“I will watch her for a while, Brother,” Arcus said heavily, closing the door behind him. “The coronation isn’t for a few hours yet.” His eyes widened as they settled on me. “She’s awake!” “You can talk directly to me now,” I pointed out. “Ruby,” he breathed, moving his broad-shouldered frame so carefully toward me that I wondered if he expected me to fly away like a startled bird. It both touched and amused me to think that after everything I’d survived and everything I’d done, he could still think of me as fragile. He slid his cold hand under my palm. I shivered, but it was the sensation of
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