Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance (The Legacy, #3)

by Melissa K. Roehrich

Tessa, if you think I won’t leave the meeting I’m in right now to find you and spill the blood of anyone who got in my way, you’re underestimating what I mean when I say I protect what is mine,

“It’s more than a bond,” she interrupted, her frustration climbing as she said those words, knowing they would damn her. Her next words were a whisper. “It’s always been more than a bond.”

“I still choose you, Katya. Bond or not, I still choose you.” Another small sob came from her, and she reached up with shaky fingers. He felt them brush along his cheeks, gathering the dampness. Then she showed him her fingertips, faint red glimmering there. “Your tears are red,” Kat whispered. “And yours are heartbreaking,” he replied, pressing a kiss to her temple before he pulled her back into his chest.

“Tessalyn Ausra, I would sacrifice all the realms and all the stars for you. You are perfectly wild. Perfectly untamed. You were not made to be caged, nor were you made to be a sacrifice for a realm that does not deserve such a gift. You were made to live in the light. Go live, little storm.”