To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1)

by Katherine Quinn

I’d learned that day that sometimes we have to give away pieces of ourselves to others we love, even if it hurts at the time. Without sacrificing those parts, nothing new—and possibly wonderful—could grow in their stead.

Love was nothing if not sacrifice, and for him, I’d willingly give all of myself.

“You are what I imagine the sun to be like,” I whispered so softly I wasn’t sure she could hear the admission. “Fiery. Beautiful. Damning.”

“You saved me. Kiara Frey. You are the only light I will vow to protect.”