The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves, #2)

by Roshani Chokshi

“Madame Delphine, depending on who you ask, sometimes ghost stories are all that is left of history,” he said. “History is full of ghosts because it’s full of myth, all of it woven together depending on who survived to do the telling.”

“Speaking of cake … or rather, the opposite of cake.” He paused, frowning in thought. “What is the opposite of cake?” “Despair,” said Laila.

“Oh good, I like saints,” he said, even as his voice trembled. “They’re used to being on their knees.”