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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We trudge through the city toward my family, slowly. Adela is not doing well. Now that her anger has seeped away, so has all her energy. She keeps stumbling over the cobblestones, and after about twenty minutes of walking, she begins to lean on me heavily.

I don’t mind. I like the weight of her against my body, but her steps grow sluggish and her breathing shallower and faster. She shivers, and then her teeth begin to chatter. The air is cool, but not cold enough to cause these reactions.

She needs to rest, both her body and her mind.

I hurry toward home, trying not to look too closely at how I feel about telling her the truth of who I am.

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