More on this book
Community
Kindle Notes & Highlights
Fate, I knew all too well, was real. He wasn’t an obscure concept of destiny, or a dream of what the future might hold. And he certainly wasn’t luck or a wishing well. He was sentient and very much alive. I was Fate’s daughter, and he lived inside me.
I am the Daughter of Fate. This evening, I am his hands, and his fingers want to crush the life out of you, the way you did our sister. Fate’s hands never weaken, never falter, and they never fail.”
Children would ignore their own
experiences and feelings if adults pressed them hard enough into the straight and narrow line. It was how prejudice and ignorance were perpetuated through the generations.
Heavy was the head that wore the crown, though many coveted the weighty circlet.
In fact,” he leaned in to whisper, “he hasn’t greeted any
of the other girls yet.”
Sable, I hate to be the one to reveal something obvious to you, but he had a room painted and decorated for you, he gave you a necklace from the crown jewel collection, and whenever you’re in his presence, you’re all he can look at.”
Skinny jeans were the devil’s creation. I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to get them over my hips, let alone button and zip them.
The King was worried for his son, but no one would worry about me.
Besides, every girl, witch or not, dreamed of becoming a princess. Not with crowns and gowns, but princess of the heart of someone she loved, and who loved her in return.
She sacrificed herself to save her brother, and Fate rewarded valor. He rewarded selflessness.
“The earth belongs to all of us. We’re a part of it; not just bodies dwelling on it.”
“You told me to make a decision, and I have. I know now it is the right one.”
“Tell us what you need, Sable. Name it, and it will be done,”
whatever you think is best. Name it, and it will be done.”
We had to process death with emotion, and experiencing death, and mourning the loss of someone you loved, was not only inevitable for all of us, it was something that transformed us into a stronger version of ourselves.
