Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #0.1–0.5, 1–7)

by Sarah J. Maas

Chaol was just staring at her, such grief and fear in his eyes that speech failed her. And then she did the most reckless thing she’d ever done in her life. She stood on her toes and whispered the words into his ear. The words that would make him understand, understand why it was so important to her, and what it meant when she said she would return. And he would hate her forever for it, once he understood. “What does that mean?” he demanded. She smiled sadly. “You’ll figure it out. And when you do …” She shook her head, knowing she shouldn’t say it, but doing it anyway. “When you do, I want you to remember that it wouldn’t have made any difference to me. It’s never made any difference to me when it came to you. I’d still pick you. I’ll always pick you.”