But these days … she didn’t know what she needed. What she wanted. If she felt like admitting it, she actually didn’t have the faintest clue who the hell she was anymore. All she knew was that whateve...
But there was no place like this in the world. Not so serene. So loved by its people and its rulers.
But there are some times when words are necessary - when explanations are needed that mere gestures cannot convey.
But she was her own champion now.
But she squared her shoulders. Straightened her spine.My name is Celaena Sardothien, she whispered, and I will not be afraid.
Before, she would have trailed [him] to seek out the answers. But that was before. Now … now, she didn’t particularly care. It was hard to care... Incredibly hard to care, when you didn’t have anyone...
Be glad of your human heart, Feyre. Pity those who don’t feel anything at all.
Azriel shrugged. We—Rhys, Cass, and I—will occasionally remind each other that what we think to be our greatest weakness can sometimes be our biggest strength. And that the most unlikely person can al...
As my friend, you should either bring me along, or keep me company.Friend? he asked.She blushed. Well, 'scowling escort' is a better description. Or 'reluctant acquaintance', if you prefer.
Are you married?No.She picked at her nails. I'm not married, either.
And when she grasped the dagger, its weight lighter than she remembered, Rowan looked into her eyes, into the very core of her, and said, Fireheart.
And my heart shifted a bit in my chest as I said to him with no guile whatsoever, I won’t tell anyone unless you say so. The weight of that jeweled knife and belt seemed to grow. I wish I had been the...
And it was not darkness, but light—light, bright and pure as the sun on snow, that erupted from Asterin.Light, as Asterin made the Yielding.As the Thirteen, their broken bodies scattered around the to...
And Manon understood in that moment that there were forces greater than obedience, and discipline, and brutality. Understood that she had not been born soulless; she had not been born without a heart....
All those years, what I did for them... And they didn't try to stop you from taking me. There it was, the giant pain that cracked me in two if I thought about it too long.
Aelin, leaning against the half-decayed desk that served as the lone piece of furniture in the room, smirked at him. I saw you from a distance-once. Galan Ashryver's eyes sparked. I'm going to assume...
Aelin would have been beside herself with glee.
Aelin was no savior to rally behind, but a cataclysm to be weathered.
Aelin had known, though. That he was her mate. And she had not pushed it, or demanded he face it, because she loved him, and he knew she'd rather carve out her own heart than cause him pain or distres...
Aelin didn't know when she started crying, when her body began shaking with the force of it. She had never said such words- to anyone. Never let herself be that vulnerable, never felt this burning and...