Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #1)

by Leigh Bardugo

“Alina, the Darkling doesn’t notice most of us. We’re moments he’ll forget in his long life. And I’m not sure that’s such a bad thing. Just … be careful.” I stared at her, baffled. “Of what?” “Of powerful men.”

Put on your pretty clothes and wait for the next kiss, the next kind word. Wait for the stag. Wait for the collar. Wait to be made into a murderer and a slave.