Thrones Of Shadows and Flames (The Five Realms #3)

Chapter 73 Rhea

Chapter Seventy-Three: Rhea

It starts with the king’s command, magic drowning me as he speaks.

Then, with Xander standing guard, my blood drips onto the courtyard outside, King Dolian’s joining it as he clasps my hand and I make my vow.

White magic—magic not unlike my own—flares from the ground and swirls up to our hands, wrapping around our wrists before sinking into our skin.

Its warmth tingles for a few seconds before it dissipates.

I feel no different, yet everything has changed.

You just killed them.

His words ricochet inside of me.

You just killed them.

A part of me is dead now too.