The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)

by Carissa Broadbent

And then I realized. I realized that fear, when embraced, hardens and sharpens. That it becomes rage. That it becomes power. I would not die here.

I WOULD NOT DIE HERE.

“I would beg,” he murmured. “For you, I would. You have fucking destroyed me, Oraya. Do you know that?”