The Anchored World by Jasmine Sawers

Author:Jasmine Sawers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rose Metal Press
Published: 2022-09-12T00:00:00+00:00

Delicate

My princess bruises when I touch her. My fingers alight and she whimpers, skin blooming a dappled purple. She felt that pea through twenty feather beds—how can I fault her, even when my flesh heats and there is no satiation to be had?

I remember the chambermaid my mother the Queen had ordered to stack those feather beds. Over and over through the months I watched her do it, made sure she followed my commands and stacked the beds just so for my delicate future bride.

“That one is crooked!” I would yell, and she, arms lean and hard, would shove the offending mattress to rights.

“Does that please His Majesty?” she would ask, and the words were right but her tone curdled.

“Watch your peasant mouth,” I would say, and with a sneer she would turn away from me to continue her task. I watched the upswept hair at the nape of her neck grow damp until a droplet of sweat grew heavy and trailed glistening down her neck.

What colors does she turn, I wonder, when a man touches her?

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