The Queen of Cursed Things (The Serpents and Kings Trilogy, #1)

by S.M. Gaither

she instead sheathed it wordlessly, wishing the edges of the world could be covered as easily as the sword’s.

the upper-gods created the world, the middle-ones made it livable, and the small souls made it worth living in…

“Because I wanted to dance with the most beautiful person in the room. And I would have looked rather silly dancing with myself, so you made for a fine second option.”

ok, I already love him

“You have no idea about the sort of chaos I could cause you.”

“I’m way more childish than you’re giving me credit for.”

That sometimes fighting looked—and felt—a lot like crawling.

I’m the one who reached for you, and I’d do it again, given the choice.

“I was already perfectly ruined before you came along, thank you very much.

“I don’t need forgiveness. I just need to know she’s safe.”

But it seemed that soft things could not survive in this world, after all—and here was the proof of it, going cold and still beside her.

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