Lady of Shadows (Lady of Darkness, #2)

by Melissa K. Roehrich

“But no one deserves to have another wave slam into them when they are still struggling to recover from a storm.”

“Rage, Scarlett. Rage and scream and cry and fall apart. You are allowed to feel and do all those things, but you do not stop fighting. You do not give up. You become a bigger storm,” he answered.

“You only drown if you stay in the river. Let him pull you to the shore. It is okay to let yourself be rescued sometimes, Scarlett,” Briar replied.

“What do you need, Scarlett? How can I help you?” “Do you still see the light?” she asked quietly, barely audible.

Her eyes were fixed on the golden eyes of the Prince of Fire, where she saw nothing but home.

“Tell Cyrus that if he does not take you home, I will kick his ass from here to Threlarion.” “My home is wherever you are. If you demand I go home, I am already there. Let me in.”

“And the first time I take you, I want you completely aware of every single way I worship you.”

“I am someone who has faced the darkness and found the beauty it had to offer. I am someone who can create stars in the void when the light has gone out. I am someone who cares for those the realms have forgotten. I am someone who can bring beauty from brutal ashes. I am a fucking Queen.”

I choose you, and I will always choose you. I am yours, and you are mine. In this life and every life after.”

“Scarlett, I love you like the stars love the night. All the way through the darkness,”

“You two,” came Eliza’s voice from beside her as she sniffed the air, “need to keep it in your pants for the next few hours. Then you can go fuck like rabbits until you can’t move.”

“The brightest star always leads home.”

“You, Sorin Aditya, are the brightest star in my darkness.”