Eriva (Silent World #1)

Compassion isn’t a weakness. It’s what separates us from monsters. But do not let compassion cloud your judgment, or it can kill you.

My hand tightly grips Kaida’s feather-fur as we rush forward. Everything slows down for half a beat as we rush in, and I hear nothing but the loud bum bum of my pulse in my ears.

Since the day my parents were murdered by monsters, I’ve searched for them. I knew I’d die. There was no question about it. Still, I searched for the monsters that took my parents from me and left me behind.

Why was I still alive when everyone I knew and loved had been taken from me? Why didn’t you kill me too? I want answers. I want to scream at them until they tell me despite knowing they aren’t actually going to give me the answers I demand.