A Shadow in the Ember (Flesh and Fire, #1)

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

“You’re a feisty little thing, aren’t you?”

I was neither little nor a thing, but I was feeling all kinds of feisty.

“Like a goddess made of silver and moonbeams, rising from the depths of the darkest lake?” he finished.

“How old are you?” He had returned to staring at the lake. “Older than I look, and probably younger than you think.”

“It does.” Slowly, Nyktos turned back. His gaze met mine, and he didn’t look away. He didn’t blink. “It’s you.” A sort of wonder filled his features, widening his eyes and parting his lips. “You are the heir to the lands and seas, skies and realms. A Queen instead of a King. You are the Primal of Life.”