The Warlock Queen by Quinn Loftis

Author:Quinn Loftis [Loftis, Quinn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quinn Loftis Books, LLC

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Myanin took a steadying breath. She’d felt a little off balance since putting that first bite of cotton candy in her mouth. She’d expected ash, and instead she’d gotten an explosion of flavor that melted on her tongue and made her mouth water for more. She really liked humans. In fact, she was going to be their biggest supporter from now on. Okay, maybe she wouldn’t go that far. Small steps. You’ve poured out your transgressions, begged forgiveness from the soul you killed, and given back the magic you stole, Myanin. Give yourself time to catch up before you go declaring yourself the protector of mankind.

Lilly cleared her throat, causing Myanin’s eyes to jump back to the queen. She’d lost herself in her thoughts while Lilly was waiting for her to respond to her comment about Myanin’s feelings toward Thadrick. Hmm. How to answer?

So much had changed in the past couple of days. She had changed, and not in just small, I broke this annoying habit kind of way. There was still shame. She didn’t know if that would ever fully go away. And sorrow because she’d lost her honor. There was still pain because she had truly loved Thadrick until it blinded her with evil jealousy. But, being at the Order, seeing what the other supernaturals were willing to do because they thought their cause was just, the Great Luna and her pursuit of Myanin, and Lyra forcing her to face what she’d done… It had all changed her.

“I am not the same person I was a year ago, a month ago, or even two days ago,” she finally said.

“I would hope not,” Lilly said, her eyes kind as she stared at Myanin. “Stagnancy in human nature is like sitting water. It breeds bacteria and attracts the wrong kinds of things.”

Myanin shifted her body, her eyes narrowing on the queen. She was intelligent, this sprite who seemed more human than any supernatural Myanin had ever encountered. “And yet I am not human,” she said.

“Apparently there is no exception to the rule for supernaturals,” Lilly quipped.

Myanin bowed her head just a hair, acquiescing to her assessment, as she was right.

“What has changed about you?” Lilly asked. She wasn’t just curious, Myanin noted. The queen was truly interested. She wanted to know what would cause a woman who’d killed one of her own to admit she was now different.

“I’m aware and able to accept that what I did was wrong,” she said. She glanced at Tenia, who nodded in encouragement. Myanin looked back at Lilly and continued. “And at first, I felt nothing. I just wanted to make Thadrick and his female pay for what they’d done. I didn’t consider that their actions resulted from my own.”

“Whoa,” Lilly said, holding up her hands. “You’re going to have to back up. You wanted to make Thadrick and who pay?”

That’s right, Myanin realized. The queen only knew that Myanin had killed an elder. She didn’t know the rest. So, she’d have to start at the beginning.

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