“I think their nakedness will be the least scarring thing to happen today.”Ĭasteel said nothing as he touched my cheek again, gently tilting my head to the side.

“Emil? Can you retrieve clothing from Delano’s and Kieran’s horses so they can shift and not scar anyone?” “I’ll be more than happy to do that,” the Atlantian answered. I forced myself to swallow the knot of emotion that rose.Ĭasteel kissed my blood-streaked brow and then lifted his head. I nodded, even though I knew it wasn’t something he could guarantee. “I know, Princess,” he whispered, and I squeezed my eyes shut against a stronger rush of tears. He lowered his forehead to mine, and the shock of awareness his flesh against mine brought was there, rippling through me as he slid his hand into the tangled mess of my hair. “I know.” His voice was rough, but his touch was gentle as he placed his palm over the cheek that didn’t feel swollen. I drew in a stuttering breath and whispered, “I didn’t want any of this.” * BingeBooks earns revenue from qualifying purchases as an Amazon Associate as well as from other retail partners. And as shocking secrets and the harshest betrayals come to light, and enemies emerge to threaten everything Poppy and Casteel have fought for, they will discover just how far they are willing to go for their people-and each other. Poppy and Casteel must consider the impossible-travel to the Lands of the Gods and wake the King himself. And they will stop at nothing to ensure that the crown never sits upon Poppy’s head.īut the greatest threat to them and to Atlantia is what awaits in the far west, where the Queen of Blood and Ash has her own plans, ones she has waited hundreds of years to carry out. But as the kingdoms’ dark sins and blood-drenched secrets finally unravel, a long-forgotten power rises to pose a genuine threat. Poppy has only ever wanted to control her own life, not the lives of others, but now she must choose to either forsake her birthright or seize the gilded crown and become the Queen of Flesh and Fire. By right the crown and the kingdom are hers. She carries the blood of the King of Gods within her. Because Poppy is the Chosen, the Blessed. It’s a dangerous mission and one with far-reaching consequences neither dreamed of. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his brother and find hers. Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she’s found with Prince Casteel. Armentrout comes book three in her Blood and Ash series. Bow Before Your Queen Or Bleed Before Her…įrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L.

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