The Rejected King (Desolation, #1)
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“Just leave, okay? I don’t want to have to hurt you.” She shook the chair as if to emphasize the threat.
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“You’ll hurt me with a chair?”
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“Yes!” She shook the chair again. “I’ll beat you with a chair. I’ve st...
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His brows went up. “Chair...
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“Yes. It’s a thing.”
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“In all my years of military training, how did I miss chair weaponry?”
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“Only the best get ...
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“And you’re th...
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“Is that all there is to chair weaponry? Throwing the chair?”
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“It’s not necessary. It’s just a formality.”
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“Oh.” She sank down into her chair. “Well, formalities are good. They keep everything appropriate.”
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“Miss Dutson, I think our relationship passed appropriate the secon...
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“Yes. Right now, your approval rating is only at thirteen percent⁠—”
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“Thirteen?” The king grimaced. “My approval rating hasn’t even hit puberty yet.”
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The rest of the room melted away, a hazy glow illuminating the king as he repeated the words educational reform over and over. It was the sexiest thing she had ever heard a man say.
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“Remind me not to get on your bad side, Miss Dutson.” He gave her a smirk.
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“I’m not standing by you anymore.” Emree distanced herself from him. “You’ll get me in trouble.”
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Love should be progressive and radical.
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“Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.”
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Why couldn’t he stop staring at her? Thinking about her? Liking her?
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He would have to walk away from his position and from the people of Enderlin. Would he be okay with that? Hope surged in his heart and he knew he would be. If Emree was by his side, he would be content living a normal life, maybe running a book exchange store with her. He’d still be helping people, and the trade-off would be a full and happy life with the woman he loved.
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“I’ll ask you again,” Davin said softly. “Is there room in your heart for Peeta?”
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“Are you Peeta in this scenario?” she asked, trying to wrap her mind around their entire conversation.
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“I think so.” He smiled, and amusement fi...
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Davin lov...
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Her chest heaved up and down, and she blurted out, “I love you too!”
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“I want to do this. I want you. More than I want to be king. More than anything else in this life. In my mind, in my heart, you come first.” A small smile formed on his lips. “You’re all I’ve ever wanted.”
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She was beautiful, kind, funny, intelligent, selfless, and hard-working—everything
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that the kingdom of Enderlin needed. She was what he needed, too, and being with her was worth the risk of losing everything.
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I stand by my decision to marry Emree Dutson.”
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“I think I’ve loved you from the moment you curled up next to me in bed at the Morreck Inn. You were just a dream girl then, but now you’re what my dreams are made of.”
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“Please say that you’ll marry me and be my forever.”
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“I’ll be your forever.”
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“I love you, too,” she whispered back. They stood there for a moment, holding each other until Emree finally said, “Do you want to see my book store?”
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Davin slung his arm around her shoulder. “You mean the one you named after me?”
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“You better watch yourself,” she warned. “I’m trained i...
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“Oh, I know. There’s no way I could ever...
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