The Dragon’s Promise (Six Crimson Cranes, #2)

by Elizabeth Lim

“Time is so lugubriously slow when there’s nothing to read.

“Your fate is bound to mine now,” I whispered, my lips against his. “Your heart is my own, and where you are is my home. Whatever we face, we face it together.”

‘If you wanted to be told you were beautiful, you would hide your scar. But you don’t. It tells your story, a story that’s meant only for those worthy of hearing it.’ ”

“She could see the light in others, whereas they saw only the darkness in her. That was her greatest pain.”

“Your letters are a treasure. When I read them, I feel a little less…lost. I feel like I’m where I belong.”