I like when people try to classify things into good and bad, as if everything is that clear-cut.
Because of what you have experienced in your short life, you of all people can wear the weight of a crown.
Never cave to panic. If you do, you die.
But fearing what you’re capable of doesn’t mean I fear you.
How many times had I made assumptions about the Atlantian people? The Descenters? Biases were taught and learned. Maybe that wasn’t my fault, but that didn’t make it acceptable.
Lust was not love, it was not loyalty, and it was not long lasting.
I gasped as he tugged on my hand, pulling me down. Before I knew it, I was sitting in his lap – his lap.
My fingers won’t be the only thing inside you. My need for you is far too great, Poppy.
The only movement was that of Nektas as he flew down the length of the Rise, leaving a wave of essence-fueled fire in his wake. My fingers splayed out at my sides. I gave sound to my rage. To hers. The scream that ripped from my throat wasn’t just mine. It was ours.
I might’ve saved you all those years ago, but now you’ve saved me.
Death had come for him, and that voice also whispered that death would’ve found a way.
Eres un misterio en muchos sentidos, Penellaphe.
I’m not afraid to speak the truth. He may be powerful, but he’s just a weak man, who proves his strength by attempting to humiliate those more powerful than he is.
Our relationship was never one of raw need. That doesn’t mean I cared any less about her, but it wasn’t like this. There was no constant need to be inside her in every way imaginable, and even ways not yet thought of. I never found myself constantly hungering, and I believe you need that to find yourself exploring those things with someone you’re commited to,” he said, and my breaths became shorter and shallower. “I never had what I have with you with her, Poppy.
The fear of failing was powerful, just as fear of the unknown and uncharted destinies was.
There are things far worse than death. Like her when she’s annoyed.
He may be eons older than me, and he may have the entire Court and most – if not all – of the Primals behind him, but if he makes even one move toward you, I will leave the entire City of the Gods in ruins.
You won’t be alone. I’ll be there with you, and not just watching over you.
In the bright, early morning sun, with blue-black hair swept back from his face, his features were harder, harsher, and somehow all the more beautiful.
I didn’t know if he sensed what I was about to do or if he was worried that I was about to attempt to rip his throat out again, but he caught me without falling over, even though he did wobble a bit. He folded his arms around me without a heartbeat of hesitation, holding me just as tightly as I held him. I felt Casteel’s hand on my lower back, just under Kieran’s arms, and the three of us stayed like that for a little while.