A whisper interrupts the silence, reaching us from where the Outer Rings Bruma sleep. “Beri, I think the Frost girly might be the fire princess.” Jovan’s snort is hardly quiet. I pinch him to shut him up. “Well, duh. Ain’t you been hearing the stuff? She was as snobby as anything before we corrupted her in the Outta Rings. We fixed her.” The king’s body begins to shake underneath me. I close my eyes, wanting to hear the rest. “That makes sense. Didn’t think I could like a Sluti.” “It’s a Soolatee, you stupid shit.” My own body begins to shake. I muffle my laughter against Jovan’s chest. Just
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