Queen of Myth and Monsters (Adrian X Isolde, #2)

by Scarlett St. Clair

“You are my light.” I took his face between my hands. “You are my darkness,” I said and kissed him.

“You will never reach your full potential if you continue to deny who you are.”

There was no comfort for this—not even in revenge—because trauma was a nightmare that clung to its victims with an iron fist.

“What do you consider making love?” Adrian asked. “Anything with you,” I said.

“When you have someone to live for, no sacrifice is too great,” she’d said.

“You love him.” His mouth trembled. “I wish I didn’t,” he said through clenched teeth. Because then I would not have to feel this pain.

“Just because you are not invincible does not mean you are weak.”