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in a world where everything is black and white, the real truth is that nothing is ever that simple. Humanity is made up of all the vibrant shades in the middle. Some good, some not, and most are just trying to figure it out. In the end, we all matter, and our place is what we make it.
Lucky for us, she was all we had, because that one unimportant girl was about to become the hope of an entire species – and it only happened because no one told her it couldn't.
She felt like a weed in the garden.
And it wasn't just her breeding that made her such an appealing applicant.
uh oh
She pulled the pins from her hair and let it fall to her bare shoulders. "I'm sure you know that a drink is rarely just a drink."
he smiled sadly and turned back to the door, "you're twice as beautiful as any human. You're the kind of woman that men die for."
"Loyalty deserves to be rewarded."
Iliri women chose their mates, not the other way around, and it wasn't uncommon for a woman to keep her own harem.
Sal ducked beneath his hands, stepping as close to him as a lover, and buried her dagger in his chest once, twice, and finally a third time.
"Ok, kitten, let's get ya back ta yer other man and make sure the army knows 'bout the Empire's plans."
Blood still clung to them, streaked across their faces, and their bodies showed signs of more wounds than they'd acquired in battle, but the assassins were at peace with their strange desires.
You can't be someone you're not. You can't hide it forever and live a lie."
