Long Live Evil (Time of Iron #1)

by Sarah Rees Brennan

Power is when you make other people believe in your story.

What if when we change the story, we only make things worse?

There was no pure illumination in that scarlet-bathed dungeon room. Light seemed to touch him anyway. His expression was that of a man in a shrine. “You told me you were forgettable, replaceable, and insignificant,” Key said. “You said not to risk myself, unless I had an absolutely imperative reason. I do. My universe is altered by your wishes. And you never want him to touch you again.”

Key smiled. “Evil wins at last, my lady.”