Feyre He was waiting for me an hour and a half later. As the last of the children flitted out, some laughing, some still solemn and hollow-eyed, he held the door open for them and their families. They all gawked, bowing their heads, and Rhys offered them a wide, easy smile in return. I loved … Continue reading A Court of Frost and Starlight – Chapter 28

Feyre The city bells chimed eleven in the morning. A month later, Ressina and I stood near the front door, both of us in nearly identical clothes: thick, long sweaters, warm leggings, and sturdy, shearling-lined work boots. Boots that were already splattered with paint. In the weeks since Polina’s family had gifted me the studio, … Continue reading A Court of Frost and Starlight – Chapter 27

Rhysand The girls were in the training ring. Only six of them, and none looking too pleased, but they were there, cringing their way through Devlon’s halfhearted orders on how to handle a dagger. At least Devlon had given them something relatively simple to learn. Unlike the Illyrian bows, a stack of them lingering by … Continue reading A Court of Frost and Starlight – Chapter 26

Feyre Two days later, I stood in the doorway of Polina’s abandoned studio. Gone were the boarded-up windows, the drooping cobwebs. Only open space remained, clean and wide. I was still gaping when Ressina found me, halting on her path down the street, no doubt coming from her own studio. “Happy Solstice, my lady,” she … Continue reading A Court of Frost and Starlight – Chapter 25

Morrigan She’d lied to Feyre. Sort of. She was going to the Winter Court. Just not as soon as she’d said. Viviane, at least, knew when to truly expect her. Although they’d been exchanging letters for months now, Mor still hadn’t told even the Lady of the Winter Court where she’d be between Solstice in … Continue reading A Court of Frost and Starlight – Chapter 24

Rhysand The sex had destroyed me. Utterly ruined me. Any lingering scrap of my soul that hadn’t already belonged to her had unconditionally surrendered last night. And seeing Feyre’s expression when I showed her the riverfront estate … I held the memory of her shining, beautiful face close to me as I knocked on the … Continue reading A Court of Frost and Starlight – Chapter 23

Feyre It was three by the time the others went to bed. By the time Cassian returned, quiet and brooding, and knocked back a glass of liquor before stalking upstairs. Mor followed him, worry dancing in her eyes. Azriel and Elain remained in the sitting room, my sister showing him the plans she’d sketched to … Continue reading A Court of Frost and Starlight – Chapter 22

Cassian He’d had enough. Enough of the coldness, the sharpness. Enough of the sword-straight spine and razor-sharp stare that had only honed itself these months. Cassian could barely hear over the roaring in his head as he charged into the snowy night. Could barely register moving aside his High Lady to get to the front … Continue reading A Court of Frost and Starlight – Chapter 21