Jennifer L. Armentrout

"I love you, Penellaphe. You. Your fierce heart, your intelligence and strength. I love your endless capacity for kindness. I love your acceptance of me. Your under- standing. I'm in love with you, and I will be in love with you when I take my last breath and then beyond in the Vale. but I have no plans to enter the Vale anytime soon. And I will not lose you. Ever. I love you, Princess, and even if you hate me for what I'm about to do, I will spend the rest of our lives making up for it."
- Casteel