Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

by Rebecca Yarros

“Decision was simple. She’s worth a dozen of me,” Xaden says, and my breath catches at the intensity in his eyes. If I didn’t know better, I’d think he means it. “And I’m not talking about her signet. I would have told her everything discussed here anyway, so an open door is a moot point.”

I meant what I said on the parapet. Even when I’m not with you, there’s only you. That needed no explanation.

“Maybe you’re not the one I’m reminding.”

“You saved me?” I scurry backward, leaving my hands at my sides and close to my daggers. “I didn’t know it was you,” he admits, falling back against the tower wall and catching his breath. “But yeah.”