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The Knight (Endgame, #2) QUOTES

The Knight (Endgame, #2) QUOTES

1 " That’s the thing about a knight whose armor shines, though. It’s never been in battle. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

2 " That’s the thing about a knight whose armor shines, though. It’s never been in battle. Never been tested. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

3 " really do need to be high for this. “But if I’m going to do this, you guys have to, too. There must be someone you should cut out of your lives. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

4 " I’m defenseless and he’s made of walls. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

5 " I like fighting at your side.” “Good, because I play to win.” My "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

6 " My mother was Helen of Troy in every sense, the threat of female power, the destructive beauty of the female form. I know because I walk the same path. Every girl who’s lusted after and then blamed for that lust, every woman who’s seduced and then accused of liking it.

Stolen and then wrestled back. We’re all the epicenter of our own wars. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

7 " I swallow hard. “You would do that for me?”

“Haven’t you figured that out, little virgin? I would do anything for you. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

8 " He would rather break his bones than need me, but he doesn’t get that choice. I thought I was powerless, but he’s the one bound. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

9 " He narrows his eyes. “Are you trying to get rid of me?”

“Is it working?”

“No.”

I smile. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

10 " Kindness isn’t only for the recipient. Sometimes it’s for the giver. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

11 " I’d rather believe that he’s being nice with the limo ride and the food. Maybe then it would feel less like I’m being fattened up for the slaughter. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

12 " I’m the worst of them,” he says softly. “I want to own every inch of your skin, to be the only man who touches you, who tastes you. You think I wouldn’t bid on a woman? That I shouldn’t bid on you, of all people? I’ll spend every cent I have, break every goddamn law to keep you. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

13 " I wanted him broken, bleeding, and he’s doing that. This proud man admitting defeat. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

14 " Kneel,” I say softly.

He stills. “Repeat that.”

It’s a dangerous game, making a lion bow in front of you. One I’m willing to play if it means winning. It’s not only my safety that’s at stake, but my heart. Not as black as Gabriel’s, but more fragile. “Kneel.”

In the heartbeats that follow, he could storm from the room. He could push me down on the floor and have his way with me. There are a million outcomes besides what he does. One knee on the floor. Then the other. With his height and breadth, he still comes to my chest. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

15 " Some people think the point of chess is to kill the king. You know the truth.”

“Checkmate. It comes from the Persian verb for to remain. It means he’s helpless. Trapped. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

16 " A lifetime of discipline and now I’m a fucking addict.”
~ Gabriel "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

17 " What are you so afraid of?” ~ Avery

“Afraid? No. I think fear is a more rational feeling. Like hunger. Desire. Natural expressions of the human condition.” ~ Gabriel

“So is love.” ~ Avery

“No, love is a game. Like chess. One you’re going to lose.” ~ Gabriel "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

18 " The one thing he wants more than anything in the world—not money, not things. The ability to choose who he hurts. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

19 " Don’t protect me, shield me. As if I can’t handle it. As if I can’t fight too. Lead me into battle, and I’ll follow you.”

Fighting beside him—that’s the ultimate victory for me. Not helplessness. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)

20 " Pride,” I say, bitter and resigned.

“No, little virgin. Love. It makes men do terrible things.”

“Like taking me to the ball?” I ask softly.

“Terrible things,” he murmurs his agreement. “Like risk his queen. "

― Skye Warren , The Knight (Endgame, #2)