We should make a list of who doesn’t want to kill you, love. It’d be shorter. I’d be offended, but it was actually a good idea.
The Queen Seeker was back!
My cheek stung and throbbed. I remained on the floor of the cave. Belen stood between me and Kerrick. ...temper in check. She's a sweet girl, Belen said. She's a healer, Belen. And no longer a girl. H...
Living is a risk...Every decision, every interaction, every step, every time you get out of bed in the morning, you take a risk. To survive is to know you're taking that risk and to not get out of bed...
It has made you smarter, Leif said. Then he added, not much smarter, but we can still hope for improvement.
I'm glad you're here. We've had some...interesting developments. Leif groaned. That's Yelena-speak for life-threatening danger.
I wanted to dissolve into the floor, mixing myself with the hard stone. A stone had a single purpose: to be. No complicated promises, no worries and no feelings.
I stared at Irys. My Story Weaver had to be laughing his blue ass off right now. My future appeared to be a long twisted road fraught with knots, tangles and traps. Just the way I liked it.
His words sliced through my heart, cutting it into little pathetic pieces.
His movements were so graceful that I wondered if he had been a dancer, but his words betrayed to me that his fluid gestures were those of a trained killer.
He made a weak attempt to look innocent, but I knew better. 'Should I guess how many concealed weapons you have or should I strip search you?''A strip search is the only way to be absolutely certain.'...
Exactly. You can shoulder all the blame and become a martyr. Provided anyone knows what or who you're martyring for. Or you can accept that some things are important enough to fight for and realize th...
As far as threats went, Yelena couldn't be outdone. People might risk pain and even death for a cause, but spending eternity in the fire world was just too big a price to pay.
Why? I figured they would do what they had done before and lay low.Because of you.Me? You've got to be joking. You're right. I am. It's really because of Sheepy. How he risked his life for them, and h...
Why is she convinced Ambrose is out to get her Leif askedAmbrose? Yelena raised a slender eyebrow. She carried a tray of tea and fruit. You're on a first name basis with the Commander now? I usually c...
Wait, I thought all the Queen's servants had to be women.' 'Good thing no one thought to look up my skirt.
Valek? You have no smell. No aura,' Leif said.'Is he a simpleton?' Valek asked me.
To Yelena, our newest food taster. May you last longer than your predecessor.
There’s an arrest warrant out for her. Did you even consider taking her to the Commander?No.Why not? Valek didn’t try to hide his disbelief. Killing isn’t the only solution to a problem. Or has that b...
There are certain people I trust no matter what. Even when it seems like they've turned into monsters, you need to stay true to them. Because, in the end, they'll be the ones backing you up.