I know that grief, like regret, settles into our DNA and remains forever a part of us.
“I swallow the remaining biscuit stuck in the back of my throat and lift my chin, determined not to ever sit and wait on my brother to return again.”
― Iron Flame
― Iron Flame
“Holy shit.” My hands fall from his jacket. “You’re actually jealous.” “Yes, love, I’m jealous.” He splays his hand over the small of my back and tugs me toward him. “I’m jealous of the armor that holds you when I can’t, the sheets on your bed that caress your skin every night, and the blades that feel your hands. So, when the prince of our realm walks into my classroom and starts talking to the woman I love with what can only be considered intense familiarity, and then has the audacity to ask her out right in front of me, naturally, I’m going to get jealous.” He brings our bodies flush.”
― Onyx Storm
― Onyx Storm
“Fucking show-off,” Garrick mutters over his shoulder, still squared off with Aura.”
― Iron Flame
― Iron Flame
“I certainly hope not,” Ridoc mutters. “Or you’ll destroy all my fantasies when it comes to that one.”
― Iron Flame
― Iron Flame
“War doesn’t determine who’s right. War determines who remains.”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War
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