Ruinous Creatures

Author: Jessi Cole Jackson Listening Length: 10h 59m

For fans of One Dark Window and T. Kingfisher, comes a standalone romantasy debut about a woman who accidentally awakens the power to siphon magic from two phoenix skulls, binding her fate to a vengeful stranger and forcing them to navigate the devastating cost of their unbreakable bond. In a sanctuary for magical crea...

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Adela asks me to take her home, and I do not hesitate.

She looks so fragile, so defeated, so different from the confident, bold woman who joyously rode a unicorn across unseasonably wintery fields, took her pleasure from me, and then the very next day led the most successful matching ceremony in recent history.

I put my shoulder under her arm and hold her tight, making her lean on me. We cross the village in the direction she points out.

I breathe in Adela’s soft floral scent and murmur calming nothingness into her hair. The phoenix skull wants to nurture her, to protect and comfort her. And while I am no sort of caregiver, I find myself wanting the same.

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