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She gripped Taristan tighter, blinking fiercely.
My mind is my own. My mind is my own.
But her own voice began to fade, even in her head. She saw the same in Taristan, the same war raging behind his eyes. Before it could seize them both, Erida seized her prince by the neck, pulling his face to her own. He tasted like blood and smoke, but she reveled in it.
“Does this make you mine?” Taristan whispered, his hand against her jaw.
It was the same question he once asked so long ago, when Erida could give no answer. It felt foolish now, a stupid thing to hesitate over. Especially as another took over her head, conquering her mind as she tried to conquer the world.
“Yes,” she answered, kissing him again. Kissing him until the flames pressed in, until she couldn’t breathe. Until her vision went black.
Until the first footstep landed on the grass, the dirt going to ashes beneath Him, and all the realms shook with the weight of it.
