A Court of Scars and Shadows
Azriel had spent months coaxing Elain back to her former self during and after the war against Hybern. He had slowly fallen in love with the quiet, gentle female, and had stupidly, so idiotically, expected her to choose him over a mating bond.He was wrong, of course; no one ever picked him. He was nobody's first choice, always an afterthought.Resigning himself to a life in the shadows, he expects to spend eternity alone- but upon meeting a small, Illyrian female, he's not so sure anymore.