I donโt know. After the downstairs, I assumed something creepier and dirtier.โ I shrugged. โYou didnโt have electricity down there.โ โItโs for dramatic effect.โ Loki gestured widely. โItโs a dungeon.
Amanda HockingLoki," I said. "Hey, Princess." He smiled dazedly as he looked up at me. "What's wrong?" "Nothing." I smiled and shook my head. "Not anymore." "What's this?" He took my hair and held it out so i could see. A curl near the front had gone completely silver. "I take a nap, and you go gray?" "You didn't take a nap." I laughed. "Don't you remember what happened?" He furrowed his brow, trying to remember, and understanding flashed in his eyes. "I remember..." Loki touched my face. "I remember that I love you." I bent down, kissing him full on the mouth, and he held me to him.
Amanda HockingThis is so weird. They're your brother and aunt." "No, I understand. They're your family too." Rhys said. "They loved you and raised you. That's what family is, right?
Amanda HockingDonโt.โ I walked up to him. โIf it ever comes down to a situation between me and you, save yourself. Iโm not worth dying for.โ โPrincess, I-โ โNone of us are,โ I said, looking at him seriously. โNot the Queen or any of the Markis or Marksinna. Thatโs a direct order from the Princess, and you have to follow it. Save yourself.โ โI donโt understand.โ Duncanโs whole face scrunched in confusion. โButโฆ if itโs as you wish, Princess.โ โIt is. Thank you,โ I smiled at him and walked into the palace.
Amanda HockingSo we know she's safe and taken care of?" Daniel asked, and she nodded. "Good. Then why don't we do something that you want to do?" "Like what?" "I don't know. What do you like to do?" "Um...." Her stomach rumbled, since crying always made her hungry. "I like eating breakfast." "That's so weird." Daniel grinned. "Because I like making French toast." "That works out, doesn't it?
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