“What do you have against queens anyway?” Des asks. I sigh. “I just want to be a normal girl with a normal job who lives a normal life.” I don’t want to worry about an entire kingdom. The Bargainer rolls us so he can stare down at me. “Callie, you’ve never been a normal girl, and you’ve never lived a normal life, so I can see the appeal of wanting that. But normal is overrated. Trust me, it’s overrated. I’ve made deals with thousands of miserable normal people.” I frown up at him. “And I’m sorry,” he continues, “but if you think I’m going to let you settle for normal, you’ve got a fight on
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