Queen of the Ruined: A Villain's Rise
She burned to death in the flames of his betrayal, leaving behind only this cold, unyielding armor of absolute hate.
"You aren't shaking anymore," Lancelot observes quietly, stepping up beside me and pressing a possessive kiss against my temple.
"I don't have anything left to shake for," I answer, staring at my reflection in the dark glass of the window pane. "The girl who loved him died three years ago."
"Good," Lancelot growls, his hand tightening over my hip, pulling me flush against his hard frame until I can feel the dangerous, heavy pulse of his own bloodline against mine. "Because the woman standing next to me is going to wear his crown."