want to hurt Fisher by having any sort of power over his mate. And I definitely don’t want your rule over this court undermined by continual accusations from the other Lords of Midnight, claiming that you’re my puppet.

TAL MY BABY

“I know you’re not one for grand scenes. Believe me, I’m not, either. But we have to sell it to make the high bloods believe it, and that will unfortunately require some… theatrics.”

Im here for the drama

The tide of Taladaius’s sadness broke for a moment, and I felt his relief rushing in. He accepted my hand and shook it. “No more maker and made bullshit,” he agreed. “But how about… friends?”

I have a feeling he is love with her and didnt want to be maker and made because of it...thats why hes relived

The sliver of metal that still clung to the rim of my iris cackled with delight as Swift let out a panicked yelp and grabbed hold of my leather backplate,

I imagine this man shrieking

The Smart Mouth is not so smart now, it purred. The Smart Mouth sounds stupid.

Even the quicksilver is enjoying this

Her men were human, and humans couldn’t see in the dark. One of their many flaws.

Sir we would rather be Fae, trust us

“What’s happening? What can you see?” “Be quiet.” “What’s that smell?” “How the fuck should I know?” “Ow! Oh, oh shit, I’m standing on something soft.” “Pick up your fucking feet!” “Fisher? Fisher. Are we nearly at the door? Ow, what the hell was that? Something hit my arm really hard.” “It was my fist. Now shut. The fuck. Up.”

BAHAAHAHA

The smuggler was standing frozen in the middle of the hall with his hands outstretched, knees bent, ass sticking out like he’d shit himself.

Oh Carrion

“I don’t know! It was weird, not being able to see anything. Closing them helped.”

Honest, I get this

threw him out of the window. Howling, dry wind ripped at my clothes as I launched out of the damned thing after him. “Fuck you, Fisher!” Even hurtling toward the ground at a rate of knots, the smuggler still didn’t shut up.

Bahahaha my sidessss hahahaha

I was a sight taller than Swift. Significantly better-looking, too, but that was beside the point.

Oh Fisher 😄

“Apologies, madam. We had a little argument with gravity. Looks like gravity won.”

He's got jokes

“If you exhaust all of your magic, you’ll be as powerless as me, then?” I scoffed at that. “Of course not. Don’t be ridiculous. I’ll still know how to hold a fucking sword.”

Straight to the ER to treat those burns Carrion

“Why am I not surprised that you have an account at a place called the Brigand’s Bank?” “Oh, I don’t have an account, Lord Cahlish.” He winked at me. “I own it.”

Hot

I had smelled fields of corpses after a battle that were less offensive than these tunnels.

I don't even want to imagine the smell

“You are going to love this place. They have this ale that, well, yes, it is distilled from rat urine, but—” “Carrion!” “I’m joking, I’m joking!”

The beer tasted so bad that I feared Carrion had not been joking.

HA!

I was going to have no teeth left by the end of this excursion; I would have ground them all to dust.

Gonna pop a blood vessel

Because what was a book, if not a portal into another realm, another time, another life even.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ AMEN

“And once we’ve made ash of it,” I said, cutting him off, “we’ll gather the demon’s leavings and sell it in little glass bottles to the humans. We’ll tell them it’s seasoning for their gruel.”

I wasn’t going to cut myself and seal our pact the polite way. No chance. I pierced my bottom lip with my canines, sucked the blood into my mouth, and spat it at him.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

“No, not… that.” He had to take a breath between words. “Your Highness. I don’t like it when you call me… Your Highness.” I snorted. “You are the true heir to the Winter Throne, are you not?” “All right. I’ll start calling you Lord Cahlish, then, shall I?” “Not if you want to keep your fucking tongue,” I growled.

Donkey and Shrek banter

“Umm. Yeah, I kinda need my tongue.” He took a deep breath and then sighed it back out. “People do seem to like it.”

I almost laughed. Almost. Gods, I was l...

Hes growing on you Fisherrrr

“I’ve never considered drinking your blood before now, Fisher, but… I’ve got to say, I’m pretty fucking excited about this.” I clinked my cup against his. “You’re welcome, Swift.”

THE BONDING ❤️❤️❤️

He didn’t ask if I wanted the drink. Even a priest chained tight to his morals would need one after what we’d just gone through.

I accepted the glass and threw back the liquor inside, and Swift did the same.

Awwww theyre bonding

Her hands had touched it. Her hands had made it. That made me feel… Fuck, I just ached for her. I wanted her here, next to me. I wanted to hold her; the fact that she wasn’t in my arms right now felt like the greatest injustice that had ever been inflicted upon me. There was no breathing my way past it.

THIS MALE UGH ❤️❤️

“Go on,” he said. “Ask.” It was beneath me to pretend that I didn’t know what he was talking about. So I asked. “Are you in love with her?”

AAAAAAAAH

“No,” he said simply. And then, immediately, “Yes?”

AAAAAAAAAAASHHHHJAHDHWBXWHD

I couldn’t blame the male for seeing what was obvious. I could only pity him that she wasn’t his and be fucking thankful that she was mine.

So yes. I love Saeris Fane, because she’s electric, and fierce, and loyal, and being around her brings the world back into focus. But I’m not in love with her, Fisher. I tried. But my heart was just too full of sorrow to make room for her.”

Oh Carrion

“Sit down, Carrion.” A smile slowly began to spread across his face. “You want me to stay. You missed me.”

Fisher we know he's growing on you

“Can you come here, please?” He clenched his jaw, eyeing me suspiciously. “If I come over there, I can’t pace,” he said. “Really?” I pretended to look shocked. “Oh, no.”

“Careful, sunshine,” he said, grinning. “The things I could do to you in ten minutes. Whoa, wai—wait! Ow! That hurt! I’m joking, I’m joking! I’m gonna drop my books!”

Fisher will kill you my guy