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“May your flame never go out,” he said gruffly. “May your fire shine brightest in the dark,” she returned.
Creatures shorter-lived than the fae, and without magic, but with such ferocious intelligence and creativity that they had reshaped their world nearly beyond recognition.
The Radiant surveyed the dragon for a long moment before it laid hands on his snout. It would do as the dragon wished and put him into a deep slumber, devoid of dreams and pain. But it would not be eternal, and it would not be here. For the dragon’s story was not over. It was only just beginning.
Everyone I’d grown up with was an earth fae, including my mother. I was the only water fae in the entire village, and I’d inherited that talent from a father who’d died before I was even born.
Sure, the stolen moments we had together were always in dark, secluded places, but I knew that was because his father wouldn’t approve of his son courting a water fae. But once we passed the military tryouts together, we wouldn’t have to worry about his father, or what any of the other villagers thought. We could be together openly. Of course, that was providing that we got assigned to the same division, but—
Girl...
He was handsome, popular, charismatic, and every female in the village wanted him… but he wasn’t with any of those females right now. He was with me.
Oh boy
I’d never known that we were so similar on the inside, but the more time I spent with Dune, the more certain I was that we were made for each other. That this magnetic pull between us was a sign we were meant to be together, regardless of what society or his father thought.
This iz gonna tur out bad
Dune rolled his eyes, removing his hand from between my legs. He rolled onto his side and propped his head on his hand, digging his elbow into the ground. “We’ve been ‘getting to know each other’ for weeks, Adara, and our time is almost up. The tryouts are tomorrow, and when I’m accepted, I’ll be shipping out right away. Don’t you want to give me a good send-off before I go?”
EUGH
He stopped laughing abruptly and looked me dead in the eye. “You’ve got to be joking,” he said. “There’s no way a girl like you could make it through the military tryouts. Not when you can’t even use your magic.”
Im getting more icked with every word he says
Dune laughed. “The only thing it’s a sign of is that we want to fuck,” he said. “That doesn’t mean we’re written in the stars, or that I want to marry you, Adara.”
Sybau rn.
“Kiryan.” His eyes never left mine.
Is this einar question mark??
he was widely considered a hero, the only monarch to kill off the dragons and put an end to the Dragon-Fae Wars that had plagued our kingdom for millennia.
They left bro he didnt kill them
I didn’t care how handsome he was, how special he’d tried to make me feel, or how sweet and sexy his kisses had been. He was still ugly on the inside, and he didn’t deserve me.
Yeahhh
The sculpture wasn’t a sculpture. It was a real dragon. And I was about to be dinner.
Oop
I snarled as I realized what was happening, as the bindings tightened around my soul, rooting me to the spot, forcing me to obey her command. The mating bond.
Oooo
I misjudged my own momentum, and accidentally knocked her over with the appendage even as I sought to protect her. She fell back and smacked her head into the ground with a loud thunk. Shit.
Giggling
I rushed over to the fae—my mate, an inner voice in my head reminded me—and dropped to my knees beside her, then hauled her head into my lap.
“Those sound like aural lights.” Aural lights were the work of the Radiants, beings of light who watched over our world.
Because Gelsyne was right. He was a traitor. But he’d done what he had to secure the future of his kingdom, and he couldn’t allow his sins to be in vain.
Kys
But though the flames licked at my skin, they felt warm and soft, like a lover’s caress.
Cough cough
“You need to stop looking at me like that,” Einar said roughly, breaking the silence. I jolted from my reverie. “Like what?” I asked, my cheeks heating. Giant’s teeth, had I been staring at him that long? “Like you want to lick me from head to toe.”
Oh!!
The last thing I needed was for her to feel safe around me, because that was the next step toward developing feelings. And if Adara began to care for me in any way, my chances of severing the mating bond between us were doomed.
Just accept it man
But that turned out to be a mistake, giving my body the chance to betray me. Because instead of pushing her away, I pulled her onto me. Straight onto my lap.
Ofc that happened..
“Gelsyne is my granddaughter,” Lady Mossi finally said, her voice sharp as crushed glass. “She died in the Dragon-Fae Wars. What would her name mean to a youngling like you?”
O
it was almost like a purr, a subconscious resonance of satisfaction. As if holding me in his arms brought him peace.
Aww
These females were no fae. They were harpies, and they weren’t joking about having me for breakfast.
Einar you left her for dead oml
“But if I remember correctly, harpies kill their mates when they finish with them, and I, unfortunately, would like to live.”
Leap looked away, his shoulders hunching in. “They took me in during a rough time.”
Aww poor baby :(
“Queen Makani found me alone in the mountains, starving, too weak to use my magic or hunt for food. She took me in and nursed me back to health, then gave me a place to stay. The only thing she asked in return is that I use my lightning magic to protect the eyrie, and I’m happy to do it.”
Leappp :(((
“A dragon, a lightning rider, and a fire fae sneaking into Wynth to visit the Oracle. This is going to be fun!”
Of course, that would have required ignoring the fact that they’d genocided an entire portion of our race, but bringing that up would only start another fight, and we needed to stay focused.
Bro just talk to him and let him tell you what the king did
The rest of us managed to escape, but Skye took an arrow straight through the eye. I didn’t even have time to catch her before she tumbled off the roof.”
:(
Hurt flashed in Adara’s eyes, but she nodded. “You don’t trust me,” she said in a resigned voice. “No.” My throat tightened, a lump of longing and sadness swelling, threatening to cut off my voice. “But I wish I could.”
“Your fates are intertwined. There’s no use fighting it,” she added when Einar opened his mouth, looking as though he wanted to argue. “You of all people should know that.” She gave him a pointed look.
There comes a girl of fire and ice Born of two worlds, with the power of light To save Ediria, she must awaken the beast And defeat the shadows that live in the east Her enemy lives inside one she holds most dear He thrives on darkness, and feeds off fear She must conquer his chaos and trust in her heart Or all she loves will be lost to the dark
“I didn’t know the Oracle was such an outrageous flirt,” Mavlyn said, grinning. Was that a trick of the light, or was she blushing? “What can I say?” Quye winked. “I’m a sucker for brains and beauty.”
Wait is the oracle not an old lady...
what would Daryan say if he could see you now, holding so tightly onto the hatred in your heart?”
Thats a low blowww
My best friend. Adara was my best friend’s daughter. And the Radiants had made her my mate.
Yikess
