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he was only pressing himself more firmly into her hands, the thin sweater he wore doing little to mask the firm musculature of his body, the soft strength of his chest. The distracting heat and sensation of him was proving altogether too intimate an experience.

She did not want to know him like this.

- and now you're picking a fight when you know full well that I won't lift a finger against you - that I can't, even if I'd love nothing more than to see your smart mouth shut forever.

Her anger only intensified. "You are despicable."

"And you are the worst coward," he said. "Even while you pretend at bravery."

"How dare you," she said, her fists clenching. "How dare you slander my person when you know nothing about me-"

"A hypocrite, too, how divine," he said lazily.

"Of all the trials I've recently endured," he said, turning his face up to the sky. "You are by far the most excruciating."

"I'm pleased to hear it."

"It's not a compliment. "And I will not fight you"

"Then let me go"

He made a small bow, a faint gesture with his hand. "Go."

Without a doubt she'd bewitched him.

Why else would his heart beat this hard at the prospect of discussing her? Why else did he feel a strange flutter in his chest, a terrible joy at the thought of looking through her things?

Kamran remained where he stood, his mind reeling.
He hated the way his body reacted to the mere mention of her; to the sound of her name, spoken aloud.

Alizeh stood on tiptoe, asking with her body that he come closer - which he did, drawing toward her then without seeming to realize what he'd done, not until she nearly grazed the shell of his ear with her lips, when she whispered, for all the world as if they were playful lovers, "Choose your weapon, sire."

Cyrus drew back

"This is terribly inconvenient for me, But I'Il have to kill you now” alizeh said

Steeling herselt, she said softly: "Very well."
"You will come willingly?" Cyrus asked. "You will marry me without protest?"

They were close enough then that Alizeh could touch him had she wanted to. She could lift a finger to the silky copper lock curling across his forehead, his golden skin gleaming in the reflected light. His blue eyes were luminescent and somehow frigid

“Let me be clear: I have absolutely no intention of becoming your daughter-in-law, nor would I recommend leaving me alone with your son, who I'm liable to murder without warning”

OMG 😭😭😭😭😭

"Your son," Alizeh said, "is a liar. A scoundrel. And a criminal. In the short time I've spent in his excruciating company I've already been exposed to his rudeness, his cruelty, and his disgusting arrogance, and if I'd not decided he might prove useful to me in the short term, I would've killed him already.“

bruh why is his mum acting like that. so weird?

is she scared of his son? 😭😭😭 what’s going on

"I've been so anxious to meet the young woman who is to become my daughter-in-law. Cyrus has talked of little else these last few months, but he's kept the details such a secret I was beginning to worry you weren't real."

Very slowly, Alizeh turned to look at Cyrus, who was now staring determinedly into the distance. She all but bore holes into his head with her eyes, and he would not face her. 😂

Nevertheless, a golden radiance soon illuminated the world, fingers of light touching trees and birds as if counting its children.

The sky, meanwhile, was beginning to show telltale signs of dawn.

The heaviness of night drew back in an unhurried reveal, inches of dark pleating away not unlike curtains on a stage.

Alizeh hardly heard him. She was too overcome with exhilaration and as a result did not think before she smiled at Cyrus, turning the full force of her joy in his direction, eyes squinting, cheeks dimpling, chest heaving with excitement.

Cyrus went inhumanly still, then turned sharply away.

AHHHHH

Cyrus's arms came suddenly around her waist, too easily plucking her of tie dragon's neck and planting her back onto their shared seat, the patterned rug beneath them now damp with ocean spray.

He drew away from her at once.

"Good Lord," he said, shaking out his hands. "You're soaking wet. Why are you acting as if you've never seen water before?"

"As I thought," he whispered. "You're too soft even to bear the weight of my attentions."

Alizeh laughed quietly as she pressed a finger to the wind, felt the current curl under her touch. "The sky, too, is soft," she said. "Yet all who fall into its arms will perish."

She felt him stiffen beside her.

“You” he said finally “are not who i expected”

Alizeh refused to be immune to the midnight sea upon which they appeared to sail, nor to the resilience of stars burning holes in the heavens.

"No," she said softly. "I don't."

"Well, then. You are coming to Tulan," Cyrus said, taking a quick breath. "To marry me."

Alizeh gave a sharp cry, and fell off the dragon.

She heard Cyrus unleash a torrent of foul language as she fell

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"Yes," she said, blinking. Then, "What is your name?"

"Of all the non sequiturs. Why do you need to know my name?"

"So that I may hate you more informally."

"Ah. Well, in that case, you may call me Cyrus."

"Cyrus," she said. "You insufferable monster. Where on earth are we going?"

Her insults seemed to have no effect on him, for he was still smiling

Alizeh spun around, her heart racing once apis in her chest; and when she saw the face of her unwelcome companion, she thought she might fling herself into the sy with the boots.

"No," she whispered.

"This is my dragon," said the Tulanian king. "You are not allowed to steal my dragon."

She soon felt the wind against her face, saw the night sky drape itself around her, a midnight sheet studded with stars

SPOILERS:

With wide eyes, I watched as Johnny unzipped the black coat he was
wearing and draped it over my shoulders.

"Come on," he said in a coaxing tone as he wrapped an arm around my
shoulders, tucked me into his side, and led me out of school. "I'll take care of you."

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Knowing that I would listen to whatever she had to say, whenever she wanted to say it, regardless of time or inconvenience, was a frightening concept.

SPOILER:

"But I understand fear, which makes it easier for me to understand why you would feel the need to play through the pain."

aww my baby :(

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"What– no! I'm grand," I quickly replied. "I have allergies."

"Me, too. To a$$holes and bullSh!t," Johnny snarled. "Now, tell me who made you cry and I'll fix it."

Claire smirked. "And does Hotel Gibson come with good reviews?"

"It comes with c***, Claire-Bear," Gibsie announced not quietly. "An unlimited supply of five-star c***."

"Say it louder. I don’t think everyone heard you."

"It comes with c***, Claire! My c***

"Fuck your c***”

"Of course, you can,"

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LMAO not claire saving johnny’s number as “call for s€x” on her phone to prank gibsie 😭😭

BOYY YOU PUT YOUR HAND ON HER HIP? AHHHHH and the camerasss omg.

i hope she doesn’t get a panic attack or something 🥹

JOHNNY HAS DIMPLES?? GOD F*** ME