Lies That Bleed (The Ember War, #1)

by Leia Stone

“Okay, that shouldn’t have been sexy but it was,” Kohen mused behind me,

“Why did you attack the admiral like that?” His eyes practically glowed. “He hurt you.”

“You’re mine, Aisling. And I can’t watch other men throw themselves at you when I know that you will be mine.”

“Aisling, I’ve seen myself make love to you under a bed of stars, and I’ve heard you cry out my name begging for more. Anything with Alek or Jace would be fleeting. You are mine, and I am yours.”

“I’m wondering if by telling you about our future together, I have somehow compromised it. I’m coming to terms with the fact that it might all just be a dream now, a dream that I will have to live out in my head and never actually know in real life.”

“I simultaneously wonder two things, Kohen. One, what you taste like. And two, if you will one day bury a knife in my back like my father did to yours.”

“Aisling Everhart?” he asked. “Yes,” I practically panted. “I crave you every moment of every day.”