Between Two Kings (Split or Swallow, #2)

by Lindsay Straube

Tem had chosen Caspen. But it wasn’t because she didn’t love Leo. It was because she wanted more for Leo. And in doing so, she had accepted less for herself.

“Temperance. You must be careful. Basilisks are free with their bodies but not with their hearts. It is a dangerous thing to love two people. You need to prepare yourself.”

“Do not come to me for comfort, Temperance. Come to me when you want me to fuck you the way my brother will not.”

“Your basilisk side does not function at half capacity just because it makes up half of you. The part of you that is a basilisk is fully so. The same with your human side.” “So?” “So you are two things, Tem. You always have been. And you are both of those things fully. Your power is unparalleled.”

“History will always repeat itself,” Maximus sneered. “We do not learn. We do not correct. We forget, and then we repeat the mistakes of our past. It’s a pattern, Temperance. One that cannot be broken.”

“The main tenet of basilisk culture is that we cannot lie. The tournament will force your heart to reveal its truth. It will call to your best match. No one, not even you, can know ahead of time who that will be.”

Watch it be none because homegirl picks leo

“Can the heart call to someone who isn’t a basilisk?” Adelaide gave her a careful look. “I…do not know.”

You taste like the sea.

Like stinky fish prob with her uti or bv asssss

Then a knife pierced her heart. It felt like something had been removed—like Apollo had taken something from her. The way she felt for Leo—her love—was gone. There was still love left, but it was all for Caspen. The moment it happened, everything in Tem surged toward Caspen.

But she couldn’t deny that Evelyn had a point.

Man shes dumb

Tem touched Damon’s mind with hers, sending him a memory

I thought she lost her basilisk side so how is she able to get into their head

The only thing she truly lost was the ability to transition.

Oh

It has been the greatest honor of my life to love you. I only hope I was worthy of your love in return.

Crrrryyinngggggg