"I was finishing the history of the First Era," Elara replied, stepping into the circle of light. "You never told me your people were the original architects of the Great Spire. The history books say men built it."
"Your father thinks he sent you here to die," Toghat whispered, his thumb grazing her lower lip. "But he gave me the only thing in his kingdom worth keeping. Tell me, Elara—does a princess prefer to be a captive, or a queen of the dark?" Toghat the Vile by Cara Wylde
To the kingdoms of men, he was a nightmare. To Princess Elara, who had been "sacrificed" to him by her own father to settle a blood debt, he was a mystery. "I was finishing the history of the First
Toghat’s grin revealed rows of sharp, white teeth. "Then let us show your father what happens when a monster and a princess stop playing their roles." "But he gave me the only thing in his kingdom worth keeping