Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)

by Devney Perry

“It’s beautiful.” The forest. Those eyes.

“Odessa, wait.” It wasn’t his order that made me stop. It was my name. I was always Cross or Sparrow or my queen. But rarely Odessa. I’d never loved my name more.

He saw me in a way that no one else had ever tried.

“When I am nothing but dust and ash, Turah will endure. I do not need a crown. And I have made peace with my destiny. But before I step into my grave, my choice is you.”