Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)

by Devney Perry

Sometimes I wondered if she screamed because there was so much piled on her shoulders.

hate you.” It should have broken the moment. It should have pissed him off. But he stared at me like I was something to behold. Something to cherish. Something to protect. “Yes, you do,” he said. “Don’t forget.” “Never.”