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Natalie Mae

The Kinder Poison

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  • Lizzyhas quoted3 years ago
    It is time the world, and the gods, knows which of us is the true monster.

    Perhaps he will find it ironic, that Shifters are still outcasts.

    Have your magic, then, I think. And may it be your ruin.

    I jerk his hand up and trap it beneath mine on the hilt.

    And I make him plunge the dagger into my
    heart.
  • Lizzyhas quoted3 years ago
    BEFORE my parents disowned me,
  • Lizzyhas quoted3 years ago
    His smile fades as he looks over, but his eyes still glitter with mischief.

    “What about for a coronation?” he asks.

    “Absolutely not.”

    He laughs in surprise. “My coronation, Zahru.”
  • Lizzyhas quoted3 years ago
    I shrug. “At this point, I wouldn’t even leave for chocolate.”

    “Now, that’s extremely serious. Not even chocolate crème?”

    I shake my head.

    “With raspberries?”

    Another shake.

    “How about a cake that melts when you bite into it, with this delicious strawberry drizzle—”

    “Not even if an entire palace was made from it,” I say, though my traitorous stomach growls in disagreement.
  • Lizzyhas quoted3 years ago
    But I will cherish every small memory we’ve made. I will never forget what he did for me, what he sacrificed when he had nothing to gain from it, just the conviction in his heart that I deserved better.
  • Lizzyhas quoted3 years ago
    “I only wish I could have spared you the journey.”

    “Me too. I’m never leaving home again.”

    “Ever?”

    There’s a playful tone in his voice, but it doesn’t reach his eyes. He knows this moment has been coming, too.
  • Lizzyhas quoted3 years ago
    Never has he looked so much like his father, and while the thought brings me incredible pride, it also reminds me we each have a duty to attend. No matter what we feel for each other, he’s going to be king. I have no regrets about anything we’ve been through.

    But I wish I didn’t have to l
  • Lizzyhas quoted3 years ago
    He smiles and looks over, and the sadness in his face shifts as he takes me in. “Actually,” he says, “I have my first order planned already.”
  • Lizzyhas quoted3 years ago
    She is trielle. Even if Kasta broke her brush and spilled her ink, she will find a way. Magic is drawn to her as a river to the sea.”

    Jet gives us a weak smile, a sign of thanks more than agreement.
  • Lizzyhas quoted3 years ago
    But the luxury that brings tears to my eyes, alarming Marcus so much he draws his bow, is that they also have a bath.
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