Chapter 617:

“Give yourself a break,” she interrupted in a small voice as she nuzzled against his neck, ravenously breathing in his familiar scent. “Do me one favor. Stop hating yourself. Stop the guilt, the anger. We have been through far worse. We’ll get through this… together.”

“No, there is nothing worse than this. There is…” a shaky breath. “I have prepared a special carriage and entourage to see you home safely.”

Emeriel bit her lip.

“For so long, I wanted to hold onto you,” Daemonikai said, lowly. “You were the one bright star in a sky so dark it swallowed everything else. I wanted to keep you for myself. But my mind is unstable again, Emeriel. What I did to you… I cannot bear the thought of it happening again.”

She pulled back just enough to look him in the eyes, cupping his face. Her palms were warm against his cool skin as she tilted his head so he couldn’t look away.

“I am going to say this once. Just once. And I want you to listen to me, Daemon. Truly listen.”

eyes searched

getting into when I fell in love with you,” she

words settle. “It means I never expected this to be

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in her tattered soul. “So, that carriage you have prepared? Use it to ship

sheer misery. “This is not a one-time

She stopped breathing. “What?”

me the strongest chains we have to restrain me in my chambers. When

that way again was completely terrifying. For one tiny moment, a small, uncertain voice—the voice of the girl whose

go from here, when I put you right back in a place where you have to

Do not waver. Do

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