Aaria

“I inhaled sharply as I felt the hot burn of anger break through the walls
that his father had built. “Yes, here we all stand, apparently determined to
irritate the hell out of one another. Not me. I don’t want to irritate anyone—
you know, the person who was attacked not once but twice and then shot in
the chest with a crossbow,” I snapped, and both their gazes shot to me.
“And yet, I’m the one who has to tell you two to knock it the hell off.”
The King blinked at me. “Why am I reminded of your mother, Cas?”
“Because that sounds like something she’d say,” he replied”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, The ​Crown of Gilded Bones

“It’s old Atlantian. The language of the gods,” Casteel said, his voice rough. He cleared his throat as he squeezed my hand again. “Meyaah Liessa. It means: my Queen.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, The ​Crown of Gilded Bones

“I have a lot of questions,” I announced the moment Casteel ushered me back into our room, and King Valyn left. “Not a single person in the entirety of either kingdom would be surprised by that,” Kieran stated as he closed the veranda doors behind him. “Not even remotely.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, The ​Crown of Gilded Bones

“But if I had know I had a daughter, I would have found a solution." He studies me, waiting until my eyes raise to meet his. "I would have swum across the oceans. I would have scaled mountains. I would have crossed deserts. I would have found a way.”
― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After