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Chapter 19: No Rest for the Wicked
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2025-05-30 15:20:52Emily
Thomas must have a thing for houses built like labyrinths. Because this place is ridiculously large. Azriel leads me through corridor after corridor, each one darker and more ornate than the last. The walls are covered with paintings and tapestries to the point where I feel like we’ve moved back in time to the middle ages.
Whatever makes these creatures feel at home, I suppose.
At first, I try not to stare too much at Azriel’s back, but after a while, I just give in. There’s no way I can deny that he’s attractive. Even if he and Thomas are holding me against my will, they are both gorgeous in their own way. Though, with slightly irritating personalities. Azriel's sculpted shoulders are adorned with scrolling tattoos, and a line of runic symbols trail down his spine. They disappear behind the top of his trousers, and I tell myself the ink is the reason I’d like to ease down his waistband. It can’t have anything to
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