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If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my twenty-three years alive, it’s this: Women in pain give men confidence.
And we all know who the Nabbers actually are. Siphons, our ancient, monstrous enemy from the neighboring country of Astreona.
direwolves almost exclusively choose people who come from Bonded families.
There’s nothing magical about the riders themselves, but because of generations of natural selection, they just look different from the rest of us.
I’m not afraid of you, asshole,
she hisses, and the venom in her voice makes my skin prickle. “He’s trapped, and when he escapes, he’s going to tear the world apart.” Mother lunges at Lee, yanking on his tunic. He’s seen her delusional before but never aimed at him. A violent shadow passes over her face. Everything was perfect, so of course it couldn’t last. These moments shouldn’t surprise me anymore, but still—I’d let myself hope. Heat burns behind my eyes. “Mother,” I say, trying to draw her attention back to me, to calm her down. Goddess, what must Lee be thinking? It only sets her off more. “And you,” she says, turning
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Where did this man come from, who has the power to melt my heart so thoroughly?
It’s too early in the story for happy endings, me thinks something’s definitely gonna take Lee out
“It’s for protection,” she says. “It’s been in our family for generations, passed down from woman to woman for I don’t know how many years.”
His voice and stance exude confidence.
Henry finna be the first to die
Anassa, running in the moonlight, racing down the mountainside, faster than wind. A sun rising, rays blinding and beautiful. A crown, its metal glinting, then drenched in blood.
somewhere vulnerable.
Stab him in his pee pee!
If you’re here, you successfully rode your wolf down Mount Wolfsbane,
LOL
His eyes glow like he’s imagining fucking Perielle in a pool of our blood.
Gross
“By now, you should sense a wall in your mind,” Samson calls out. Now, always, what’s the difference?
LOL
I don’t have the mental space to nurture a broken heart right now.
Girl, same
“the twins.”
Omg, it was Vee and Izzy, right?! RIGHT?!? So mom’s not crazy, she’s a seer?
too independent.
Imagine if the wall is actually her own feelings and Anassa has been the one trying to get in? That would be a twist
“I want to be with you.”
Lee’s a beta bitch
He doesn’t shower me in praise when I do something easy correctly. When his eyes flash with approval, I know it’s because I earned it. When I stumble over footwork or miss a parry, he just resets and says, “Again.”
Okay, this is super cute
a list of the muscles I need to strengthen,
Why is number one on every romantasy rags to riches story a gym membership?
Is it possible that people like this might actually stab me in the back?
Yes, but hopefully not? Fingers crossed
I rejected her over and over,
Nailed it. Guys, I’m getting pretty good at reading between the lines #humblebrag
I have known him for years.”
It has gotta be Starks wolf, ya know, because she be hates him
“Nocturn is calling. Are you listening?”
over the weeks leading up to the Purge Trial
I thought it was A week away?
He’s cracking incessant jokes, as is his signature, but he’s even louder than usual.
Its giving Riddoch
Today is the day you die, princess.
Much to my dismay, I feel even more out of place here than I did at the castle.
Toy soldiers
Siri--play Toy Soldiers by Eminem
This place will never truly be my home again.
Who else would give me such a gift?
Maybe sexy teacher???
emphasizing the broad shoulders and narrow hips,
Bro's an inverted triangle…clearly skipping leg day
Killian.
The smile withers on my lips. It’s Stark.
Hahahaha
“The lady is spoken for,” Stark says sharply,
Uh oh
Even the burn of his predatory gaze
can’t pierce the bubble of happiness that surrounds me and Killian.
Millian ia giving big Tampon energy
That I’m spreading my legs to improve my standing in the social hierarchy here.
I mean it's not NOT true
a daughter, a lover, a fighter.
I'm a bitch, I'm a lover, I'm a child…
You are the new Strategos Alpha.”
Girl hasn't even graduated yet!
not even entirely certain as to what an Alpha is meant to do.
She really said, show me the job description
You must, so you will.”
before. I never thought I’d be grateful for anything he could do to me. For me, I mean.
sure sure sure sure sure
It’s the epitome of unsexy, like getting licked by a lizard.
Lol
Killian’s lips turn upward. It’s a tiny satisfied twitch, his eyes glinting blue, his gaze calculating.
I knew he was an evil fuck!!!
And then Stark walks around the corner.
CALLED IT
