Lola Carter

“I think it does bother you,” she says softly as we circle again. “Seeing me here, where I belong. Sleeping right down the hall. I bet it keeps you awake at night, knowing I’m a better match for him in every way, counting the seconds he tires of your frail excuse for a body and comes back to the woman who knows exactly what he likes and how he likes it.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame

“Everything I really, truly love—everyone I can’t live without—is here, and for the first time in my life, I can protect them.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame

“You’re going to love Violet. She’s smart and stubborn. Reminds me a lot of you, actually. You just have to remember when you meet her: she’s not her mother. —Recovered Correspondence of
Cadet Liam Mairi to Sloane Mairi”
― Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame

“And in case my implication is not crystal fucking clear: you touch her again and I’ll cull you myself.”
― Sable Sorensen, Dire Bound