Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)

by Devney Perry

In the moments when I needed to feel brave, to feel free and alive, that cliff was my salvation.

“Are you frightened?” “Yes.” I was too tired to deliver a decent lie. “Good,” he murmured. “You should be. So am I.”

He searched my eyes the way I searched his. For answers. Salvation. Mercy. There was a tether between us.

“I hate you.”

“Yes, you do,” he said. “Don’t forget.” “Never.”

“Even if we are kingdoms apart, you are mine. But I’d rather not be a kingdom apart.”

“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.” He