Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)

by Sarah J. Maas

“It was worth it,” he said, his smile fading. “You were worth it. All these years, all the waiting. You’re worth it.”

She said softly, “You make me want to live, Rowan. Not survive; not exist. Live.”

“You make me want to live, too, Aelin Galathynius,” he said. “Not exist—but live.” He cupped her cheek, and took a steadying breath—as if he’d thought about every word these past three days, over and over again. “I spent centuries wandering the world, from empires to kingdoms to wastelands, never settling, never stopping—not for one moment. I was always looking toward the horizon, always wondering what waited across the next ocean, over the next mountain. But I think … I think that whole time, all those centuries, I was just looking for you.”