Mikaela

“When I saw you rise from that star, I think I understood something of what mothers must feel. I know how difficult and confusing it is to be told from the moment you draw your first breath that the world depends on you.”
― Allison Saft, Wings of Starlight

“Did you know that I saw your star fall?”
― Allison Saft, Wings of Starlight

“Graves came closer to me and gazed at the swirling dancers. “The women in there are pretty,” he said. He was right. I was no prize. Then he leaned in, whispering into my ear. “But you? You are resplendent.”
― Elle Swanson, A Bargain of Blood and Starlight: A Dark Gothic Romantasy of Magic, Fate, and Tragic Love

“They'll be fine, just alone.'
'Is "alone" ever truly "fine?"' Clarion wondered.”
― Allison Saft, Wings of Starlight