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There was less than a foot between us

Less than twelve inches between our lips

Twelve inches between s and the creamy, pale skin of her throat

“Too bad,” she whispered “Because the growly one is my favorite”

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Her gaze dropped to my lips “I don’t always play nice”

Heat shot through er shifted for her I found the handle behindinto the hallway before I did soret “Better not drea the door

“Never do!” she called after me

My right ar pain, and when I looked down, her lies covered bothblack letters

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“Youthe state of our sacred mountain tucked next to the river,” Luna said, and I could hear the disappointh the phone

Soest As it was, she o years younger than me, and happened to be my absolute favorite person on the planet

“The head witches from each coven believe action needs to be taken yesterday in order to preserve the minerals and crystals the mountain produces,” she continued

I sighed, pausing as I unpackedme—to the Onyx Assassins Not that I wouldn’t have offered them anyway, but still I hated it when she spoke for me, made plans for me, mapped out my future like I was her personal doll to do hat she liked And, sure, maybe I hadn’t filled her in on the specifics of why Conclave had been called, but it wasn’t my business to relay information I definitely shouldn’t have known in the first place If I hadn’t been with Avi…

Guilt stungon the conversation at hand

“Do any of them have any ideas on a plan of action?” I asked, more for Luna’s benefit than mine I cared about my territory and loved my people, but I was not fit to be queen I liked adventure too much, surprises and travel verses routine and structure The last thing I wanted was to be glued to a throne

“The Leifstar coven thinks we should gather all covens to put a protection spell around it,” she said “The Cornss think we should carve out more tunnels in an effort to exploit its resources before it succumbs to a natural death”