The Stars Are Dying (Nytefall Trilogy #1)

by Chloe C. Peñaranda

“It matters not what I am, but why I have come,” he said. “You want to escape, and I can help you.” I contemplated, drowning in his flickering amber irises that began to entrance me. “Are you … death?” That teased out a wicked amusement, and he dropped to a crouch. “To many. But that is not what I offer you.”

“I’ve known many centuries of torture,” he said, so quiet it touched me gently. “And yet the greatest agony is you.”