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Leo frowned. “Why?” “Because…” She could come up with nothing to say. There was no logical reason why she would need to check on her teacher, and they both knew it. But the fact remained that she had to see Caspen. So she said the only thing she could think of. “I’ll be right back,…

“Whiskey.” She didn’t know why she’d said it. But for some reason, in that moment, she’d thought of Leo. Caspen disappeared again, and when he reappeared, he handed her a whiskey. “Thank you.” “My pleasure.” He stepped closer. “You are not wearing the dress I sent.” Not a question. Simply a statement. “The prince sent…

Tem watched him as he slept, realizing it was the first time she’d ever seen him do that. He breathed impossibly slowly. Tem tried to hold her breath in between each rise and fall of his shoulders but found she couldn’t make it a single time. There was something inherently peaceful about his expression-it was…

Tem looked at it in wonder. It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. Two shimmering swirls combined to make a single claw. The best parts of them, joined together in one object. When Caspen held it out to her, she shook her head. “I want you to do it.” His mouth twitched….

“Is there any way to bring them back?” Her mother shook her head. “No, my dear. They are petrified. It is permanent.” “But if there was some magic-some way to reverse-“ “You cannot reverse death, Tem. Their souls have gone to Kora.” Neither of them said a word the rest of the way home. Tem…

He stood half a foot taller than the others, his gold eyes appraising his surroundings with barely masked disdain. Wherever he moved, the crowd parted for him like water. Tem simply pointed. “That’s Caspen?” Gabriel hissed. “Yes.” “You little liar.” “Excuse me?” “You little liar, Tem. You failed to mention that he was a perfect…

Eventually, they found their way to each other again. Tem traced his skin with her fingers, exploring the peaks and valleys of his torso. His body was so unfathomably hard. She could almost picture the scales right beneath the surface of his skin and wondered if she’d ever see them again. When she touched his…

I need it, Tem, he said back. Give it to me. All her walls were down, all her defenses destroyed. There was nothing Tem wanted more than to give Caspen what he wanted and get what she wanted in return. So she let it build. The insistent wave of pleasure grew, and Tem knew neither…

Just her name. Over and over. He said it as if he could never say it enough-as if he were grounding himself in this moment, right here, with her. Tem had never been adored like this before. Caspen’s joy vibrated from his body to hers in an endless current. She couldn’t believe she was the…

“I don’t want to disappoint you.” Caspen laughed again, pressing a kiss to her neck. “You could never.” “Don’t lie.” He shook his head, his lips brushing along her jaw. “I cannot. Remember?” She did remember, but she didn’t believe it. Her insecurities ran far too deep for mere legend to soothe them. She knew…