Mikayla

“It was the curse of my kind. We took emotions from others, but it was more than just an exchange of magic. We were left with the feelings of those we drained. Their pain and memories became our own if we took too much and we could be left carrying the hurts of a hundred Fae in our hearts if we weren't careful to feed on happiness more often than sorrow. But if you took too much happiness from another Fae then you left them in pain instead of yourself which wasn't any better, unless you were a complete asshole. Which I tried not to be most of the time.”
― Caroline Peckham, Fated Throne

“It had destroyed her, this loss. I could see that, see the way it had carved something vital from her soul and left her barren without it, unable to so much as feel the wind on her cheeks as the pain in her took precedent over all.”
― Caroline Peckham, Sorrow and Starlight

“I refused to focus on all the things that could go wrong with this plan and instead set my mind on the small pinprick of hope that it was going to go right.”
― Caroline Peckham, Fated Throne

“It’s like I’m staring at a stranger dressed up as the man I love.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Onyx Storm