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But no one expects the Spanish Inquisition.
Those last few words taught me who I was. And they broke me.
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“You must learn to be not only selfless, but ruthless,” he’d said. “At some point, you will need to save yourself—or someone you love—by making a cold, calculated decision. One that benefits the game as a whole, and not the individual pieces. One that does not result in you, little queen, being taken off the board.”
He opened his lips, and I plunged that thread deep inside him. It was a golden filament in a well of darkness. But it shone with all the light of my love for him, and I believed it would be enough. That I would be enough for him.
If only Daemoncuck478 could see me now. She’d said I’d never get to bump uglies with anyone with fangs and a forked tongue.”
Her soul was so bright—filled with sacrifice and perfect joy—that just being this close to her had been enough to show them the way to grace.
“It’s positive self-talk,” I explained. “I had a therapist on Earth who expressed how important it was to tell yourself when you were amazing.”
“That’s the worst plan I’ve ever heard. We’ll all die within seconds.”
“Because it’s unimaginably stupid,”
“It’ll be okay, Gavriel. You’ll see. I’m not as smart as you, and I’m not as strong. But I am one thing that has always worked to my advantage.” His pretty brow furrowed in thought. “Creative?” I gave his hand another kiss for that sweet thought. “No, babe. I’m unpredictable.”
What the actual fuck? Gavriel shouted in my mind.
“I really think she might have a concussion,” Gavriel mused. “No, she’s always been like this.”
It doesn’t hurt me to forgive you; I already have. You only need to forgive yourself.”
Rafe had joked once he’d had a vision that he would need a large bed. That he would be mated to four other souls, and he would need the space for all the games they would play. But when he’d said it, his voice rang with truth. I could never tell what was true and what was a grand joke when it came to the man who had become my best friend. My brother.
Guard of Precious, Perfect Devil, Little Glitter, First and Only of her Kind, Beloved by All Realms.
