she wished. And yet she went to Anielle.”
He knew what manner of game she played.
His magic slipped a fraction. An opening.
Maeve’s own lashed for it, seeking a way
in. She’d barely crossed the threshold when he
gritted his teeth and threw her from his mind
again, the wall of ice colliding with her.
“If you want me to ally with you, you’re
picking one hell of a way to show it.”
Maeve laughed softly. “Can you blame me
for trying?”
Dorian didn’t answer, and stared at her for
a long minute. Made a show of considering.
Every bit of courtly intrigue and training kept
his face unreadable. “You think I’d betray my
friends that easily?”
“Is it betrayal?” Maeve mused. “To find an
alternative to you and Aelin Galathynius
paying the ultimate price? It was what I
intended for her all along: to keep her from
lily
(lily)
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