A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (Blood and Ash, #2)
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“What matters is that I choose her,” Casteel spoke, and my stupid, stupid heart skipped a beat, even though I did not choose him. “And that is all that matters.”
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Biases were taught and learned.
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“But he’s the one thing in all the kingdoms that you, and only you, never have to fear.”
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“If you’re looking for a fight…” came a voice that sent a shiver down my spine and then over my skin. My head jerked in the direction of the sound. “You’ll fight me, Princess.”
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He was both the villain and the hero, the monster and the monster-slayer.
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“You’re beautiful when you’re quiet and somber, but when you laugh? You rival the sunrise over the Skotos Mountains.”
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“I will find you a diamond so big it will enter the room before you do.”
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The moment the doors swung open, the musty scent that hit me sparked joy in my heart. Books. Rows and rows of books.
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“Thank you.” “For what?” The touch of his fingertips was light, but a shiver still rolled through me. “For choosing me.”
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lost myself to the freedom of being able to read any book I wanted.
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Thrusting the dagger up, I used every ounce of strength I had to drive it deep under his chin. “I’m this kind of bitch,” I growled. The muscles under the mask pieced together by human flesh went lax as I jerked the knife free.
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“What can I say? I have a thing for women with violent tendencies.”
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it was so silent you could hear a cricket sneeze.
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Feelings were not stagnant. Neither were opinions or beliefs, and if we stopped believing people were capable of change, then the world might as well be left to burn.
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“Let’s make a deal that we don’t borrow tomorrow’s problems today.”
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I hated moments like this, when sleep evaded me and all that existed was things better not dwelled upon.
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bad memories always seem to have a way of being remembered over the good.”