Betrothed to the King. Cursed since birth.
All her life, Carissa's been betrothed to a man she's never met and inflicted with a curse she's never seen. Tired of waiting for her betrothed at 18, she flees to forge her own destiny and discover love, b...
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If Elon had intended to comfort her, he was doing a rather pitiful job. "But the border didn't follow Akasha."
"She was only one Reaper."
Carissa whipped around to face him. "How many Reapers are required to move the border?"
"Many."
She rubbed the goose bumps from her arms. "But we killed Akasha."
Elon nodded. "Which angered the other Reapers."
Carissa drove her hands through her sweat-slicked hair. "We should have just captured her."
"No, we shouldn't have. Things are happening like they're supposed to, Carissa. Trust—"
"I'm trying to." She dropped her arms to her sides.
After a moment, he placed a hand on her shoulder, and the chill dissipated beneath his warmth. "You see why your training is so important?"
She dropped her chin to her chest. "Yes... but I can't do this alone."
He squeezed her shoulder. "You won't have to."
"I want to kill a Reaper!"
Both of them glanced down at Aleck.
Elon lowered himself beside Aleck. "Killing a Reaper takes a special sort of warrior, but there are many other forms of evil in this world. Unfortunately, should you become a warrior, you will have no shortage of enemies."
