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

by Scarlett St. Clair

We stared at each other for a long moment, and then he took a step away, and I felt the distance sink into my heart.

“My queen and I will conquer this world, and when we have our empire, we will fuck on a bed of your bones.”

“Men want power,” Ana said. It was the first time she had spoken, and everyone at the table turned to look at her. “Women want to exist without fear.”

“Words do not heal trauma,” she said. “Then tell me how I heal this.” “You don’t. You love me through the fear, even when my doubt hurts, and I will do the same for you.”

“No one wants us to be powerful. They taught us that once, and they will teach us again.”

But when I looked at him, no words left my mouth, and I understood that we were inevitable.