Page 34 of Fae Crown

That was certainly a lie. I could do with a thousand of them and still that wouldn’t be enough to guarantee my victory over the queen.

I leaned closer so that I was the snake’s entire world.

I eased up a smidgen.

I squeezed his head sharply.

Whatever that meant…

When he didn’t answer, I added,

His body, which had been undulating idly behind him since we’d been talking, stopped.

His tongue stuck out and vibrated as if he were considering.

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