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“No one knew his name to curse or extol, so I spoke it softly, beneath my breath.
“Aleksander,” I whispered. A boy’s name, given up. Almost forgotten.”
― Ruin and Rising
“Aleksander,” I whispered. A boy’s name, given up. Almost forgotten.”
― Ruin and Rising
“By you, I am forever undone.”
― The Queen of Nothing
― The Queen of Nothing
“After a long moment, he said, "Aleksander."
A little laugh escaped me. He arched a brow, a smile tugging at his lips. "What?"
"It's just so... common." Such an ordinary name, held by kings and peasants alike.
His smile deepened and he cocked his head to the side. It almost hurt to see him this way. "Will you say it?" he asked.
"Aleksander," I whispered.”
― Ruin and Rising
A little laugh escaped me. He arched a brow, a smile tugging at his lips. "What?"
"It's just so... common." Such an ordinary name, held by kings and peasants alike.
His smile deepened and he cocked his head to the side. It almost hurt to see him this way. "Will you say it?" he asked.
"Aleksander," I whispered.”
― Ruin and Rising
“I had to choose a future. And though it would break my heart to leave her, it would destroy my soul to stay.”
― Of Fire and Stars
― Of Fire and Stars
“Denna, the truth is that I wish it were me, and not Thandi, who you were slated to marry. I’d suffer the crown if it meant a life with you.” Every word hurt. I had pulled out my still-beating heart and laid it on the floor before her. There was only one more thing to say. “I love you.”
― Of Fire and Stars
― Of Fire and Stars
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