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Author: Kiss Leilani
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Sesora’s lips curved in satisfaction. “See that you do. I will send handmaidens to your chamber shortly. You are one of the stars of tonight’s show, and you must look the part.”

I whirled around to leave.

“So, you are the infamous Vera with the snake ink,” Master Vido spoke up suddenly.

I turned to him.

He smiled, extending a hand. “I have heard so much about you. All good things, of course.”

I stared at his hand for a beat longer than necessary, contemplating whether or not to ignore it. In th
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    The weight of him, knowing it was him, knowing who it was and what it meant, broke something open in me that was beyond fear. I went absolutely feral, screaming and clawing at him.Then, I was shifting.“Don’t you dare—” My beast came through, and I got a claw across his neck and dragged, tearing skin and drawing blood.His shout of pain filled me with savage satisfaction, but it was brief…because he shifted as well.The blow he landed across my face exploded pain through me, my vision going white. Another blow followed. Rage burned in those yellow eyes.I kept fighting anyway. I knew better than anyone what stopping meant. What waiting meant. What lying still meant. He was not doing that to me again. I would absorb every blow before I let that happen. I would court death before I gave in to him. Anything was better than that!Revandrel. The thought came from whatever part of me was still lucid, still reaching. Please. I hope you heard me. Please come.I did not know if he was comin

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    Had I been too hopeful?Too foolish in believing this day would never come? That I never have to look up again and find this face staring back at me?I wished I could pretend my world had not just ended. That I could hold myself together, stand firm, and become the lion instead of what I became the moment these people appeared. But my body had never listened to what I wished when it came to them. It reacted before thought could intervene, broke before I could brace. And they had always counted on it.The back of my eyes burned as I watched Vido move slowly forward."Do not worry,” he said in a voice almost gentle. “I chose this day with care. Your plaything is on the other side of the world. It is just the two of us."My jaw locked so tightly I forgot how to open it."You have been a very naughty girl, sweet Eve. Giving Jolan’s property away to Cel’theren whenever it pleased you.” He clicked his tongue. “Just so you know, he is not happy with you. You will feel his wrath when we retu

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    LADY BAEVERAThe afternoon's final meeting had run longer than anticipated, which was the natural consequence of textile merchants who had strong feelings about dye lots and even stronger feelings about being heard expressing those feelings at length. I was in the middle of redirecting the discussion back toward the supply agreement on the table when the door opened.Revandrel walked in.I…stared.He’d been meant to remain in the capital for several days, yet here he was, still dressed for travel, exhaustion in the set of his shoulders.There was a restlessness about him too that made my concern rise immediately."Cel'theren…" My head of trade looked up with visible startlement, and he was not alone in it.Every face around the table went alert in the particular way of people recalibrating quickly. The history between that name and mine was not private knowledge, leaving themwondering what was he doing here.“Gentlemen, and ladies,” Revandrel’s voice was controlled despite the strai

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