" You, Nik.” Cole took a couple of deep breaths. “I want you. Whether we take over the throne or not. I want you in my life, and the only way that will happen is if you become like me. We shared a heart, Nik.” He touched his finger to my heart. “Your heart is in me now.” “Not my heart,” I said. “Just some of my emotions.” “Same thing. It belongs to me. And so I belong to you. "
― Brodi Ashton , Everneath (Everneath, #1)