Ali

“Serce controlled the twitch of a muscle in her face as she resisted the urge to raise an imperious eyebrow. Of course, she was beautiful. She didn’t need this male to validate that. He made it sound like he was doing her a favor by noticing. Atlas was pleasing enough to look at, but she hoped he wouldn’t kick up a fuss when he realized he held the secondary role in this relationship. What she needed was a partner who looked the part but knew when to keep his mouth shut.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Rule of the Aurora King

“She is made of the stories she has read.”
― Laura Nowlin, If Only I Had Told Her

“As a young man, I used to think that bravery was the absence of fear. No. I’d learned since then that the absence of fear was only stupidity.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King

“You have nothing but me,” I said. “And yet, you’d let me go?” “I have nothing but you,” he murmured. “So I am letting you go.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King