A Shield of Snow: The Obligates of Ærta Book 4

A note to the reader. This book deals with subject matter that may be harmful to your mental health, including conversation and on-page depictions of: enslavement (it is never glorified in this book, nor will characters miraculously fall in love with those who practice enslavement, because, barf). child loss and attempted suicide.

A full list of content warnings can be found on the book's back page or at Fortneaux dot com.

"Husbands,

I'll never get the chance to send this, but... if you're reading it, that means my plan worked. Find Ma and Pa, and tell them they were the best parents a girl could ever hope for. Tell them that if I'd been given the chance to bring a life into this world-despite kids being gross-I would have raised them to understand that love is worth more than all the gold in the realms and stronger than even the ther the conjurers wield.

Ambrose, make Cato cuddle with you. He'll claim he hates it, but you and I both know that's a lie.

Cato, let Ambrose have ten minutes of cuddles before bed and kiss him goodnight. It will keep him tolerable... and it will keep him whole.

Thank you for giving me the brightest moments of my life and for standing beside me through the darkest.

I love you more than three Solnnan cakes,

Eira (Wifey)"