The Conquering of Tate the Pious (Far Hope Stories #3)

And after being elected by her few remaining sisters, Tate had gone to her room and wept—but she’d also promised herself after her tears had dried that she would never curse her fate again. But there was no point in lying, and in any event, Tate already knew the worst of her, probably thought Adelais was even worse than she really was, given the way stories grew and changed as they got told. She couldn’t even trace the far edges of that something, except to know that she wanted Tate in her future like she’d never wanted anything else. Adelais pulled away to watch as Tate finally, finally subsided, going limp as if her spirit had left her body.