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1 " Consent because you have no other options isn't consent. "
― Katee Robert , Neon Gods (Dark Olympus, #1)
2 " He might dominate. I might submit. But the power balance is startlingly equal. "
3 " You’ve ruined me, Persephone. Forgive the fuck out of me if I want to return the favor. "
4 " If we were different people in different circumstances, I would get down on my knees and beg you to stay at the end of the winter. I would move heaven and earth and the Underworld itself to keep you with me. "
5 " If you bleed all over my floors trying to escape, I'll be forced to track you down and haul you back here to clean them."I blink. It's so close to what I was thinking that it's almost eerie. "You are the strangest man I've ever met."Now it's his turn to give me a wary look. "What?""Exactly. What? What kind of threat is that? You're worried about your floors?""They're nice floors. "
6 " You’re beautiful to me. The scars are part of that, part of you. They’re a mark of everything you’ve survived, of how strong you are. That fucker tried to kill you as a child and you survived him. You’re going to beat him, Hades. You will. "
7 " I simply go to my knees before her. Her eyes go wide. “Hades, what are you doing?” For a moment, I can only stare up at her. Her dress spills over her legs and down to the floor, the dark throne behind her and careful lighting giving her blond hair a halo effect. Even with her makeup less than perfect, there’s no denying the power vibrating from every cell of her being. I thought she looked like a queen before, but I was fucking wrong. She’s a goddamn goddess. "
8 " For someone so determined to be labeled a monster, he’s incredibly invested in my pleasure and consent. "
9 " Take what’s yours, Hades. I want you to.” “You aren’t a princess. You’re a fucking siren. "
10 " Zeus is notorious for not wanting what he considers tarnished goods.I take a deep breath. So…Tarnish me. "
11 " Power is as much about perception as it is about the resources one has at their disposal. "
12 " I’m going to have you, little siren. In every position, in every way. "
13 " I’m rapidly reaching the point where I’d cut my chest open and dig my heart out just so I can present it to her. What the fuck is wrong with me? She’s leaving. She was always leaving. I never thought she’d take my beaten-up heart with her when she walked away. "
14 " Only you could manage to run away and fall into bed with a sexy man determined to do anything to protect you. You’re truly gods-blessed, Persephone. "
15 " We’re buying three dogs.” He pushes easily to his feet, the pup still cradled in his arms. “You should know by now that I can’t say no to you, Persephone. You turn those big hazel eyes on me, and I’m putty in your hands. "
16 " My whole body goes heavy as the truth settles in my bones. I love this woman. I have to steel myself to keep from doing exactly what I said, from dropping to my knees and begging her to stay. "
17 " I am really excellent at submission. I’m equally excellent at communicating what I want when I want it. It’s called being adaptable. "
18 " We didn’t choose this life. We’re just trying to survive it. "
19 " Hades finally smiles and, good gods, it’s like being hit by a laser beam. Heat strong enough to make my fingertips tingle and curl my toes. I stare up at him, caught in the intensity of those dark eyes. And then he’s shaking his head, smothering the rush of strangeness through my body. “No.” “What do you mean, no?” “I’m aware that you’ve likely not heard the word often in your privileged life, so I’ll spell it out for you. No. Nein. Nyet. Non. Absolutely not. "
20 " I can barely believe that she’s mine. That she’s made me hers as surely as if she’d tattooed her name on my very soul. "
