Trick (Foolish Kingdoms, #1)

by Natalia Jaster

“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. You’re there when I’m tossing and turning in bed, twisting the sheets into a heated mess.

As for the rest, alas. I didn’t give a shit.

Low and lush, I murmured, “Read this one.” She quivered and whispered, “Why?” “It chronicles a smutty, forbidden love story.” “Actually, it’s a Spring ordinance against excessive public drunkenness.” “Pity. I feel so deceived by the fancy casing.”

“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.”