Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)

by Sarah J. Maas

So she left Rowan in the hall. But it did not stop her from wishing she could keep him.

He didn’t back away again as she approached and said with every ember left in her shredded heart, “I claim you, Rowan Whitethorn. I don’t care what you say and how much you protest. I claim you as my friend.”