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This is like The Purge x Smile 😭

“I love these things about the man. But I do not love the man.”

Might as well @ me Naomi

May this save me from my reading slump

My era of reading random vintage romance books that I bought on sale

When she’s disappointed by his lukewarm reaction to her dress for the gala, but in his POV literally thinks “But that damn dress” (a whole chapter of him trying to regain his cool)

SCREAMINGGG

Connor was getting so frustrated because Annie had been avoiding him all day and when they finally had the chance to talk, she just kept saying that she’s ready to be rejected … BUT HE KISSES HER TO SHUT HER UP

Giggling at this !!! Connor is so cute

“Hallie, baby” my favorite phrase

Sybil Van Antwerp my passive-aggressive queen LOL or maybe just aggressive because she serves ignorants a direct burn

Him choosing not to drink after meeting her again (by chance, again) for the second time because

“There was no chance I was going to dull a single second of seeing her again.”

“Do not dare to tell me I owe a duty to these kingdoms. I swore myself to you.”

I am in pain

Arin referring to Essiya as his WIFE

“In a sinuous motion, Arin knelt.”

I am FLOOREEDDDDD

Locked in Arin is crazy holy fuckkk

I love how it’s Sefa always describing the depth of the connection between Arin and Essiya :’) my girl with the sweetest heart

"Were you aware that he loves you?" Sefa asked, with the airiness of one inquiring after the color of the sky, "Quite irreparably, it seems."

Enemies to lovers? No, this is enemies AND lovers

“If they couldn’t truly touch each other, this approximation of it… the intimacy of this violence between them almost sufficed.”

Can I just say the only time Arin’s POV livened up was when he met her again in real life lol this man is so gone for herrr

Their connection is indescribable PLS their meeting was worth the wait I’m eating this up
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A small smile touched the corners of Arin's lips. Why... it tasted like political pandemonium. So delicious Arin wanted seconds.

"Hold!" Arin shouted. Laughter bubbled in his chest. Clever, clever Suraira.

*The village in flames and sylvia killing people with her sword*

Arin: blah blah blah proper names place name backstory stuff

I am wreckedddd they meet again finally 😭

“But when I looked into his eyes, there was nothing cold about them. Arin stared at me as though inches separated us, as though the sea of fighting did not merit a second's attention. I felt scraped raw and exposed, more aware of myself than I had been in a long time.”

I am lowkey loving the Sefa and Vaida tandem

I SCREAAMEDDDD

"Why should I bother tracking you when I need only to wait?" He pressed the words against my temple. "The moment you leave the mountains, you're mine."

“It took one lie for you to lose faith in me,” I whispered.

This book keeps destroying meee

This is pure torture I feel like I’m on the verge of crying every single time 😭 fucked up circumstances for two people who have only ever found comfort in one another

Not even far in yet but my heart physically aches for them

“After a lifetime of running, he was my homecoming.” SOBBING

Coming from the man with the most control oh my god the slow burn is burning

"I won't come after you. I have hidden holdings in every kingdom. Throughout Essam Woods. They're yours. Take them. Be free."
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“What appeal can reason have in the face of your tears?”

I just know this moment flipped the switch for her true female rage

“A nisnas finger. A dulhath leg. A Jasadi. Three monsters. Three trophies." I smiled, and the announcer took a step back. "Go ahead. Declare me."

I am as confused as the FMC rn I feel for her 🥲 what is the truthhh

“But I wanted you to know, because... the way he looks at you sometimes. Like you are a cliff with a fatal fall, and each day you move him closer to its edge."