what you went through, that those months in
Doranelle were hell, Aelin. But you can’t stop
fighting. Not now.”
Her eyes burned. “I held on for this. For
this purpose. So I can put the keys back in the
gate. When Cairn ripped me apart, when
Maeve tore away everything I knew, it was
only remembering that this task relied upon
my survival that kept me from breaking.
Knowing that if I failed, all of you would die.”
Her breathing turned uneven, sharp. “And
since then, I’ve been so damned stupid in
thinking that perhaps I wouldn’t have to pay
the debt, that I might see Orynth again. That
Dorian might do it instead.” She spat on the
ground. “What sort of person does that make
me? To have been filled with dread when he
arrived today?”
Rowan again opened his mouth to answer,
but she cut him off, her voice breaking. “I
lily
(lily)
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