One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)

by Rachel Gillig

Says the girl who talks to the monster in her head. Not exactly Princess material, are we, my dear?

I’m a liar, Elspeth. A traitor. And someday, there will be a reckoning.” He pulled back, his gray eyes tight with strain. “The highwayman meets the hangman. Always.”

“Then be a liar, Ravyn. Betray. Upturn the kingdom that would see you and me and Emory killed.

I wanted it to burn me to pieces—for him to burn me to pieces.