From tears to sass in a few minutes. I'm glad the month apart hasn't dimmed your usual good spirits.
Tell Aelin Galathynius that Wendlyn has never forgotten Evalin Ashryver, Galan said to him, to Aedion. Or Terrasen.
Why, he asked. Why did you save her?She dragged a hand through her hair. [...]Because that golden-haired witch, Asterin ..., Aelin said. She screamed Manon's name the way I screamed yours.
Why bother when a dramatic entrance is so much more fun?
She looked at them, at the three males who meant everything—more than everything. Then she smiled with every last shred of courage, of desperation, of hope for the glimmer of that glorious future. Let...
Rowan just asked, Did you have a favorite form?Lysandra's grin was nothing short of wicked. I liked anything with claws and big, big fangs.
Rowan Whitethorn is a legend. And so is his—what do you call them?Cadre, she said glumly.The six of them … Aedion loosed a breath. We used to tell stories about them around fires. Their battles and ex...
It would all be fine, even if it went to hell, so long as he was here with her.
I kept thinking about how you might never know that I missed you with only an ocean between us. But if it was death separating us … I would find you. I don’t care how many rules it would break. Even i...
Rowan stood with his queen in the rain, breathing in her scent, and let her steal his warmth for as long as she needed.
Aelin took a step forward. One step, as if in a daze.She loosed a shuddering breath, and a small, whimpering noise came out of her - a sob. And then she was sprinting down the alley, flying as though...
There was a faint ringing in her ears that turned into a roar. And beneath it, a sudden wave of numbness, a too-familiar lack of sight or sound or feeling. She didn't know why it happened, because she...
Saying those words made a sharp, quick panic rise up in her, an aching pain that had her throat closing. You left me, she repeated. Maybe it was only out of blind terror at the abyss opening up again...
Better than being a dog leashed by a psychotic monster.
Gods, without his magic... Humans were remarkable. To be able to survive without leaning on magic... He had to give them credit.
Tell me that even if I lead us all to ruin, we’ll burn in hell together.''We’re not going to hell, Aelin,' he said. 'But wherever we go, we’ll go together.
I spent centuries wandering the world, from empires to kingdoms to wastelands, never settling, never stopping—not for one moment. I was always looking toward the horizon, always wondering what waited...
He gripped her hard, forcing her to meet his eyes as he snarled, I see you. I see every part of you. And I am not afraid..A line in the burning brightness..
It was not the sorrowful, lovely piece she had once played for Dorian, and it was not the light, dancing melodies she'd played for sport; it was not the complex and clever pieces she had played for Ne...
It was a long story, and sometimes she grew quiet and cried - and during those times he leaned over to wipe away her tears.