A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows (Stars and Shadows, #1)
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Being the chosen Starblessed is a blessing from the gods.”
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but I would mourn for no one that I left behind.
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Only the twin moons knew my secrets as they watched me shift through the shadows.
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His hair was black as the night sky and cut short. And gods, he was beautiful. High fae,
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My family had been blessed by the starlight markings on my face and back, but we had also been cursed. 
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“You will determine the future of our world.” 
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A few more moments to think about what life might have been like if I wasn’t born with a few spots on my face and down my back.  Starblessed. 
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“I will never get on my knees for you.”
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“Ah, princess.” He stepped into my space, closer than was proper. He reached forward, slipping a piece of my hair between his fingers before he slowly twisted it in his hold. “I would give just about anything to see you on your knees.”
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“But gods, I can imagine it. The way you would look staring up at me, the way I would make you beg.”
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“My brother’s betrothed on her knees before me, ready to pledge her allegiance with her perfect mouth.”
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“You would beg the brother of the future king to give you exactly what you crave? The things he couldn’t dare give you.”
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“I think we both know that I could do things to you that my brother would never dream of.”
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He stepped closer to me, and his knee pressed between mine. “I may not be the Achlys that gets to claim you, but I was the first to look upon you. The first to dream of your star-marked face and imagine what it would look like beneath me.”
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“It doesn’t matter that you are destined to be his. Every part of you is begging to be mine.”
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“Tell me that you’re mine, princess. Even if it isn’t true, I need to hear you say it.” 
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“You will never be his, princess. I don’t give a damn if your hand holds his ring or if your head holds his crown. You still won’t belong to him.”
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“You’re the most wicked little thing I’ve ever met.”
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“Only someone wicked could make me want to fall to my knees before her and pledge my loyalty to her with my tongue. My family be damned.”
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“You’ve simply demanded it of me with every breath you take. You may not have asked, princess, but gods, you have it regardless.”
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he didn’t even notice his brother at my side. It was a mistake on his part. Because his brother was all I could see.
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“I don’t give a damn if it was my father himself, princess. No one will hurt you and not see the end of my blade.”