Lady of Shadows (Lady of Darkness, #2)

by Melissa K. Roehrich

“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 wanted you to accept the bond because you chose it. Not because my life depended on it. I wanted you to accept the bond because you wanted it. Because you chose me, not the bond.”

“I would have chosen you,” she said, tears welling in her eyes. “I would have chosen you the day you kissed me in the archery grounds. I would have chosen you the night we danced at the Pier. I would have chosen you when I saw the pride in your eyes when I wielded my magic in the courtyard for the first time. I would have chosen you the moment you showed up in that room to rescue me.”

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