Ruinous Creatures

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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The trip home is uneventful. Despite my mounting anxieties, my exhaustion grows larger.

Tani and I sleep in the back of the bumpy wagon, buried beneath the rough-spun blanket and pinned tightly by crates, barrels, and sacks, until we get to the edge of the forest that separates the countryside from the valley.

We roll to a stop, and after some muffled conversation, Kian lifts everything off us. “Still well?”

Tani pops her head up and snorts at him, and I move off her. I keep her lead wrapped around my wrist, just in case. While she seems comfortable enough with me now, it’s safest not to trust creatures too thoroughly.