Whispers Within the Midnight Garden Quotes

“Zinnia put my marks to sleep,” she murmured, her voice heartbreakingly soft and uncertain. “I won’t find my mates until they reawaken.” I opened my mouth to ask how long that would take, but she shook her head before I could get the words out. “I don’t know when they’ll reawaken,” she said as if she could read my thoughts. And maybe she could. I didn’t know what magic she possessed, maybe it was mind reading. But even if she couldn’t read my thoughts, my question was the next most obvious one. A woman’s mating marks were essential. She couldn’t mate without them… and she couldn’t conceive. And the High Priestess’s fury when she found out would put Sage at risk. My pulse picked up. I had to protect her.”
― Tessa Cole, Whispers Within the Midnight Garden

“broke into a quick-paced swirl of notes on his lute with the kind of fingering that awed even his fellow professionals.”
― Tessa Cole, Whispers Within the Midnight Garden

“The water swirled around me and my eyes flickered open for a moment. Above me, the most beautiful, heartbreaking angel, swam toward me, his face split between fae beauty and horrible scars. His shoulder-length dark hair billowed around him while fear filled his eyes and I reached for him, welcoming him to my embrace.”
― Tessa Cole, Whispers Within the Midnight Garden