Annabel (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)’s Reviews > A Wraith Beneath the Tides > Status Update

“Ugh.” She took her first step to follow Briar’s steps. “You’re infuriating sometimes.”
“Well, that’s a relief,” he said. “Two days ago, it was all the time.”
Esmyra had to turn away from him to hide the laugh that nearly slipped from her.”

omfg Draevyn bringing out the girly side of her IM SMILIGN G

the tension throughout the sparring was SO CRAZY IM SMILING LIKE A CREEP
“Without warning, Draevyn shifted his stance and, with a swift move, flipped her over his shoulder. She tumbled forward, bringing him down with her before landing on her back in the grass. Esmyra was breathless as he loomed above her, his hands still resting on her thighs from the flip."

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“Their sparring continued a moment later, both of them not bothering to hide their grins.
Was she…having fun?”

she managed to get a few nasty hits at Draevyn & now they're playing with each other 😭😭😭😭

“Draevyn reached around her, placing his large hand at the small of her back, and her spine straightened at the contact. “Good girl.” He winked, and heat rushed to her cheeks.”

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Syrena genuinely scares me (and if she scares Esmyra, she really is no joke)

“Draevyn’s face lingered stubbornly in her mind—his intense, whiskey-hued gaze burning through her like flames.

Esmyra wasn’t afraid to play with a little fire, but what would happen if she allowed herself to be burned?”

wait I love the word play here UGHHHHH i love this book

“Esmyra just didn’t understand why he suddenly cared. Her mind drifted back to the day they met—when Draevyn instantly moved to aid her and come to her rescue in Anchorage Cove. So, perhaps, the concern wasn’t sudden at all, and had always been there, lingering behind his fire-lit stare.”

GURLIE i hate to break it to you but he's never hated you....,..,.,.,.., (hehe)

“Draevyn’s mind was a storm of unwanted thoughts, crashing into him all at once. Was Esmyra being fucked in her sister’s throne room? Was she tangled in someone’s arms, breathless and wild? Was someone else’s hands all over the very body Draevyn had been trying to force out of his mind?”

this scared me bc we don't know if it's her, and made me giggle at the same time I FEEL BIPOLAR RN

“He’d noticed for a while now—the way his pulse reacted when she was near, and the way his cock would harden when she so much as smirked in his direction.
Draevyn’s throat went dry. He wasn’t sure he wanted to know what she’d do if she ever gained the knowledge of how he’d started to feel.
She’d probably threaten to cut my favorite part off."

no bc he actually WANTS HER SO BAD IM GIGGLING FNSFHDJJHKDHJJDHK?>?>?>>?!?

“Esmyra’s spine straightened. “Well, it appears everyone around here wishes to exhaust me in any way they can.”

Draevyn could certainly find ways to exhaust her further, but he wouldn’t dare voice those thoughts. Heat rushed to his cheeks, his cock hardening as it pressed against his pants.”

DUDE.