Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)

by Adalyn Grace

“Your name is no curse, Little Bird. I just like the taste of it.”

“Because death is only a reprieve for the dead, Mr. Thorly. It cares little for those it leaves behind.”

Before Death, she should tremble. She should fear. And yet the more time she spent with him, the more that fear was beginning to slip away as curiosity festered in its absence. She didn’t hate Death, not truly. And God, what a fool that made her.

“For many years I was alone, forced to spend my days watching the lives of humans, never able to interact.” “But you can interact with me.” “Ah,” he said, “so you see why I enjoy teasing you so. I am not so lonely anymore, Little Bird. Not so lonely at all.”

You have the power of the world within you, Signa Farrow. You need only to embrace it.