Caught in the Basilisk's Gaze (Monsters of Faery, #4)

by Mallory Dunlin

He couldn't die. He was home. How could he die now?

"I missed you," he said, almost whispering the words. One side of his mouth tilted up. "Isn't that strange? I didn't know I could miss people anymore, but I missed you."

he also couldn't tell when you really, really liked the idea of him possessively slaughtering your enemies so you would hate only him.

"But I won't be surprised. I think I've stopped being surprised about life kicking me when I'm down. If I'm going to have a broken heart from a man who doesn't want me the way I want him, I think it's going to be because of you."

"My heart can break for what you've suffered without making that your problem."