Between Two Kings: A Split or Swallow Book PDF Free

But Caspen would not be so easily convinced. “And when your possessions run out? What then?” Leo sighed. “I do not know. But I am willing to have many more discussions to come to an acceptable solution for both of us, if you are willing.” Again, an answer they liked. A murmur of approval went…

“Caspen.” She touched his shoulder. “If Leo comes here, he could get hurt. Please think about this.” “I do not care to think of anything, Tem. I have already made my decision.” “Think of me.” A muscle in his jaw twitched. Would it be enough? Adelaide had once told her that she held more sway…

A pause followed, and it took Tem only a moment to reach for Caspen with her mind. Leo has agreed to apologize in person. When should he come? Caspen took a long time to answer. But Tem was used to this; she knew how to wait him out. Finally, he responded. There is a council…

“I fucking knew it,” Leo hissed. The same scent from earlier washed over her. An earthiness she couldn’t place. “What is it, Tem? What did you do to us?” That question was too vast to answer. What had Tem done to them? She’d ruined them. She’d made it so that Leo’s life was at stake-so…

Can I do anything for you? He shook his head. Are you sure? There is nothing to be done, Temperance. By you or anyone. His words gutted her. All Tem wanted to do was fix this-to go back in time and make it so that the last few days hadn’t happened. Adelaide appeared on her…

Caspen brushed his fingers gently up her spine. It was the right thing to do. I don’t even know if they ended up getting married. Leo…told me to leave. His fingers stopped. Tem expected him to say something, but he didn’t. Maximus paid Evelyn to leave Leo. I thought he deserved to know the truth….

Evelyn turned to Leo. “We must show solidarity with our people.” “Your people caused this,” Tem snapped. “My people died.” “Your people are not people at all. They are snakes.” All the rage she’d suppressed toward Evelyn was threatening to spill out at the seams now. Tem wanted to lunge at her, to rip her…

Tem drank the last dregs of her whiskeys. It was all she could do. The celebration resumed, and Gabriel disappeared to the kitchens. Tem and Caspen found themselves near a group of royals whom Tem recognized from her own wedding. They were talking to Evelyn and Leo. “We’re so excited to start a family,” Evelyn…

Tem was so swept away in their kiss that she barely heard the dull swell of noise penetrating the back of her skull. She opened her mind, tuning into the collective consciousness of every basilisk under the mountain. It was utter chaos, dozens of voices, all talking over one another, all in a state of…

The effect on him was immediate. His face softened as the shadow on his brow retreated. Tem knew it wasn’t a permanent solution, as nothing ever was. But for now, she tightened her grip on him, holding him against her, taking as much of his grief as she could. “Thank you,” Caspen whispered. “Of course,”…