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Cold and cruel, Brochan understood But heartless? No No one loved harder than Viola She loved herself utterly, madly, completely So, clearly, she had a heart It was shriveled, yes, but it was a heart nonetheless, which meant she did have a weakness He had only to find it

Brochan grabbed the scroll with a sketch of Viola A type of ht the hu for Viola’s incarceration in Tartarus, where she had spent centuries

A young Viola peered up at hie, her expression startled, her hair wild and in tangles

His chest clenched He traced a fingertip across her lips and scowled Beautiful on the outside Monstrous on the inside Selfish Haughty As brutal as advertised Everything he’d once fought against in the skies But…

She was also char without effort Wonderfully confident, no matter the situation Never shy or soft-spoken, as his wives had been No, Viola took what she wanted, when she wanted it, and let nothing stop her A commendable trait An insufferable trait But even still, Brochan hungered for her

Fool! Every foul thing she did, she did with one ai As if her bloodthirsty pet orth more than McCadden Or anyone

If Brochan e and die, ViolaFluffy He expected—nay, he demanded—tit for tat

Teoddess’s iuished in her cell, locked in solitary confinement At some point, she became bonded to Narcissism

According to the warden’s report, that bond was forced upon her Brochan refused to feel sorry for her, however He––

The tattoo on his arm heated, and he tossed the scroll with a huff Viola was excited about soullible immortal already? This could not be borne

Fury bubbled inside him But so did anticipation The tioddess inadvertently revealed the key to Nevaeh ended now

A quick plan forifts the key Choose her ultimate fate His lust for her hadn’t mattered, didn’t matter, and wouldn’t matter

Decided, Brochan unsheathed a blade and flashed away

Chapter Three

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