Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)

by Devney Perry

I should have stayed in the water earlier. I should have let the currents sweep me into the depths of the Marixmore and let the monsters of those ocean waters claim my flesh. I should have kept swimming.

“Thanks,” I deadpanned. “And I was certain I wouldn’t earn any compliments today.” “Praise is for the bedroom, Cross. Not the training ring.”

He’s a monster. He’s a monster, he’s a monster, he’s a monster. A beautiful monster but a monster all the same.