A Kingdom of Flame and Fury (The Four Kingdoms, #1)

by Whitney Dean

Some villains were born, but I would be made. I would be her devil to keep her protected.

Too many men surrounded me, and I wondered if that was why I always had headaches.

“You always love me best in the dark,” I said. “Because you are my light.”

“You are the feeling I get when I see new flowers blooming. You are the sound of the trees in my forest.”

“That’s it? You’re just going to walk away?” There was no response, and chasing him was the last thing I wanted to do, but I found myself doing it anyway. But when I grabbed his hand, he yanked it away and didn’t stop moving. “Talk to me,” I demanded. “Do not walk away from me.”