The Raven and the Dove (The Raven and the Dove, #1)

by Kaitlyn Davis

“We call life a game, because we each have our own wants, our own desires—but he sees everything, he knows everything, and he leads us down our destined path. We fight back sometimes, we make moves, and so does he. On and on it goes until, in the end, he wins, like he always does. But still, we keep playing. What other choice do we have?”

He’ll forgive me. Right?

Wtf

He’d rather be honestly hated than dishonestly tolerated, especially when it meant he didn’t have to pretend either.

The reveal couldn’t have gone more perfectly had she planned it herself. Well, she had played a part for sure. But Lyana couldn’t help but think the gods must have had a hand in the rest, because the moment was just as divine as the diamond still sparkling in her palm.

You are an entitled bitch.

But they were all born that way, and then they were brought here, to the sacred nest, where Aethios would select a bird from his collection to fuse with their body, giving them wings.

“I’m starting to think you didn’t even mean to give me that diamond, though it will make a beautiful necklace, and an even finer story, you know, to tell the children.”

Bitch

Xander swallowed. His gaze flicked to the owl princess again, mind spinning with dreams of parchment and firelight, and days of understanding that turned into nights of exploring that turned into years of love.

Hoe bitch ruining everything but you need ya conflict. At least she is in for a rude awakening. Bitch thinking she getting everything she want, umm no.

Her wide eyes widened even farther. Her luscious lips dropped open a centimeter. That sparkle in her eyes became one of panic. And he knew why.

Bitch you were warned

What have I done? What have I done?

Haaaaaaaaahhhhhh

You guessed at my identity in the cave, and I didn’t deny it. On the first night of the trials, I told you I wasn’t who you thought I was. Is it my fault a princess who is too used to getting her way didn’t listen?”

Exactly

and trust earned instead of freely offered?

you shouldn't be giving it away freely anyway

Within minutes, Rafe was lost in the movement, time racing as he did something he rarely ever

got to do—share a bit of himself with another person.

Wrong person to share yourself with, she’s shit, she’s full of shit, can’t trust anything she says or do. It’s shit

“They’ve never forgiven Rafe for being the son my father loved more than me, the strong son, the warrior. And he’s never forgiven himself either, which is why he never lets anyone get close. He doesn’t think he deserves it.”

Because the truth was there were no gods. The energy pulsing through the stone beneath her fingers wasn’t Taetanos, god of death—it was shadow magic. Pure and simple. There was no Aethios, only spirit magic like Cassi’s, like Lyana’s, the strongest kind of all. And Erhea, the god of love, revered by the songbirds? That beating red stone wasn’t a heart. It was the thing those of the world above feared most—fire magic.

There were seven elements, not seven gods, and each stone was one of those elements bottled up and sealed in an elaborate web that had been woven a thousand years ago through the sort of power that no longer existed. No one, not even her king, truly understood how the isles had come to rise into the air or why. The truth had faded into myth and legend in both the world above and the one below, but the past mattered very little.

That feeling of freedom, of not having to hide, of being woven so closely nothing could ever undo them, that was love.

“Love is when you find a piece of yourself in someone else, a piece you never knew was missing, but without which you'd be broken. You feel whole, and complete, and accepted for exactly who you are. You can be your true self, because around this person, for the first time you have no desire to pretend to be anyone else.”

Let’s pretend we have one last night to do whatever we want before the sun rises and the world comes crashing in.”

You really don’t. If y’all start fucking that’s shitty to Xander. Really shitty.

“How fast things can change. How, in the blink of an eye, someone you thought was your best friend can become a person you hardly recognize, can’t even stand to look at or talk to. How fragile unbreakable bonds can truly be.”

Her best friend would forgive her for her lies once she learned the truth, heard the prophecy, and realized who she was. Together they would use their magic to save the world. Lyana would help make Cassi the heroine she’d

always wanted to be, instead of the monster she’d become.

I hate this back stabbing lying bitch. Whatever the fuq!!!!!!!!

The world will fracture, splinter in two, One made of gray, the other of blue. Beasts will emerge, filled with fury and scorn, Fighting to recover what from their claws we have torn. Two saviors will arise, one above, one below, A king born in fire and a queen bred of snow. Together they will heal that which we broke, With magic and spirit, with mirrors and smoke. But only on the day when the sky does fall, Will be revealed the one who will save you all.

“It’s all right,” he soothed. “Let it go. Let it out. I’m here. You’re safe in my home. Always.”

Laughsssss