" I don’t know what you might think of me or what Alastir shared with you, but I didn’t choose to be the Maiden or to wear the veil. I didn’t choose to be a descendant of some deity or come back here and break bonds or usurp any bloodlines. The only thing I have ever chosen is your son. "

― Jennifer L. Armentrout , The ​Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and Ash, #3)