Page 127 of Night's Fall
“Someone tried to cut her out of you.”
Truth?
I’d wanted to get through this whole family dynamics chat so we could move on to any news he had about all that had been going down.Andhe had to have news.Everyagency in the realm it seemed had a hand in investigating it, and all of them paraded through his penthouse last night, reporting directly to him.
ButIwas sensing that would be a bad idea.
“I love it that you think she’s pretty,”Isaid.
“She isn’t pretty, like you aren’t pretty.She’sstunning, like you.”
He was just the best.
“You wanna have sex again?”Itried.
“Absolutely, but we aren’t going to.”
“Why not?”
“Because it’s taking everythingIhave not to shift, explode out my windows and incinerate a few beings.”
“Let’s not do that again, at least not tonight.”
“Agreed.”
“AndJupiterlikes your view.Iwouldn’t let him hang out by the window if there was no actual window.”
“Mm.”
“I seriously, seriously love it that you like her,”Iwhispered.
“Bissi,” he whispered back, caught me behind my neck and brought me to him for a hard kiss.
When we broke, he kept me close, andIwas relieved to see the night taking over the amethyst of his eyes.
No incinerations.
That was good.
“There are those who know they’re not much,” he stated. “Sothey don’t try for much.Theydon’t do anything but give up and let the world prove to them how hard life is and how little joy there is to find.Theone thing they can easily identify is the thing that infuriates them the most.Something…or someone…special.Someonewho is more than they are, just breathing.Someonewho will be more than they’ll ever be, and they can’t stand it.Sothey’ll do everything to cut her down.They’lldo everything to convince her she’s not special, so she’ll give up and wallow right along with them in their mental filth.Theyknew who you were.Theyknew who your creature was.Andthey couldn’t stand it.”
I loved that he thought that.
However.
“I’m not sure it’s about me.It’sjust them.Honestly, a lot of the time, it seemed like they forgotIwas around.”
“No, darling.Theydidn’t.Becausethey’ve been in touch with thePalace.Andthey’ve demanded an audience with the king…and me.”
I went perfectly still.
Oh.
My.
Farging.
Gods!
