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R2Feyre," he said, his voice hoarse.
"Yes," I said. He studied my face—the taloned hand at
my throat. And released me immediately.
I'm sorry he grabbed my hand Thank you
Such pain lingered there-and exhaustion The face he kept hidden
I pushed up onto my knees and kissed his cheek his skin warm and soft beneath my mouth. It was over before it started, but how many nights had I wanted someone to do the same for me?

R2no humor, no mischief
He had stayed. And fought for me.
So I held his gaze. "I never knew Illyrians were such morose
drunks."
"I'm not drunk-I'm drinking," he said, his teeth flashing a bit.
"Again, semantics Maybe I'll send a few to Tarquin with an offer to wear them for him if he forgives us. Maybe he'll take those blood rubies right back."
His mouth barely, barely tugged up at the corner
SHE’S SO GOOD FOR HIM

R2 "To the people who look at the stars and wish, Rhys."
He picked up his glass, his gaze so piercing that I wondered why
I had bothered blushing at all for Tarquin
Rhys clinked his glass against mine. "To the stars who listen
and the dreams that are answered."

R2brought her back to her room, and went no farther than the door. I waited for you at breakfast, but you slept in. Or avoided me, apparently. And I tried to catch your eye this afternoon, but you were so good at shutting me out completely."
"What got under my skin," Rhys said, his breathing a bit uneven,
"is that you smiled at him."
The rest of the world faded to mist as the words sank in You are jealous
🤭

R2He knows that I am young—and inexperienced, and he spared me." Tarquin shook his head, mostly at himself. "Sometimes, I think Rhysand ... I think he might have been her whore to spare us all from her full attention.
I would betray nothing of what I knew. But I suspected he could
see it in my eyes— the sorrow at the thought.
He’s so SMART and utterly LOVEABLE I just want him tbh

R2Something brushed against my mental shield a rumble of
something dark powerful
like the dark flickering emotion that had haunted me-so much like it that I stepped a bit closer to Tarquin. And then I gave the High Lord of Summer a pretty, mindless smile that I had not given to anyone in a long, long time
That brush of emotion went silent on the other side of my shields
He needs a taste of his own medicine 😤

R2I didn't realize I'd been waiting for him until the barge docked at the base of the island-city, and I'd somehow spent the entire final hour alone.
Rhysand and Cresseida were nowhere to be seen.
Sorry but I had to stop reading for 24 hours because of the second hand embarrassment.
Also might I mention the fact that the first time I read this, the betrayal I felt is still unmatched to this day. It still stings tbh.

R2He teased and taunted me—he never ... seduced me, with those long, intent stares, the half smiles that were pure Illyrian arrogance.
I supposed I'd been granted that gift once and had used it up and fought for it and broken it. And I supposed that Rhysand, for all he had sacrificed and done... He deserved it as much as Cresseida.
Even if ... even if for a moment, I wanted it.
She’s fallinngggg🤭🤫

R2 Seated at his left, deep in conversation with Cresseida, Rhys didn't so much as look over at me. Indeed, he'd barely spoken to me earlier, not even noting my clothes.
See but this genuinely does piss me off because of all the females why did he have to choose the one that disrespected Feyre that badly?

R2"He locked you up because he knew—the bastard knew what a treasure you are. That you are worth more than land or gold or jewels. He knew, and wanted to keep you all to himself."
The words hit me, even as they soothed some jagged piece in my
soul. "He did —does love me, Rhysand."
THIS IS WHAT MAKES HIM THE ICON HE IS. HE’S SOOOO HOT