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I let myself cry. Mom always said there was no shame in it, but usually I refused to. It either drew attention or made me feel vulnerable, two things I loathed.
“Well, everyone has theories about where you disappeared to. Mine was that you finally got your cherry popped and were off on a three-day sex bender. Was I right? Did I win?”
Eww
“At least let me satisfy you.”
He is so green flag
“Rest. I’ll be right here. You’re safe.”
My heart...
I just didn’t want to marry you on a driveway,” he said dryly.
How romantic haha
“I would advise you sleep with one eye open.”
Oh hell no she just got here
“To them, we don’t,”
Them?
Should you ever see Collith’s blood, it spills blue as a berry.”
Ain't no way
“You are a queen, Fortuna Sworn,” Laurie murmured. He held out a pair of slippers.
What the hell is happening
“I love him, Fortuna,” he said simply, as if anything were that simple. “I’m not going anywhere.”
This is so sad
Although I may be willing to give you a good fuck, since it seems Collith hasn’t gotten around to it yet.”
Asshole
“They will write songs about you, Fortuna Sworn. Oh, how they’ll laugh and sing. You’ll be a legend. The female who married the King of the Unseelie Court and didn’t even know it.”
The fuck?
Jassin of the Unseelie Court, a creature who had taken my brother from me for two years, was afraid of light. Blinding, incandescent light. A triumphant smile stretched across my face.
Tears streamed down his cheeks. “I can’t let you hurt him,” he said.
Well damn
I sent a prayer to whoever was listening that he would trip or fall.
I want him to fall too
Collith had taken my voice.
No he didn't ? Huh???
He licked my earlobe, and I jerked back too late.
What's wrong with this dude
You have been sentenced to twenty lashes—an
I don't think I can read this part
My skin burned white-hot where the whip had struck.
God no
gave my allegiance to the king, then promptly tried to assassinate him.”
As you should
Oliver stared at me, his eyes so cold that they burned. Like holding a handful of snow without a glove. Just as I opened my mouth again, he stepped away. I made a strangled sound and grabbed at him, but he evaded the touch.
I think you broke his heart
“We need to clean these,”
He is angry at her but he still care for her
Everything I knew, he knew. Because he’s not real, that inner voice whispered.
I wish he was real
“You created me. I am whatever you need me to be,”
He wants to be real too , fuck I need a cigarette
I apologize for your time down here;
Fuck you
Eat shit and die,
Exactly
“Dull and compliant,
Boring
Yeees
Whatever had broken in me was like a dam. Recklessness poured through, submerging all the fear. I weaved through the crowd, touching anyone I could along the way. It was so light, so swift, that many of them had no idea. Flavors coated my tongue. One male thought he was surrounded by bees and actually ran from the room. Another faerie stared at an empty corner, his expression etched in horror. For the first time since escaping the goblins, I felt powerful. Decades ago, Nightmares were the most feared race. The fae had been unwise to forget.
Fuck yeah
“But I changed his mind. You see? There’s some good in him.”
What did he do to him !??
“I hate you,” I whispered back. I kept my gaze on Collith’s long enough to see the light fade. Then I bent and vomited all over his boots.
Holly fuck
“Fine. I murdered the previous king. That, dear wife, is how I began my noble reign.”
There you go
“I think you’re beautiful, too,” he murmured.
Oh fuck
“Would it be so terrible, Fortuna? If someday, somehow I was there when you woke up?”
He has feelings for her...
I deserve some dignity.”
Yes
“If you died, Fortuna, I’d follow you into whatever afterlife there is.
The corner of his mouth tilted up. He didn’t look at me as he said, “I love you.” Normally it was hard to say it back. Not just to him, but to anyone. Now, though, I didn’t hesitate. I caressed Oliver’s profile with my eyes, that sprinkling of freckles over the bridge of his nose. “I love you, too.” His hand tightened around mine. A million more stars appeared. The horizon exploded with light. And I woke up.
Witches get their power from demonic sources or nature. The Tongue draws his from Fallen blood.”
Whatever that means
Halfway to the rock, though, the underground lake began to boil.
Oh hell nooo
“The Leviathan,” I whispered.
WHAT
The Leviathan had fears.
Huh?
“I won’t let anyone hurt you. Not again.”
I still hate him but this is so sweet
“I made sure to feel every single lash,” he murmured. I frowned in confusion. “What do you mean?” Collith seemed to shake himself. He resumed his administrations, making them even gentler, somehow. “During times of heightened emotion, the bond is more… navigable, perhaps,” he explained, his breath teasing my wet skin. “It’s how I was able to take your voice. We’re already able to feel what the other is feeling, but in circumstances like the tribunal, that can translate to the physical as well.”
This bastard, it's becoming hard to hate him
“Find the door that leads to your world.”
What the fuck does that mean
“I think it’s a wendigo,” Shameek replied. “There’s a rumor that one was shipped in last night.”
Why is he so casual about it !?
Shameek didn’t look at me; he kept his face turned toward that distant glow. “I wouldn’t survive long out there, either. There are some fae who entertain themselves by hunting. Not animals, of course. They prefer more… intelligent game. Those are the ones that would come for me.”
Awful
“Congratulations, Nightmare. You’ve passed the second test.”
Wait , how?!
“I don’t know what his fate will be, my lady. I am merely a guard.”
He called her my lady *blushing*
Now hurry, please.”
Haha Girlboss
told the king I would protect his rooms. I follow his orders… and the queen’s. But I see no queen here,” Nuvian added.
He ate you up here I'm sorry
