A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3)

by V.E. Schwab

“I was distracted by everything about you, Lila. I still am. You’re maddening, infuriating, incredible.”

“And the idea of you walking away again, vanishing from my life, that terrifies me most of all.”

Lila said nothing, because good-byes in any language felt like surrenders, and she wasn’t willing to do that. Even when Alucard wrapped his arms around her shoulders. Even when he pressed a kiss to her forehead. “You’re my best thief,” he whispered, and her eyes burned. “I should have killed you,” she muttered, hating the waver in her voice.

“You’re like him.” “No,” said Kell dryly, striding past him. “She’s one of a kind.”