Lady of Shadows (Lady of Darkness, #2)

by Melissa K. Roehrich

The light is easy to love, isn’t it? But what of the darkness? What would you do with all of me?”

“Show me your darkness, and I’ll show you mine, Darling.”

“You promised you would not leave me alone in the darkness. You came for me, and I have come for you.

He had shredded her. He had said far worse things to her than Mikale or Callan. He had known exactly where to hit because she had bared her soul to him.

You are my equal in every way. You are my mirror.” He felt her lean ever so slightly into his touch. “You are not a punishment. You are not a burden. You are the brightest star in my darkest of skies.

“You know every part of my soul, Sorin. You’ve seen every dark corner and every cracked crevice, and you have not once balked. You have not once looked away. You have sat in the pits of hell beside me, telling me the light still existed even though I could not see it. You have rescued me from the river in every way that counts.

He gently gripped her chin between his thumb and forefinger, turning her head to look at him. Dread shone in her eyes, as if she were anticipating him saying no. As if he could ever say no to her.

There will never be a world where there is not a you and me because should you be ripped from me in this world, I will cross them all to find you. I will always find you. I will always come for you. I will always choose you. I will always want you.”

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

“Being alone does not scare me.” “No, it does not. But what of being required to depend on others?

You fear letting others close. You fear loving others that deeply once more far more than you fear being alone,”

“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.

“You were never meant to do life alone. No one is.”