Spark of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #1)

by Penn Cole

But whatever you do or don’t do, sweetheart, do it for yourself. Don’t choose a mediocre life for a mediocre man. Go be exceptional. If he’s worth it, he won’t judge you. And if he’s really the one, he’ll come along for the ride.”

I’d never been kissed like this before. I’d never even known this was what a kiss could be. And that scared me even more than a blade to the throat.