As the sequel of a book that focused primarily on the romance of the heroine with a different man, A Court of Mist and Fury takes us on a wild ride. Feyre Archeron starts off engaged to Tamlin, the Fae male who stole her heart in the first novel of this trilogy after literally stealing her from her home to pay a debt. He increasingly shuts her out from the day to day duties in his court, leaving Feyre to feel more like an ornament than his partner. As she walks down the aisle, all she can think is "someone, anyone save me." And low and behold, someone does.
Rhysand, the character who served as one of the main barriers in the previous novel, sweeps Feyre away, claiming to be collecting on a bargain he made with her. He has, in fact, made a bargain with her, but had failed to collect on it for months, leaving Feyre to wonder why now.
After Feyre leaves Tamlin for good, she joins Rhysand's inner circle in an effort to start preparing for a war in the foreseeable future. They build a friendship that involves a lot of dancing around one another, neither saying exactly what they are feeling.
At one point after a strenuous day, the two end up engaging in some sexual acts, which Feyre claims to want in the name of "fun," the words "I love you" stuck on the tip of her tongue. She knowingly lies to him in the pursuit of pleasure, and he obliges.
Shortly after, Rhysand almost dies after being attacked by a squadron of their enemies. Feyre seeks the help of the Suriel, a creature that has aided her with its all-knowing abilities in the past, in order to save Rhysand's life. The Suriel explains that it is simple: she need only give him some of her blood. After all, ingesting the blood of your mate has powers beyond the already established magic of this world.
Allow me to backtrack: a mate, in the worlds of Sarah J. Maas, is sort of like a soulmate. Characters are destined to be together by some sort of higher power. It takes time to "lock in place" and make itself known. The two affected by it will always feel a pull to one another that is indescribable.
So Feyre essentially learns that Rhysand has been aware of this bond for a long while and neglected to tell her. While his heart was in the right place(he didn't want to put any pressure on her to accept the bond), no one likes being lied to. Feyre heals him angrily and then proceeds to disappear into a cabin in the mountains for nearly a week trying to decide what to do. Eventually, since this is, after all a romance, she accepts the bond and they proceed to fully consummate their relationship.
So they lie a lot. And omit many truths. Eh, I still ship it.
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