Tale of the Heart Queen (Artefacts of Ouranos #4)

by Nisha J. Tuli

Whatever is on the other side of this might not look exactly as you envisioned, but everything will work out. One way or another.”

“You never will. From now until the sun burns out and the mountains crumble into the sea, I will be yours, Nadir. This is my promise.”

This is where I belong. He is where I’ve always belonged.

“My children’s pain will always be mine, too,

much we can do for them now, and emerge outside in the courtyard, where we

“How do you do it? Make decisions you know will affect everyone?” I blow out a slow breath. “All you can do is let your conscience guide you. Nothing you do will ever make everyone happy, but I’ve always found that following my beliefs usually serves me well.”

“Being the ruler of Aphelion means compromising on my principles just enough that it will seem like I’m doing something when, in truth, I’m doing nothing at all.

It occurs to me how the tiniest acts can ripple over time, changing the entire course of our destinies.

She’d survived Atlas’s Trials, and then his son had fallen in love with her. Rion saw the change in Nadir. He appeared… softer, but not in a weak way, rather in a way that only made him stronger.

Without my bond to Nadir, none of it would be enough, but because of him, I am enough.