I’m now in a strange kingdom surrounded by liars, with no allies of my own, but I won’t sit idly by and let myself wither. The thing about being confined is that you believe it’s to keep the bad out… Until you realize it’s about keeping you in. Synopsis: King Midas made me the woman I am today. At least then, we can hide them in the shadows – hide ourselves from them. It’s easier for hesitant words and feared answers to be given in the dark. And as if that weren’t cruel enough, our minds make sure we relive those moments again and again and again, long after they’ve passed. I’ve learned that pain and fear have a way of prolonging. It stretches on, lengthening seconds, extending minutes.
“I might not have magic, but resentment is a powerful thing.” The question is, can I out maneuver them?
In the game of kings and armies, I’m the gilded pawn. I may be out of my cage, but I’m not free, not even close. When he turns those black eyes on me, I feel captive for an entirely different reason. But his eyes-his eyes are the most compelling of all. Rip has power sizzling beneath this skin and glinting spikes down his spine. The ones who nearly destroyed Orea, wiping out Seventh Kingdom in the process. Known for his brutality on the battlefield, his viciousness is unsurpassed. They’re marching to battle, and I’m the bargaining chip that will either douse the fire or spark a war.Īt the heart of my fear, my worry, there’s him-Commander Rip. Now I’m here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom’s army, and I’m not sure if I’m going to make it out of this in one piece. Synopsis: For ten years, I’ve lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas’s golden castle. “Men making deals on the behalf of women never seems to go very well for the women.” “I wish I could string up the sun and keep it tied in the sky, but wishes are for stars, and I hardly get to see any of those anyway.” It’s the arrogance of men, to think so little of women. But the monsters on the other side might make me wish I’d never left. And I realize that everything I thought I knew about Midas might be wrong.īecause these bars I’m kept in, no matter how gilded, are still just a cage. Until war comes to the kingdom and a deal is struck. And even though I don’t leave the confines of the palace, I’m safe. He gave me protection, and I gave him my heart. I’m the woman he Gold-Touched to show everyone that I belong to him. Dug me out of the slums and placed me on a pedestal. In Highbell, in the castle built into the frozen mountains, everything is made of gold. Gold floors, gold walls, gold furniture, gold clothes. Synopsis: The fae abandoned this world to us.
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