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“Runes streaked around his arms, restless, as if they wanted to leave the page and bind her to him. One hand reached out. Strong fingers. Calloused. Like he'd toil and bleed before letting anything harm her. Like he'd fight her battles with honor and she'd never be a burden to him. Definitely not a mama's boy. Definitely not real.”
― Atiqa James, Tethered: A Sultan Family Novel