Potential hot take: I know Violet is the main character but…

I think Xaden deserves his HEA more than anyone else at this point. I know RY has said Violet is her main character (and therefore will receive her HEA) but I genuinely refuse to accept any ending that isn’t Xaden and Violet as endgame after this book.

I feel like all of OS was just my heart breaking for Xaden. He has essentially been suffering since the age of 10 and sacrificing himself or shouldering pain for the sake of those he cares about and Aretia/Tyrrendor. Even him turning venin, marrying Violet, and leaving are all done to save his loved ones and his province. I’d hate for his whole story to be one of suffering that just ends with his death as some sort of final sacrifice for the greater good. I think he deserves more than that.

All this to say, I want his HEA more than anyone else's. I feel like he deserves to be happy after everything he's been through. I think any ending that isn’t him alive and cured will absolutely crush me.

Therefore… Violet better go get her HUSBAND in book 4 😭