Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan

Author:Natasha Ngan [NGAN, NATASHA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2021-11-23T00:00:00+00:00

LOYAL SUBJECTS, FELLOW DEMONS AND HUMANS, THE HEAVENLY MASTER IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE HIS MARRIAGE TO LEI-ZHI, THE MOONCHOSEN. MAY THEIR GODS-BLESSED UNION BE A REFLECTION OF THE UNITY THE HEAVENLY MASTER AND HIS COURT WISH FOR ALL OF IKHARA, AND A REMINDER OF EVERYTHING OUR GREAT KINGDOM CAN ACHIEVE IF PAPERS, STEELS, AND MOONS WORK TOGETHER IN LOYALTY, FAITH, AND DEVOTION.

The last line sounded like something her father would say.

As Wren turned onto the main road that led out of the city, Wren’s dao finally flickered out of life. The pain did not, but Wren didn’t care. It was nothing to how much her heart was searing, how badly she wished there existed enchantments powerful enough to get her to Lei in mere seconds, because every moment she wasn’t with her was another the girl she loved had to spend married to—

Her brain cut off the thought.

Hoof-beats rose behind her.

“Godsdamnit, Father!” she bellowed, going to pull one of her swords.

“I very much hope we’re not related in such a way,” came Lova’s response. “Otherwise, some of the things we’ve done in the past are rather questionable.”

Lova and Nitta had caught up with her. Panda was larger than Eve, and even carrying two demons he could move as fast as her. Lova’s honeyed fur flowed in the wind. She was grinning, while Nitta flashed an anxious smile.

“You won’t change my mind,” Wren shouted over the hooves.

“We know,” Lova replied.

“We’re coming with you,” Nitta said. She stopped her as Wren began to protest. “You can’t change our minds, just as much as we’ve never been able to change yours. We care about Lei, too, Wren.”

And though Wren wanted to argue, she couldn’t help the warm rush at the thought of her two friends by her side.

All her life she’d felt as though she were meant to be alone. Even when she’d had Merrin, Caen, and Kenzo to count on, then when she’d fallen for Lova, then fallen a hundred times harder for Lei, she still felt separate somehow. As though this was her burden, her sacrifice. Ultimately, she knew—surely they all knew—how it would end. The fewer people Wren cared about, and who cared for her, the less it would hurt when she was gone.

But Lei had taught her there was power in being vulnerable. Wren wasn’t alone. She hadn’t been for a long time.

She squeezed Eve’s reins tighter. She turned to thank Lova and Nitta—

Only to find Nitta drawing a bow and Lova’s amber eyes full of fury.

For one horrible moment, Wren thought she’d gotten it all wrong. Then Nitta arched her back, aiming high, and Wren saw Lova’s eyes were on the sky.

“Shoot!” Lova snarled.

The leopard-girl held steady. “I want to hear what he has to say!”

“Feathers has had enough chances. We know where his allegiances lie.”

“We can be loyal to more than one clan or cause!” Nitta fired back. “Or do I have to remind you who taught me that?”

“What are you both talking about?” Wren cried.

Neither one

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