The Rose and the Dagger (The Wrath & the Dawn, #2)

by Renée Ahdieh

“You’re better than beautiful.” Rahim took a careful breath. “You’re interesting. Never forget that.”

It was because they were two parts of a whole. He did not belong to her. And she did not belong to him. It was never about belonging to someone. It was about belonging together.

“You don’t wait to speak,” she clarified. “You truly listen.” “Only to you,” Khalid replied gently.

“I love you,” Shahrzad breathed. “You are all that I am.” “And you are all that I will be.”

For you deserve everything you want and more.”

True strength isn’t about sovereignty. It’s about knowing when you need help and having the courage to accept it.”

“Since you can’t say it, will you at least tell me how much you love me?” Khalid ran the tip of his nose beside her ear, a grateful smile upon his lips. “From the stars, to the stars.”

Understood what it meant to feel at home wherever you were. To feel as though you belonged in any moment, at any place, in any time.

“A fool. As I’ve always been when it comes to you.”