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ke up, and he was still ther

ith an almost theatrical care. It was different from history, it was al

d took Callisto with him, I did not see the king for many, many days. At least until I walked through the garden

s smi

d bring him back into her arms, because Elaine could give him something she

that pushed him to

ss of the king, of the emperor of the whole underworld. Nothing more than that

only one he was capable of loving was the mother of his son,

ate Callisto, because I understood that the love he felt for his wife, was also what caused his death and cursed his so

ody aching, a weak and

t his son and the child who was adorable and weak thanks to the ancient curse, had taken Elaine's heart, opening the castle doors for the saint, the daughter of the God who wished for Callisto's death, to en

how much Asra would have

e abou

me long for the fluffy blankets that were spread across my bed, but I knew that

inking my face into the pillow,

not a

a dream, and

w "I'm going to need to leave... today..." he said slowly betw

his responsibilities, and Azrael - my poor little fallen one - was alwa

ed and felt Callisto's fin

around, I could feel

that the one in my bed was the king of all hell, I wondered

oon as the words came out I knew it hadn't been the right

n the expression that seemed to me to

knew the answer, and saw Callisto turn towar

lea

his was literally the cutest thing I had ever witnessed. For a reader like me, it was like wi

said, holding out my hand in his direction,

lk as if it doesn't make any difference! Like I have to work, even if it takes away a

thinking, was it all his fault that he wa

sounded as sweet as that of a lover begging

sno

Azrael i

t my

cked in his office, and that he always broke his promises. So why? Why was I now having to convince Callisto, the great

"in the end, you are a ruler and sho

me, obviously

his gaze, "you always said I d

h

ause of what happened with Elaine? That was

est h

omance he was supposed to get into when he was at Elaine's side. Because probably eve

my hands

in love with Elain

story line to do it. Even if I - Asra -

mil

icate body being bathed in the shadows coming off the black sun, enve

llisto's eyes locked on me, I slid my

go wit

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