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So...I nod. It’s time for me to play the game.
I won’t even let Midas’s presence ruin it.
Real
The demands of running not just one kingdom but two weighs heavily on my shoulders. All the things I must do have become an incessant pressure that buzzes in my head during all my waking hours.
Good I hope you die
willow
I make an appearance!
Malina, Auren, the whore—all my problems are caused by Divine-damned women. This is exactly why you can’t trust females. My mother taught me that.
You are actually the most useless person anyone has ever seen
“I let you out of your cage,” Midas tells me, as if I should be grateful, as if he did any such thing. “No. I let myself out.”
“You’re very floppy.” I rest my head against his firm, muscled chest. “You’re very hard,” I counter. A rich, dark laugh slips from his mouth. “You’ve no idea.”
Same shit, different castle.
“And they shouldn’t!” he bursts out. “No one is allowed to touch you except for me. That’s twice now this commander has disrespected me.”
Can this man get it together?? He is embarrassing himself.
“Yeah?” I bite out. “Well, I saw you fucking your royal saddles all the time in front of me, so I think you can handle a glance.”
Real
Hands come up to my face, and his palm cups my jaw, thumbs stroking down my throbbing cheek. “Precious...I...I didn’t mean that. I was angry. I didn’t… Shit!”
This man has no control over his body? Give it a rest you meant to
I blink, incredulous horror spiking my pulse as I realize what he’s implying. Does he actually believe I’m going to have sex with him right now?
This man has two emotions angry and horny
Why settle for a cold shrew and a saddle’s bastard when there may be other...options to explore?
The only option you should be allowed to have is to roll over and die
He will need to be dealt with. Auren will need to be dealt with too.
Pleaseeee deal with your anger issues first
Perhaps the gods gave him my father’s face so I can make use of it.
The gods just hate you
“You don’t hate me now.” There’s a narrowing of her eyes. “I tolerate you.” “You’re so warm and fuzzy.”
“I am,” he says without remorse, his sharp jaw tight with tension. “But I’ll be the villain for you. Not to you.”
“You, Slade. I want you.”
His grin widens. “And you’re a gorgeous little liar, but that’s okay,” he says with a shrug. “I’ve made you face your other truths, and I have no doubt I can make you face this one too.” My stomach jumps with a thrill I don’t want to admit. He thinks I’m gorgeous. Okay, yeah, he thinks I’m a liar too, but the takeaway here is the gorgeous part.
It’s time to get a little dirty.
“Guilt doesn’t assuage the guilty.”
Slayyyy
“It’s just the effect of the dew. You must be reacting poorly since it’s your first time, especially since you’re depleted. I made sure you had quite a high dose.”
Im gonna kill ylou you baljts bllsack llossd
This too? I ask the goddess in her twinkling watch. I had to endure this too?
And in walks Midas.
And drops dead? Pretty please? For me?
Midas’s palms rest steadily on the balcony. “There is one such beloved queen,” he says, gaze passing over the hundreds of people below. “In fact, she is here tonight.”
Is this a game show?
“It terrifies you, doesn’t it?” I ask. “Knowing that everything you are, hinges on me.” Something dark flickers across his face. “You speak about my punishment, but how about we consider what you deserve?”
“I don’t need anyone to rescue me.”
it. “Barden East,” I whisper in shocked horror. “You were Barden East.”
Raise your hand if you care. No one? Oh my
“I’m a planner, Auren,”
“I’m a planner, Auren” 🤓☝️
“Stay here, or I’ll drag your lover up from the dungeon and kill him in front of you,”
Oh this man is stupid stupid
“The prince is dead!”
Shock and awe
“No, look at him!” a man in a bright purple dress suit calls out, shaky finger pointing. “Look at his veins! This is the work of King Rot!”
“There’s only one man who could have done this!” 🕵️♀️🧐
“He’s mine.”
SHES MINE YOU STAY AWAY FROM HER ITS NOT HER TIME
“I told you, I’ll be the villain for you.” Resolve bolsters my spine. “Yes. But so will I.”
“If I can’t have her, no one can.”
Girl…
He’s dead. Dead, dead, dead.
FOR ME??? DING DONG THE WICKED WITCH IS DEADDD
That’s my girl.
THATS MY GIRL THATS MY GIRL
