A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)

by V.E. Schwab

Kell threw his arms around her.

“What are you?” he asked, amazed. Lila only shrugged. “Stubborn.”

“I love you, Kell, but I had no interest in matching tattoos.”

“Magic does not make people strong, Rhy. Trust me. And you have something better. You have the people’s love.”

“I apologize for shooting you in the leg,” said Lila. “I was myself entirely.”

Kell watched her go. She never once looked back.

Delilah Bard was finally free.

The world was hers. The worlds were hers. And she was going to take them all.

And there, tucked between them, she saw a proud, dark ship, with polished sides and a silver banner and sails the color of night, a black that hinted at blue when it caught the light just so. That one, thought Lila with a smile. That one’ll do.