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Of Shadows and Light by TheTeaQueen
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
16 Jan 2023
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Summary
Azriel wanted more than anything for his family to find peace. As long as they were happy, he would carry out every monstrous deed his High Lord asked of him, even if it was slowly killing him. Even if it meant he would never find the love he had long wished for, had long been denied. Despite what he felt for a certain red-haired priestess, he would never let his darkness dampen her light.
Gwyneth Berdara was healing. She was a Valkyrie, a Carynthian, and she was done hiding from the world. As long as she had her sisters, she was capable of anything, and that included living and working beside her mate, whose side of the bond hadn't snapped, and perhaps never would. A life with Azriel was not something she let herself think about. She was damaged, unworthy, and could never be the female that he deserved. She could never be Elain. Friendship was enough.
But despite it all, neither of them could resist crossing that line between friends and something else, even if it didn't last.
To the rest of the Inner Circle, it was clear that the two of them were meant to be. But knowing something and actually seeing it through were two different things entirely. Especially when the past weighed down on them all.
Series
- Part 2 of In the Name of Healing and Happiness