Flamefall (The Aurelian Cycle, #2)

by Rosaria Munda

And all of it, all that suffering, embodied in this scrawny girl, this mess of brown hair and freckles, this serf— Who has asked and asked and asked of me until she has left me with nothing and still expects me to come back to her.

Honestly Lee go to hell 😐 you're the worst book bf ever

As if he finds my fury beautiful. “So, you’re pissed,” he says. “What are you going to do about it?” Aela pants behind me, catching her breath as she contemplates a second burst of flame. And behind Power, Eater paws the ground as if readying for a fight: Power’s pupils have dilated; he’s spilled over, too, while watching me rage.

Don't tell me this is an enemies to lovers with POWER 🤮

Mabalena’s dragon’s throat was slit, and then, as Lena writhed from pain at the loss, her family were taken one by one into the air, on dragonback, above the square, and dropped.

Bro WHY. You ASKING for a civil war with this crap 😭

I turn. The woman is smiling at Power. He looks between us like a taste is curdling in his mouth. I feel a smile—a real one—split my face for the first time tonight. “Hello, Parry.”

Well no wonder he goes by Power 🤣

Southside’s Daughter lets out a peal of laughter. Am I mad for thinking that laugh sounds familiar?

Nah cause she's that girl that was just interviewing you

Power shakes his head. “Megara,” he says. “Megara Roper.” It takes me a moment to remember who that is. “The Gold Gazette intern?” Power straightens, his hand still holding his throat. “Annie . . . I could have sworn I recognized Southside Daughter’s voice.”

Told you

She tilts her head up, reporting to me like I remember her doing when we were children in the play yard. Who hurt you? Tell me what happened. “Ixion did it. When he realized I was scared for Duck. He had his squire hold me off.”

... the way I would have killed Griff anyway and then gone after other dude... like? What? You just left after that? Are you fr? And then I prob would have ended up ignoring Lee tbh cause how are you one of our best riders and you're refusing to do anything?

I was here, doubting my choices with Julia. Staring at the horizon and imagining green scarves and protests at home, while Duck was out there dying and Annie was watching it happen and I was here doing nothing. This is what happens when I sit it out.

Yep 🙃

Annie conspiring with Power, undressing in front of Power— The funny thing about overhearing a betrayal is that it makes your own impulse to come clean evaporate. I turn on my heel and go find Cor.

SHE LITERALLY ASKED YOU TO GO FIRST

And then I place that voice. “Duck?” The boy smiles like I’ve just issued a dare. “Griff Gareson,” he answers.

BRO