Ayesha

“There were two ways to approach the inevitable—being dragged to meet your fate or taking the offensive.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Kiss of Deception

“I know hundreds of miles separate us. I know you have your endless duties here and I have mine in Dalbreck. But we’ve done the impossible, Lia. If we can find a way to end centuries of animosity between the kingdoms … surely … we can find a way for us.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Beauty of Darkness

“Rafe pulled against the soldiers who twisted his hands behind his back to chain him, but his eyes never left mine. I looked at him, not a stranger, but not a farmer either. It had been a clever deception from the very beginning. The wind swirled between us, threw mist in our faces. Whispered. In the farthest corner … I will find you. I wiped at my eyes, the real and true blurring. But I knew this much. He came. He was here. And maybe, for now, that was all the truth I needed.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Kiss of Deception

“Captain Azia,” he said, introducing himself. “The entire Dalbreck army has been searching for you…” Something about his expression was all wrong. And then falling down on one knee, he added, “Your Majesty.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Beauty of Darkness