A Crown of Petals and Ice (Honey and Ice, #3)

by Shannon Mayer

“Queen Kallik, actually.”

"It's queen Kallik to you" haha

Goddess save me from penises and their inability to concentrate. Except for Lan’s.

Hahaha

“The problem with a villain is that they believe in their plight.

“It doesn’t matter what others think of you. It only matters what you think of yourself. Only the weak can be formed and torn down by the words and actions of others.”

“I am worthy to be where I am. My failures and the things you put me through have only made me stronger. I stand by who I am.”

She gifted me a rare smile, and if ever I thought my soul would be free of her, her smile erased that hopeful belief.

“That I had never loved anyone more. That if your fears were a dagger, I would let it stab me one million times rather than let it so much as prick your skin. You are my grandchild in heart and deed, not only blood. Every breath you have taken has filled me with pride. And just as the goddess may have punished me for my failings, so she has rewarded me for my heroism. With you.”

“The hardest battles are the ones no one sees,

“Tonight, we cut off the giant’s head.”

“I’m sorry it took me so long,” Faolan said. “But I’m here now, my love. I’m here.”

FUCKING FINALLY

What I felt when I saw him kind of. . .obliterated what I thought I knew about love—that

We live together, or we die together.”