The Kingdom of Light
I tried to do it carefully, tried to behave womanly, if that even existed.
“Did you sleep well?” Nicolais asked, his eyes shining with sincerity. Perhaps Lily had also told him about my sleep patterns, letting him know I hadn’t touched the bed, that I had been sitting on that windowsill trying to plot my escape.
“Yes,” I answered, putting a bowl with something that looked like watermelon back on the table, “the bed is very comfortable and soft, and not nearly as warm as I had feared it would be.” I grabbed my fork, stabbing one of the pieces of fruit on my plate. The taste was intense, sweet, but with a bitter aftertaste, which made my mouth explode with sensations—much like Remy the first t
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