Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)

by Rebecca Yarros

“Would you pretty, pretty please teach me how to shield before I accidentally climb you like a tree and we both wake up with regrets?”

I jolt at the simple knowledge that there’s nothing he could do that I wouldn’t welcome. I want him. Only him. Here. Now. Anywhere. Whenever. I’ve never been this out of control over a single kiss. Never wanted someone the way I do him. It’s exhilarating and terrifying at the same time because I know that in this moment, he has the power to break me. And I’d let him.

there are infinite ways to demolish someone without ending their life.