Page 70 of Her Blood Revenge

He dismounts and walks towards me.

‘We will get this done swiftly and leave, Poppet. Now is not the time to be making an enemy of the humans. Now is the time to side with them and make a move against Neve. If you marrying Shaw satisfies the king's doubts about our allegiances, then so fucking be it.’

‘Take your poppet and shove it up your arse. Before I do.’

‘Now, now. No need for threats.’

‘Nothing will change. It’s just the king throwing his weight around.’

‘We need to find Neve!’

I grunt and swear as I try to take control of my body. How can they not see this as utterly foolish?

‘Get back in the carriage,’he orders. ‘And pick up the hem of your dress before it gets dirty.’

I spin on my heel and obey, walking with him right behind me.

Sat back in front of Archie, Dorian slams the door shut.

‘Walk on!’ he orders.

The carriage moves off.

‘If you don’t quit smirking at me, mutt, I’ll send my familiar over to bite you.’

‘Sorry, Pix,’ he smirks. ‘I’m trying, but you are the cutest, funniest little thing when you act like a brat.’

‘Bite me.’

‘Interesting choice of words.’

Shaw gives a dark laugh, but his eyes remain white. I sit back with my arms folded across my chest.

‘What is he doing?’

‘Walking.’

‘I know that. Who is he walking? Thalia?’

Archie shakes his head, pulls out a flask and takes a swig before handing it to me.

I take a sip.

‘He’s walking with Cole.’

I choke on the spirit.

‘Cole?’ I splutter.

‘He’s been doing it for a few weeks now.’

‘Is he finding out where he is?’

‘Nah. His mind’s been blocked from showing any useful information to him. Neve has her ways of shielding herself and others from Shaw’s dream walking power. He’s never been able to walk her dreams at all, much to his annoyance.’

‘Then, what is he doing in there now?’

‘Just tormenting the fucker, you know? Making him see all kindsof twisted shit.’

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