cassius (coolbooksociety)

“I thought I was going to be too late.” He leaned close to me, his voice low and drawn. “What did you just do in there?”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

“What happened, Oraya?” The intensity of his voice struck me in places I didn’t expect.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

“So I tightened my arms around his neck, fighting more than a decade of training in order to put myself completely at his mercy.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

“I told myself, Fear is a collection of— Fear is the fucking KEY to it, Oraya! Raihn’s voice, booming with fear of his own, filled both of our minds. USE IT. Pretend that you’re throwing me out the fucking window. Pretend that you’re dragging Mische out of that burning apartment.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night