LOGIN“I do,” I said. It was that simple. There was nothing else to say.“Okay,” he said, accepting it just as simply.We didn’t speak again the rest of the way, but the air around us remained comfortable, companionable. We were used to being together, even when just riding in the car. It felt right havin
Lillian’s POVGrayson’s lips coaxed mine open, and his tongue swiped into my mouth. At once, my body relaxed. I curled my arms around his neck, combing my fingers through his hair.He kissed me like a man lost in the desert, finally finding an oasis, drinking deeply.When we broke for breath, I coul
Lillian’s POVTeacher recognized Grayson, and Grayson knew Teacher as the First Warrior.None of that mattered overmuch to me when Teacher was pointing the tip of a deadly arrow straight in Grayson’s face. Doing the only thing I could think to do in that moment, I stepped to the side, placing myself
Grayson looked at me like I’d lost my mind.“I know this man. He’s my former teacher, the one who taught me to handle a bow.”“If he’s a friend,” Grayson said. “Why are there so many rogues pointing arrows at me.”“A precaution,” Teacher said. “We saw you run into that town. We wanted to make sure y
Lillian’s POVMy teacher stilled as his eyes focused on me. “Lillian?” Recognizing me, he lowered his bow at once. “What in the hells are you doing here?”“It’s a long story,” I said. “What are you doing here? You vanished so suddenly.”“I’m sorry about that,” he said.“It’s fine. I’m just… I’m so h
I thought I might be rambling and worried my hands together, expecting some kind of reprimand, verbal at least.Instead, he seemed to mull over the things that I said, and then replied, “I will try.”As he stood there, I watched him attempt, loosening some of his posture. He struggled to hold that p
Lillian’s POVI was dragged to the throne room and made to kneel in front of the King. Piers, Josephine, and several members of the court were already there, already sneering at me like they had come to judgement. All save Josephine, who looked sick, her cheeks a hint of green.“There she is,” Piers
I had been further wounded in the journey, and my legs were weakened again. I stumbled and collapsed into a pile of damp straw. The cell itself had no furniture, only a bucket in the corner. I didn’t want to think too hard about what was inside that bucket, but seeing no toilet, I could only imagine
“You can vouch for her?” the Queen asked. “She did this.”“She did,” Prime Beta confirmed.The Queen looked over to me. She pulled the ribbon away from Ophelia, where she had been about to pin it to Ophelia’s lapel.“You did this?” she asked me.“Yes,” I said.“Then you are the winner, Luna Princess
Lillian’s POVThe rifle was utterly busted, useless to shoot, but I turned it sideways at the last minute, using it as a shield instead, to block the rampaging boar. The boar plowed forward, stronger than I had anticipated. His tusks grappled with the rifle, pushing me back a few feet.Pulled the ri







