thought I could escape it—just for a moment.
And as soon as I did, the gods brought Dorian
sweeping right back into my path. Tell me
that’s not intentional. Tell me that those gods,
or whichever forces might also rule this
world, aren’t roaring that I should still be the
one to forge the Lock.”
Rowan just stared at her for a long
moment, his chest heaving. Then he said,
“What if those forces didn’t lead Dorian into
our path so you alone might pay the debt?”
“I don’t understand.”
“What if they brought you together. To not
pick one or the other, but to share the burden.
With each other.”
Even the fire in the braziers seemed to
pause.
Rowan’s eyes glowed as he blazed ahead.
“That day you destroyed the glass castle—
when you joined hands, your power ... I’d
lily
(lily)
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