Ione’s entire body went still, her leg tensing under the highwayman’s touch. Elm’s voice came from the back of his throat. “Get your fucking hand off of her.”
“I clenched my jaw and turned away from the dark window at the lip of the tree line, denying the Nightmare his request. A monstrous hiss echoed through my mind.”
― One Dark Window
― One Dark Window
“You never said how you got away from him.” I stiffened, the Nightmare’s wicked laugh resonating in the din. When I spoke, the low notes of my voice were slick, as if dipped in oil. “Perhaps it was he who got away from me.”
― One Dark Window
― One Dark Window
“his head toward her, a mocking bow, and said, “Let’s try this once more, betrothed.” He raised his dagger. And plunged it to the hilt into Ione’s chest. Air washed out of her, a long, ragged breath. Ione’s hand went slack in Elm’s, then she was falling out of his line of sight, out of his grasp. The world darkened at the edges. The scream welling in Elm ripped free.”
― Two Twisted Crowns
― Two Twisted Crowns
“when I woke in her young mind, the first thing I felt, after five hundred years of fury”—his voice softened—“was wonder. Quiet and gentle. I remembered what it was to care for someone.”
― Two Twisted Crowns
― Two Twisted Crowns
“shards of bone scattered around her. Blood trickled down her face. “Nightmare,” he said through his teeth. The monster laughed as he slipped out of the fort. “She’ll live. All I did was pay her back for breaking your nose.” “I didn’t ask you to do that.” “No. But Elspeth did.”
― Two Twisted Crowns
― Two Twisted Crowns
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