Defend the Dawn (Defy the Night, #2)

by Brigid Kemmerer

Do you find that hard to believe?” “That you were curious, or that you were fearless?” “Both.” “I watched you stop a revolution.” His eyes hold mine. “I don’t find either option hard to believe.”

Choices never seem like choices when the world only offers us bad ones.

That goodness is inside him. But it’s just a part. Sometimes I worry that it’s not quite enough.

My heart is beating so fast. “Corrick,” I whisper. His eyes finally meet mine. “I know people expect the worst of me,” he says quietly. “I didn’t realize you were among them.”