I am Nyktos, ruler of the Shadowlands, the Primal of Death.
I will always find you. No matter what.
The moment the doors swung open, the musty scent that hit me sparked joy in my heart. Books. Rows and rows of books.
I wanted to remember his face when the world turned dark.
You”, he said, his thumb moving in a slow swipe over the side of my throat. There was something about the way he said that. “You are trouble.
But his name was love. It was power and strength.
No matter how much I trained with weapons and my body, my waist would never be narrow, nor would my hips ever be slender like the Ladies in Wait in Solis. I liked cheese and bacon and chocolate-covered everything too much for that.
And kissing Casteel was like daring to kiss the sun.
Kieran had finally, after about ten years, finished cutting up his food. “May I have that? If you’re done, that is? I’m not sure, but the last piece is a little thicker than the rest of the pieces.” Slowly, he looked over at me. “Would you like me to cut your food for you?” “Would you like me to knock you off this bench?
But he also filled the air with a certain type of unquantifiable tension, as if the room were electrified. Anyone around him had to be aware of that.
You interest me because there seems to be little time between what occurs in your head and what comes out of your mouth. And there seems to be little regard for the consequences.
I thought about my future. Who I used to be, who I was becoming, and who I wanted to be. And it was strange how revelations felt like they happened all of a sudden, but in reality, it took many small, almost indiscernible moments over the course of weeks, months, and years.
You’re a decent person, Princess.” He sat back. “That’s why you care.” “And you’re not a decent person?” Hawke lowered his gaze. “I’m many things. Decent is rarely one of them.
Gods,” he breathed, and one hand returned to my cheek. “You don’t have to ask me twice, Princess, and you never have to beg.
I’ll find you. Wherever you go, I will find you.
I knew how to hide. I was only now learning how to be seen.
Were all kisses from a god as dangerously intoxicating as this one?
You are all I ever wanted, even before I knew what I wanted. It was you. It was always you.
Nicknames are often reserved for friends. I don’t believe you consider us friends.
I was raised in a cage so pretty that it took a very long time for me to see it for what it was.