Curse of Shadows and Thorns (The Broken Kingdoms, #1)

by L.J. Andrews

A hum of warmth bled from her fingers. “When you see the beast within, let him in to let him go.”

“Not all Timorans ruin the earth. And not all Ettans tend it. We choose who we become, Elise.”

“A troubled heart,” she said. The room went silent. The girl stepped closer. “Release the past and trust those undeserving of it.”

“The tomb. Open it. Change it all.”

“I ask how I am to give you to some fool because I do not know how. How am I to accomplish anything I set out to do here when my heart burns to have you for myself?”