“Perhaps if you returned to him his family’s wings, he might … settle.” For a heartbeat, silence rippled through me. Followed by a wave of roaring that drowned out nearly every thought, every self-preserving instinct. I could barely hear over that bellowing in my blood, my bones. But the words, the offer … A cheap attempt at snaring me. I pretended not to hear, not to care. Even as I waited and waited for Tamlin’s reply. When Tamlin answered, his voice was low. “I burned them a long time ago.”
