Emily

“Not anymore, princess. I’m your daddy now.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“You’re just like our father. Only cared about making her happy at the expense of the rest of us.” If that made me similar to Giovanni Marchese, then so be it. “Am I?” I said, feigning interest. “Perhaps that’s why Milla calls me Daddy every night.”
― Alexis L. Menard, City of Mirth and Malice

“Your scales aren’t really black.” “No.” Even now, her scales are changing, taking on the grayish hue of the stone around us. “But he is, and I so badly want to be just like him.” “Tairn.” It’s not hard to guess.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame

“What? If you have something to say, Maj, say it.” “It’s nothing.” My mother strode past me, aiming for the open entrance. “I just never took you for a coward.”
― L.J. Andrews, The Mist Thief