The ​Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and Ash, #3)
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“The bonds have broken.”
Ms. Dess
Omg NO!
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“Just so you know,” Casteel murmured, thick lashes lowered halfway, “what you just did? Said? It has me feeling all kinds of wildly inappropriate things at the moment.”
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Lmfaoooooo - he’s so fucking perfect
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Fight this, and I’m sure Jasper, Kieran, or my son will be at your throat in a heartbeat. And at this moment, I cannot promise that I would move to stay any of them.”
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Fuck yes daddy!!!! Get someee!!!
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Alastir met my gaze. “I’m not the threat to Atlantia,” he said. “You are. You have always been the threat.”
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Oh fuck YOUUUUUU!!
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It was the commander of the Royal Guard. Commander Jansen.
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Oh. My. Fucking. God!!!!!
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Within seconds, Beckett knelt before me.
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WTFFFFF
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“He led them there. The Dark One.”
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Bruh!!!!!
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Casteel tossed the body to the ground and looked up at another man, blood streaming from his mouth. “What?”
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Lmfao!!!!!! Unhinged!!!
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“I love him,” I whispered. Kieran paused by my legs. “Are you just now figuring that out?”
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Hahahahahahahhahahahaa!!!
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Gods. You’re fast. And you’re really strong,”
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NO! NO fucking way!
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“I need you,” he groaned against my lips. “I need you, Poppy.” “You have me,” I told him, echoing the words I’d said to him once before. Now, they felt like an unbreakable vow. “Always.” “Always,” he repeated.
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swoonnnnnnn🥴🥴🥴
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He wiped away another tear with his thumb. “I never knew it could feel like this. That I could feel this for someone. But I do—I love you.”
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omg this is so cheesy..... awwwwwwwwww..... 😭😭😭
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“You don’t need to thank me for that.” He dragged a hand up to the back of my head and leaned away enough that his gaze met mine. “It was the least I could do.”
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OMG FEEELLLLZZZZ!!!! not me getting emotional... I would die for Kieran.... 🥰🥰🥰
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King Valyn turned to his son. “I can only assume what you plan to do with Alastir and the others who are held below, but I want your assurance that he will not survive the night.
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yes DADDDYYYY!!!!! Kill that MF
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King Valyn’s head tilted to the side. “You don’t have to thank me. You’re family now. Of course, I would help you.”
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I know you’re strong and so resilient it’s fucking unbelievable, but you don’t have to always be strong with me. It’s okay to not be okay when you’re with me,”
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“Princess?” My lips curved up. What had started as a nickname had become a reality. “Yes?” His mouth moved over mine. “I love you.” The smile on my face grew as my heart did a little skip in my chest. “I love you.”
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awwwww feeeelllssss
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Casteel continued, “‘Torro took me from behind, his thick hardness already taking me to bliss while Andre knelt before me, his mouth closing over my—’”
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Bruh.... I wanna read Ms. Willa's diary...
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It changed before news of our Prince’s entanglement with you.” Entanglement sounded vastly less awkward than capture, so I had to give it to her. She knew how to be tactful.
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I AM DYING!!!!! Not "ENTANGLEMENT!!!" hahahahahahahahahah
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Kieran said, the muscles along his back and shoulders tensing as he dipped his head under the spray as he scrubbed his face and his closely-cropped hair.
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👀👀👀 - are we having a Why Choose moment??????👀👀👀
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Our realm? Why did that sound familiar to me?
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are we expanding the world???
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“You are worthy of me, Cas. I need you to know that.” “With you in my arms, I feel worthy,” he said, pressing his lips against mine once more.
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feeeelllllsssssss
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“Fuck,” he rasped. “I love that godsdamn diary.”
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“Not sure, but I can tell you something’s changing in my pants right now,” he murmured.
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But I honestly do not care.” Oh. Okay. That was really blunt.
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Lollllll
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“He claims to be your brother. Ian Balfour.”
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Oh my fucking god!!!!!
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“Poppy, listen to me,” he whispered, and my eyes opened. “I know the truth. Wake Nyktos. Only his guards can stop the Blood Crown.”
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Omggggggggggg
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“Would you like to try a casserole?” Kieran offered as he looked over my shoulder. “That’s something we can share.”
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👀👀👀 the innuendo here is HILARIOUS!!!
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Casteel tugged on a loose strand of my hair. “Especially if there’s a lot of…meat in it.”
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LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Lyra seems to like you,” I said, swiftly changing the subject. “She seems to like you.”
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👀👀👀 oh ... oh... oh ... are we talking MMFF???? 👀👀👀
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It attacks the body and then shuts everything down.” He scratched his chin, squinting. “She knew her family carried the disease, but it doesn’t affect everyone, so she was hopeful. But her grandmother had it, and it commonly shows up every generation
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Further confirming most of the Wolven (if not all) are black - because this sounds suspiciously like sickle cell 👀👀👀
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“Let me guess,” Kieran cut in. “You have questions.”
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I fucking giggle every time he fucks with her hahahahahaa
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I let my senses open wide, and once again, I tasted the springy freshness of curiosity and the undertone of concern, thick like buttermilk.
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My inner fat girl LOVES the way this author describes feelings.... 🥰
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“This is Wilhelmina Colyns,” Valyn announced, and every single part of my body flashed hot and then cold. “She joined the Council after you…”
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SHUT THE FUCK UPPPPPPPPPPP
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Across from him, Willa took a drink of her whiskey and not-so-discreetly rolled her eyes.
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omg ... i .. fucking... LOVE... herrrrrrr
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You will bow before your Queen.” Casteel eyed the Atlantian coolly. “Or you will bleed before her. It is your choice.”
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Yup.... just came... all over myself.... 🥴💦🥴💦🥴💦🥴
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And if you become…curious enough to ask those other questions I’m sure are brewing in your head, I’ll be more than happy to answer them or refer you to a certain…chapter.”
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GAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
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“Yes. You see, there’s this extremely popular book in Solis. It’s actually Poppy’s favorite—” “It is not my favorite, you jerk,” I snapped. “Please don’t stab him in this tunnel,” Delano called out. My eyes rolled. “I cannot promise that.” Casteel chuckled.
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i love this dynamic!!!
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“You don’t really have that authority, do you?” Queen Isbeth said, her lips thinning. “I know what she is. She is the true ruler of Atlantia. You’re just a pretty accessory.”
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Well damn.... why she had to go so hard at my mans like that...LOL LOL
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“I never needed his permission.” “For what?” Naill asked. “To use his guards,” I said, knowing that’s what the Handmaiden had meant by the fire of the gods. “To summon the draken.”
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HOLY FUCK!
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Malec is not your father,” Nektas said. “The blood that courses through you is that of Ires, his twin.”
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OH MY FUCKING GOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDD