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

“If ever there were three mismatched riders, it was us- the crown prince of Dalbreck, the Assassin of Venda, and the fugitive princess of Morrighan. Sons and daughter of three kingdoms, each bent on domination of the other two.”
― 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

“Betrayal tends to familiarize one with weapons.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Beauty of Darkness