One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)

by Rachel Gillig

To the quiet girls with stories in their heads. To their dreams—and their nightmares.

“Having hope does not make me delusional, Elspeth,”

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

The second Nightmare Card.

I kept to the forest for three days, hoping to catch a glimpse of you, to speak to you if I could.”

“You’re smiling.” Elm looked over the table. “Does no one else find that incredibly unnerving?”

Had I known they’d be the last words I’d say to him aloud, I might have chosen them differently.