Lady of Shadows (Lady of Darkness, #2)

by Melissa K. Roehrich

“True strength, Lady of Darkness, is being brave in the hard seasons. True strength is getting back up one more time. True strength is believing you were made for such a time as this

fighting against all odds. True strength is having hope even when the stars go out.”

“And when the storm is unending? When the waves are unrelenting?” Scarlett asked quietly. “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,”

I always thought there needed to be water to feel like you’re drowning, but there really doesn’t need to be.” “You only drown if you stay in the river. Let

He just sat with her in the dark.

“It is okay to have hard days, Scarlett.” His tone was impossibly tender. “It is okay if some days the only thing you manage to do is survive. That is okay.”

“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.”

am yours, and you are mine. In this life and every life after.”