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“It’s a celestial dragon egg.�� Nyte’s voice was no more disturbing than a gentle stroke of the wind.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“I’m looking forward to seeing you kneel before me.�� “I’ll get on my knees for you anytime, Zaiana. You know you need only ask.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, A Throne From the Ashes

“I have no idea what I’m doing, and I likely won’t be here long.�� “Not with that attitude,�� Davina scolded.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“Those who are petty enough to spread gossip never care for the truth anyway.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, A Throne From the Ashes

“I want your fealty, not your disappointing bedroom favors.�� “In the bedroom, I might just yield both.�� “If you were the last male on the continent, our species would cease to exist with us.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, A Throne From the Ashes

“Gods. He didn’t even want to acknowledge the dark feeling that coiled in his gut and flared his ire when he saw the beaming smile on the princess’s face at the chance of some alone time with Tarly. Jealousy.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, A Queen Comes to Power

“They shared a room two floors down from mine, the only remaining vacancy the establishment had.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“For only when falls Night shall the world drown in Starlight”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“Only when the crown shifts will your heart and loyalty be tested. Not all written pasts are true, and not all futures told are certain.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“Tomorrow,�� I said. “Can we talk about it tomorrow?”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“Remember your riddle. You can’t speak when you enter, not even a word. This place is home to a spirit creature they call the Crocotta. If it hears your voice, it can take it. Permanently.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“I’ve never really cared for my father’s rules.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“My skin crawled. His tone was cheerful to the room, but I heard the cover-up of fury. I dared to look and found the mask he wore fit true to that. His smile looked pleasant, but those green irises blazed. “What are you doing here?�� I asked Cassia.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“It’s true.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, An Heir Comes to Rise

“Let’s make a promise,�� she said. I nodded though she couldn’t see it. “If we’re lost or apart, we’ll look up and know we’re mapping the same stars. And should death part us, we’ll know the other made it to the skies when the star that shines the brightest gives three blinks.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“My name is Lilith,�� she said, lifting the bowl to me.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“But sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. Watch the world burn and then rise from the ashes.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, A Throne From the Ashes

“Magestone.�� Tauria had only ever heard legend of the fae-incapacitating stone and matched his terror as she looked over the cell walls that sparkled with polished black.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, A Queen Comes to Power

“It was in love and loyalty that they would raise the greatest army Ungardia had ever seen to fight back against evil. The hearts who couldn't love—she mourned for them.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, A Clash of Three Courts

“Danger is not in the act nor the being; it arises when one does not know how to handle a difficult situation.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“Nyte,�� I said though my chattering teeth. “Starlight,�� he breathed back. “I’m glad that room wasn’t empty.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“Will you tell me your name?�� His silence was an assessment of me. Eyes of gold flickering with stars. “Nyte.�� “That is not your name.�� The curve of his mouth grew. “Why ask my name, only to deny me ownership of it?”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“My promise to you remain unbroken. I will always answer your call. I hope you find yourself as who you want to be above all else.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, A Flame of the Phoenix

“You weren't born to remain hidden." Reylan watched her with air of awe. "You were born to rise. Made to defy. To carry the dreams of those who can't fight for them.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, A Clash of Three Courts

“Keep having…Faythe.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, A Throne From the Ashes

“It’s not the act but the intention that separates the good from the evil.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, A Throne From the Ashes

“Have you ever heard of the name Nightsdeath?�� I blinked, haunted by it. “Yes,�� I breathed. “He’s the reason the king is so feared. He doesn’t just kill people by ordinary means; he is death. Some say a God of Death, able to kill masses and fulfill horrors in the minds of men. He is what keeps even the vampires afraid, and he leads most of the king’s armies. His heart is black and he does not know mercy.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“My dear Faythe, there is no person who can say they understand you, for what you ave been through is your own. No matter their opinion of how resilient you are, how you embrace this new fate with such awe strikes me. You do not have to be grateful to have a life that was forced upon you simply because you live. You do not have to part with what you were to embrace what you are becoming.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, A Flame of the Phoenix

“You have an intrusive habit of touching me.�� “You have an inquisitive will to allow it.�� He dropped his hand slowly. “Maybe you even desire it.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying

“You’re the most resilient person I know, Astraea. Don’t discredit yourself, or his manipulation still holds you.”
― C.C. Peñaranda, The Stars Are Dying