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21 " If you wake from a nightmare, awake wholly before you let yourself drift back to sleep,” my mother had said, her fingers like feathers as they’d danced over my damp hairline. “It is the only way to be sure the same nightmare cannot haunt you again. "
― Ella Fields , A King so Cold (Royals, #1)
22 " I’m no one’s bandage or distraction, Zad.” My stomach clenched. “Obtaining more power won’t ease the longing.” Mirth, quick and gleaming, lit his eyes. I frowned, unsure what he found so amusing. He sank down further until our faces were almost touching. “I do not speak of her because it does new love no good to speak of old love. "
23 " A strong arm wound around my back and pulled me close, long fingers trailing the indent of my spine until his hand was buried in my hair. “The games end here.” His words danced over my lips. “At this embrace, at this touch of my lips to yours, I swear to you”—he kissed me, hard, soft, and swift—“what is left of my heart is yours. "
24 " Open your eyes.” “Why?” I stammered, already breathless. “Because Queen,” he said gruffly. “You’ll not think of anyone, of anything, but me when I’m inside you. "
25 " Those with blackened souls did not perish. They continued forward, carrying their misdeeds and scars like that of overgrown shadows. A curse for the blessed. The dark would never be granted true rest. "
26 " The regret caught fire, spreading to my eyes. I squeezed them shut. Rotten souls did not cry. "
27 " Even covered in gore, you rob me of breath. "
28 " I think that was the first time I’d ever experienced what it was to fall while still standing.To move when not moving at all. "