Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

by Pierce Brown

In her eyes, I see my heart. In her breath, I hear my soul. She is my land. She is my kin. My love.

“Death isn’t empty like you say it is. Emptiness is life without freedom, Darrow. Emptiness is living chained by fear, fear of loss, of death.

“I live for you,” I say sadly. She kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.”