We Set the Dark on Fire (We Set the Dark on Fire, #1)

by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Her father had warned her not to get too close with any of the girls, reminding her that closeness led to trust, and trust could be broken.

“You might be right about the salt, but I guess growing up in silk and silver doesn’t guarantee class. Thanks for the lesson.”

Emotion clouded your judgment, and logic hampered your ability to feel.

And someday, maybe, a love that arose on its own. A marriage that wasn’t forced.

Was this going to be her marriage? Catering to the whims of a spoiled boy?

Choose your social circle wisely, and maintain mutual usefulness for optimal social opportunity.

She couldn’t help it; she had expected more. Wanted more, even. But this was just intimidation. Manipulation. The same kind perpetrated by all boys who thought they were stronger than girls.

“Speaking to a girl like an equal,” Dani said. “Was that really so hard?”