Rules of Redemption (The Firebird Chronicles, #1)

by T.A. White

Sometimes storms revealed hidden treasures, wiping away the old rot and replacing it with something stronger. Other times they washed everything away, leaving nothing in their wake but devastation.

She had a habit of destroying the things she couldn't understand.

That you didn't notify us because it was inconvenient to you shows exactly how far you will go when a fact puts your agenda in jeopardy."

Admitting guilt once you're caught means nothing.

The time for companions had passed. She'd found a balance in her life. She wasn't sure she wanted to disrupt that for maybes.

They'd turned their values into a noose and wrapped it so tight around their necks they were going to eventually strangle themselves.

People in power inevitably took advantage of those weaker than them. Just as those who could never rise, would eventually become resentful of those they envied.