Lady of Shadows: (Lady of Darkness Book 2)

“Some days are hard. Sometimes simply making it through the hard days is enough,”

“You promised you would not leave me alone in the darkness. You came for me, and I have come for you. I am yours, and you are mine. Let me in!”

“Accepting forgiveness offered when it is not requested is often harder than asking for it. Or do you not want to accept it as a way to continue punishing yourself?”

“It is okay to have hard days, Scarlett.” His tone was impossibly tender. “It is okay if some days the only thing you manage to do is survive. That is okay.”

“No one gets to see what could have been, Scarlett, but you cannot focus on what is behind you if you want to move forward.”

despite whatever hell you are forced to endure, there are still things worth living for.

The stars are always worth fighting for.

“Time. It’s hard to see a way out,” he said softly. “Most do not understand that the darkness can be beautiful, but you don’t learn that until you’ve come to understand that the darkness is not something to defeat but something to befriend. All stars are born in the dark, Scarlett. The darkness allows us to see them. You decide if they are worth fighting for.”

“Well, madness can certainly be deceiving, can’t it?”

“It’s funny. I always thought there needed to be water to feel like you’re drowning, but there really doesn’t need to be.”

“You only drown if you stay in the river. Let him pull you to the shore. It is okay to let yourself be rescued sometimes, Scarlett,” Briar replied.