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He reaches over, grabs me around the waist with both hands, and lifts me carefully over the corpse and the blood, depositing me on the other side. My heart did not just stutter at being carried over a puddle of blood that he created. That is not chivalry, and I am not going to swoon.
The second the strip of metal is away from her, Rose’s brows furrow and she turns, burrowing into my chest. Ancestors, preserve me.
“I’ve wondered for a while whether you actually own shirts. I guess this answers that question.” “I had several,” he mutters, holding up the second to display a square hole in the back before throwing that at me as well and turning around. “But they keep getting sacrificed to protect a queen’s modesty.” He cut a piece out for my wings, I realise, blinking at the unexpected thoughtfulness.
“Why are you doing this?” I ask. “You hate me. You’ve done terrible things…” “And I’ll do more,” he promises. “But no matter how much I fight this, I just can’t seem to resist you.”
Caed!!
Lore is too short…” Lore looks offended for a second, then shrugs it off. “At least I’m the right height to steal Rose’s kisses.”
Honestly LOVE THIS!
“You still haven’t told her you like her,” Lore butts in. “Maybe that would help.” Drystan freezes, then scrubs his hand down his face. “‘Like’ is not the word I’d use.” My heart sinks, but he continues. “You alone have the ability to frustrate me beyond measure. You are captivating—as I’m sure you’re aware—and infuriating. Far too soft-hearted for the task the Goddess has put before you, and yet…” He trails off, glancing at the others before shifting his weight from one foot to the other. “‘Like’ is too simple a term.”
“I will never let them take you again,” he murmurs. “I’ll protect you—and your wings—until my dying breath, and I swear to the Goddess, I will not fail you.”
My mind is consumed by the fragile spark of hope that’s taken root in my chest. Maybe… maybe I’m not too broken after all.
Bree
