“You are not the only shifter in this kingdom, Isolde,” Adrian said. “There are others like you.” “Sorin is a falcon, not a—” “Monster?” Adrian cut me off. “But he is a monster. We all are, and we all have sides of us we must learn to control. You are no different. You never have been.” I clenched my jaw hard. Right now, I did not feel like controlling myself. I wanted to tear him to shreds. I wanted to eviscerate him with my words. I wanted to lash him with my tongue. And he must have been listening to my thoughts because he laughed. “I would take the tongue-lashing,” he said, “if it meant I
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