Trick (Foolish Kingdoms, #1)

by Natalia Jaster

“Stay,” I said, the word raw on my tongue. Briar shook her head and pleaded, “Why are you doing this?” “Because I lack the strength not to.”

“You broke my rules,” I said. “Now you’re in my head like a verse and a curse. You’re a plague and a fantasy.

“The greatest courage a person can have is to love another, for there are only two outcomes. Either the love lasts, and our lives are compromised, or it doesn’t, and our lives are emptied. Either way, we suffer more than we celebrate. I’ve enjoyed suffering with you. We are a tale for campfires.”