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“Excellent.” She pats him on the shoulder and stands, dismissing Cat with a glare before turning my way. “You get one chance to form your own squad, and you choose your ex, your current lover, the quadrant’s resident smart-ass, two people who have tried to kill you in the past year—one over said current lover—and whatever Dain is? These are your choices for the most important mission any rider could possibly undertake?”

"I will not leave you on this field-" he growls.

"If I leave, everything falls apart. Dragonkind protects its own, even above a bonded rider," I remind him.

His eyes narrow, and steam billows his nostrils. "Do not lecture me on the laws of my kind or you will learn how comfortable I am breaking them."

The only thing more stubborn than a dragon is its rider.

- Colonel Kaori's Field Guide to Dragonkind

Spoiler(cliquez pour révéler)"I love you and I want you to feel complete," I tell her, and she slowly meets my gaze. "I want you happy and safe and thriving. I want you to live." My voice breaks. "Even if it's not with me."

“Harder. Rougher. I can do that.” I nod, then reach into my Archives and yank a strand of Tairn’s power loose.

“I’m sure you can, considering who you’re sleeping with,” Ridoc teases.

" yes, love, I'm JEALOUS." He splays his hand over the small of my back and tugs me toward him. "I'm jealous of the armor that holds you when I can't, the sheets on your bed that caress your skin every night, and the blades that feel your hands. So, when the prince of our ealm walks into my classroom and starts talking to the woman I love with wht can only be considered intnse familiarity, and then has the audacity to ask her OUT right in front of me, naturally, i'm going to get jealous." He brings our bodies flush.

"And put him into a wall?" My hands skim the cold skin of his neck to cup his chilled cheeks. he's been outside for a WHILE.

" I told you I would." His gaze bores into mine, and my pulse skips. "Back in Aretia, remember? Right after I put you on my throne, spread thos beautiful thighs - "

" 'Rebel' is so... outdated. We prefer the term 'revolutionary' " QI inform Aura, taking a measured step in her direction and welcoming the crackle of sizzling power in my fingertips. "And if you're going to wield, the it's me you'll be dealing with."

"We live by the Codex -" I try again.

"I live by YOU. When have I ever given a fuck about the Codex or the Code of Conduct?" He cradles my face and leans down, resting his forehead against mine. " I am yours and you are mine, and there's no law or rule in this world or the next that will change that."

"See ? You're still you." My gaze drops to his mouth. " Telling me you're capable of horrible things while still loving me is pretty much your idea of foreplay."

Sometimes I worry about Violet.

She has your sharp wit, quick mind, and steadfast heart paired with my bullheaded tenacity.

When she finally and truly gives that heart, I fear it will overrule the other gifts you’ve given her and logic will cede its voice to love. And if her first two liaisons are any indication of what we might expect…

Gods help her, my love, I’m afraid our daughter has atrocious taste in men.

—Recovered, Unsent Correspondence of General Lilith Sorrengail