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\u201cShe ripped me from the resting quiet of dark peace where I\u2019d lain, so long in the dirt that I\u2019d almost forgotten that I wasn\u2019t truly dead, so long in the dark that I could almost pretend I\u2019d found my rest, you child!\u201d Lemera grabbed the front of my shirt, hauling me onto my toes. \u201cShe destroyed the only ones I ever loved, destroyed my line, all because she<\/em> feared death, and now my promise to destroy her is the one thing that keeps me bound to the earth after all these centuries. I\u2019ve never<\/em> been her pet, Kitasa. I will be<\/em> her death. I am vengeance. I am fury. But I am nobody\u2019s<\/em> pet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nReactively, I\u2019d gripped her wrist. Now, my fingers freezing from the contact, I squeezed and stared into her death-glazed glare. \u201cYou killed at her command.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her eyes narrowed, then abruptly, she let go, shoving me back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou are a child,\u201d she muttered again, like it was a curse. But her voice shook this time and she moved away, looking defeated. \u201cYou\u2019ve carried such a burden for so long. It makes me forget you\u2019re but a child. And they taught you nothing<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heya folks… Blooded Blade is up on Netgalley for those who review books! Find it here.…only a month to go! How about a snippet? 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