Evil Twin by Kati Wilde
Author:Kati Wilde [Wilde, Kati]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-30T18:30:00+00:00
âDid you go alone?â he asked her later, when they were in their cabin and she was wrapped up in his arms with her back against his chest. His cock was half hard, but no thought of fucking did he have now. Not after the hours in the carriage. She was still too sore. Better that he wait for a week or more.
And she still believed he wanted Sapphira.
âWhere?â she answered sleepily.
âCrolum. Before. Did you go alone?â
âI did.â
âTo a kingdom plagued by undying beasts.â Impotent fear roughened his voice.
âTheyâd already killed everyone. There was nothing left to eat, so theyâd abandoned the city, too. There was no threat to me.â
âUnless the spell that changed the first beast in that healerâs square also changed you when you went there.â
âIt obviously did not. Stop criticizing me.â
âIâm not criticizing.â Though the harshness of his voice likely sounded as if he was. âIâm admiring you and your courage. Despite the danger, you went.â
She stiffened slightly, as if deciding whether to believe him. Finally she said, âIâm evil and cursed. When youâre the worst of all things, you do not fear much else. So I didnât need courage.â
âLiar.â
Her glare burned through the dark.
He smiled against her hair. âIf you had kissed me at our wedding and left me there, would you have still journeyed to Crolum as queen?â
âYes.â
âAlone?â
âProbably. I donât like people.â
âYou seem to get along with our warriors.â
She shrugged. âMaybe I get along with people who arenât related to meâor who arenât assigned to guard me and keep me locked in chambers that Iâd rather not be locked in. Also if they feel they owe me their life, Iâm vain enough to enjoy being a hero.â
âI thought you didnât care what people thought of you.â
âI donât.â She paused. âBut apparently, Iâm not opposed to people pledging their loyalty and their lives to me.â
âAs I have. I pledge everything to you.â
âDonât ask the same of me.â
He knew why. âBecause you fear loving anyone. Or trusting anyone.â
âItâs not because Iâm afraid. Itâs because Iâm not a fool.â
âAre you not?â
âNo.â
âI am.â
She said nothing to that, but moved restlessly before scratching her cheek with their bound hands. He would be sorry when they removed the ribbon at dawn.
Finally she broke the silence again. âWhat is it like, being the good twin?â
âThe good twin?â
âRespected and admired.â
âYou think I am the good twin?â
âYou clearly are.â
âIâm not.â He began laughing. âIâm violent and vindictive and greedy. On her deathbed, my mother begged me never to kill my brother. She made me vow not to.â
âOn her deathbed? But the queen died twenty-five years past.â
âShe did.â
âYou would have beenâ¦five? She made you vow not to kill him at five years of age?â
âBecause she knew I was the dangerous, violent twin.â
âSo? Dangerous is good when you use it to protect those under your care. And you are everything that is good and kind and brave.â
His roar of laughter shook the whole bed. âNo,â he managed to choke out after a minute.
âYes.â Her insistent reply swelled his heart.
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