A Duet with the Siren Duke (Married to Magic, #4)

by Elise Kova

for everyone who gave up on their happily ever after... only to find it when they least expected

if I am truly unlucky, the most fearsome creatures of all will be my demise: the sirens. They will sing a sweet requiem as they pull me deep below the waves.

If the cost of my happiness is the world’s judgment, then it is a price I’ll pay.

“You were nothing. I pulled you from the dirt and gave you comfort and well-being. You should be groveling before me every morning and night. But you continue to try my patience with your insolence.”

“You are a sad, lonely, pathetic child. It is a relief every time I leave this island and can be free of you. Of course your family doesn’t love you. How could they? Who on this wide earth could love you?”

We’re in the thick of it now.

brought me here. Who holds my life in his hands. Who could let me go if he wanted.” “You honestly believe I had enough power on my own to save

would’ve—” He keeps stopping himself short. Then, he continues after a moment of gathering his composure,

I try to think forward—of what will come next. I’ve been on the move for five years, always pushing ahead. Always striving. I can’t stop now. I can’t fix the problems of the past; I can’t make different choices. I can only think of what I’ll do next. Keep moving. Forward. Next thing. Next thing…