Ash

“And then I realized. I realized that fear, when embraced, hardens and sharpens. That it becomes rage. That it becomes power. I would not die here.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

“I would beg for him, too. Break for him. Cut myself open like an animal for dissection. He held me open that way, not just my body but my soul, too.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

“Raihn. He was on his knees, staring up at me. And that—the way he looked at me—was the first thing that felt real. Real, and raw, and… and confusing. Because he looked at me in sheer awe—like I was the most incredible thing he had ever seen. Like I was a fucking goddess.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

“He had done nothing but be kind to me. But I only knew how to fight.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night