She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor Book 1)

lassitude

The body became used to exercise, particular sounds and sensations, or even physical pain. But it was strange how shame was something you never became inured to: each time hurt just as much as the first.

encumbrances.”

prevaricated

prostration.

It was like reaching for someone’s cheek in the dark, but finding instead the intimate wetness of their open mouth.

It was good to have him by her side again, and even all this time after their reunion she still felt a twinge, like a stretched muscle releasing, whenever she saw him.

acerbically

penumbral