Brimstone (Fae & Alchemy, #2)

by Callie Hart

But, regardless,” I called in a clear voice. “I am no child. My name is Saeris Fane, and I am your queen.”

“I don’t crave the attention of the sun. The snowcapped mountains, the forest, the frozen river… those places are my home. You are home.”

“I think it took a curious mind to combine the ingredients it took to make us, too. But that’s all. Where any kind of life exists, magic proliferates, Saeris. We create all the wonders of this realm just by being present to witness them, and it’s always magic that lights the way. That is what I believe.”

So yes. I love Saeris Fane, because she’s electric, and fierce, and loyal, and being around her brings the world back into focus. But I’m not in love with her, Fisher. I tried. But my heart was just too full of sorrow to make room for her.”

When I close my eyes, you are all I fucking see, Saeris Fane. I could be dead in the ground five thousand years and the frosts could have taken my bones, and still no other male will ever have loved another female the way that I love you.”

It was safe to love him back because, no matter what, he was never going to let me fall.

“Dreams are just vapor and smoke,” I said. “They mean nothing unless you’re willing to live them.

“You’re a wildfire, Saeris Fane. There’s no controlling you.”

“You should know, Saeris… I am my father’s son. My strength has always been my shadows.”