Oath Taker (Kingdom of Runes, #1)
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Defending a body was easy; defending a heart was a lot trickier.
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And in the center of it all stood a skeleton inside a glorious midnight-black gown that pooled around her like shadows. Sapphires and garnets winked from the black crown perched atop her skull, bits of dark hair snaking down her back. Two skeletal wings unfolded behind her, spreading seven feet on either side. Queen Avaline.
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she could see the oily-black tentacles that swirled around the bones and poked from eye-sockets, making them dance and twirl like puppets on a string.
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It was a useless emotion, serving no purpose but to make one weak. And yet—she couldn’t deny the deep sense of regret that filled her chest and tore at her mind.