Sofía

“I fell for you when you were Hawke, and I kept falling for you when you became Casteel.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Your heart, Poppy? It is a gift I do not deserve.” He placed his hands on his knees as he lifted his gaze to mine. “But it is one I will protect until my dying breath.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Why did you have to tell me that Hawke was your middle name?” The fire crackled, spitting sparks, and I closed my eyes. Seconds, maybe minutes later, Casteel said, “Because you needed to know that not everything was a lie.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“I have never seen him sleep so deeply. Not even when he was just a babe. The slightest sound would wake him.”
Surprise rippled through me as the hand under mine remained relaxed and still.
“You knew him then?”
“I knew his parents. I called them my friends, and I call Ash one of my own,” he answered, head straightening. His gaze caught mine and held it.
“I think I will call you one of my own.”
I really had to be asleep.
“Why?”
“Because you’ve given him peace.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember