A ​Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes, #4)

by Sabaa Tahir

We gaze at each other, connected by blood and violence and all our sins.

The fire turns her gold eyes molten, and she throws back her head and laughs. Watching her is like watching a waterfall thundering down a gorge. Like watching the Northern Dancers illuminate the sky. I cannot describe it. I only know that a tightness in my chest loosens, and I am different—lighter—for witnessing it.

“Love can be more powerful in a battle than planning or strategy. Love keeps us fighting. Love drives us to survive.”

“I wish I could live a thousand lives so I could fall in love with you a thousand times,”