Untainted (The Crystal Island, #1)
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Read between April 8 - April 13, 2023
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She had been his best friend, his mate, the other half of his soul. Even as children, he would have traded his life for hers in a heartbeat.
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Vera’s body could knock a prince on his ass and give birth to new life. No man on all of Aleron could claim the same. That was something to be proud of. Men thought themselves so important, they put themselves on a pedestal, but it was the strength of the women who birthed, raised, and cared for them that kept their precious pedestal from crumbling.
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She wasn’t ignorant, and she sure wouldn’t pretend to be just because her spread legs flustered their delicate, masculine sensibilities.
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He dropped like a sack of potatoes. A gorgeous sack of gloriously toned potatoes.
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Fear is a flame. It cannot be extinguished by will alone. You can let it burn you alive, or you can do something with it. Alter it, bend it to your will, forge it into a weapon.
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You threw me to the wolves, and now I have nothing but hairpins and bare skin to protect myself with.”
Emma
she kinda did this to herself though
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He’d need food for two, an extra flask, and probably some extra materials for her monthly bleeding, just in case.
Emma
omg finally a fantasy book that acknowledges periods exist!!
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You were born Veralie Palacia.”
Emma
WHY CANT I HAVE A PRETTY NAME
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Eithan swore the floor swayed underneath him. “So, what you’re saying is I got my ass handed to me…by the same woman I plan to marry?”
Emma
Tamlin vibes
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In a deadpan voice, she said, “You smell like sweat and desperation.” He feigned outrage; a hand clutched at his heart. “You wound me. Must you lie? We both know, if anything, I smell like sex and temptation.”
Emma
aw hes annoying but kinda funny
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“I’m tired of being invisible.” “You could never be invisible, little star. You burn too bright. Sulian may seek to hide you away, to steal your future and crush your spirit, but even he could not hope to smother the intensity of your fire. You are more than the pretty trophy he wants you to be.” He tapped the underside of her chin and let his fingers caress her jaw as he pulled away. “You know I speak truth. You can feel fate whispering in your ear as strongly as I can. I’ll be here when you decide to follow it.”
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She almost groaned with anticipation when she caught sight of the small, dingy tub in the corner, but then her eyes drifted to the other side of the room. To the single bed.
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DING DING DING
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“Reason number one being that we’re in a small room that is severely lacking in both space and creativity. I would need a gods damn palace for everything I want to do to you and all the surfaces I want to do them on.
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RHYSAND WHO
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She’d initiated their intimacy earlier, but that didn’t automatically mean she’d be okay with him touching her again.
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W Jaren
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He was the one exerting dominance, but it made her feel powerful because it was her who made him lose control. She fucking loved it.
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“I’m guessing with all the bonding you and Elric did, he failed to mention I have a bit of a temper. You see, I don’t like people touching my things, and he,” she said, tilting her head toward Jaren, “is mine.”
Emma
SLAYY
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Groaning, he tightened his grip. “Pha. I am one touch away from ruining a perfectly good pair of trousers.”
Emma
if hes not like this i dont want him