ログインOn a whim, I try to roll him over, not expecting the iron cage of his arms to so much as shift. But he flips easily with a soft noise of surprise. I pull back, worried.“Apologies.” He smiles ruefully and taps the bandage on his face—on the side I rolled him to. “I think this will take some getting
“Oh.” I glance at Amval. Cirocco waits by his shoulder, clearly about to demand something similar. All the pressures of life suddenly descend back into place. With Kaloni dead, Amval has no rival for the crown. There’s going to be a coronation and then months of cleaning up what happened here. I’m g
Ingrid“The Goddess’ will is often far more complicated than any of us can guess,” Halit says, blood streaked on her cheek from the arrow she took to the shoulder before fleeing the altar.Laughter ripples through the temple. I know, from my second march up here, that the healthy hold up the wounded
And that is his mistake. The heartbeat he wastes on gloating gives me just enough time to slash at his unprotected throat, tearing through fur and old scar tissue.Blood waterfalls onto me, hot and fast. I wriggle out of the way before he crumples. Dead.Or at least it seems so. My halved vision mak
Amval“She will never be ready to marry my brother!” I shout as I storm into the packed temple, a sword lifted high above my head and a trail of allies collected from every corner of the palace behind me.Gasps ripple through the crowd, buoying my name forward. Ingrid turns, her jaw falling slack. T
I suck in a breath through my gritted teeth as Halit intones about the complexities of fate, how perhaps Amval dying was all part of Her cosmic plan for Cirocco and I to end up together. Maybe it was part of Her cosmic plan for me to punch a holy woman in the mouth.No. Joli is counting on me. Light
I grab two simple undyed robes of the exact same size and hurry back the way I came. If he really is my other half, he’ll find this hilarious. I’d like to start our life together laughing. I’ve never really gone in for superstition, but that seems like a good sign.Finding my way back is as easy as
IngridThe morning after waking up next to my dead mate, I sit in the ballroom, now stuffed with long tables for the vultures who are still here to eat breakfast. Early morning cool wafts in through the unfinished wall. At the name-blessing, that seemed charming. A promise of a kingdom still being b
“Where’s Candace?” I ask.Eva scowls. “King Andri had a meeting set up for this morning, and he insisted Hollis and Candace attend. She sent me.”“At least I’ll never have a father-in-law like that,” I mutter.Raven flinches again. Eva’s less surprised.“I spent my whole life engaged to someone who
Cheers go up from this ship, from other ships as the news spreads. Ingrid slips out of the crowd and waves at me, Elian by her side. Vedran nods once, sharply, like everything has been set to rights.A chant of “Luna Maris” echoes, and I realize that’s not quite the case. I turn away from the celebr







