Crowned in Silver Blood
"I told you before, I chose her. That choice doesn't change because you finally decided to stop hiding what you actually are."
Marcus moved to flank Everly's other side, blade raised, and around the courtyard, Everly watched something remarkable happen. The Duskfall soldiers who had knelt earlier began rising, not to flee, but to plant themselves between the Colt blades and the girl they'd sworn allegiance to only minutes before, an improvised, desperate wall of bodies with nothing but frost-covered ground and old loyalty holding it together.
Odessa moved with them, positioning herself directly at Everly's back, her voice low and steady. "Whatever happens next, you are not facing it alone. R