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Empire of Sin (Empire, #2) QUOTES

Empire of Sin (Empire, #2) QUOTES

1 " It’s only a one-time thing anyway. That’s what I said the other time and I was obviously wrong. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

2 " Isn’t it weird that I have an unhealthy phobia of eye contact, but I crave it with him? "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

3 " It’s unfair. So, so unfair that he’s physical perfection no one else can match. It’s also unfair that he was my first, and now, I can’t see any other man but him. The bar is just too high for anyone else to reach, not that I would allow them. He ruined me. Corrupted me. And I keep wanting more. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

4 " fantasies don’t have limits. Fantasies don’t have shame. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

5 " I have to keep in mind that not all people are fucked up like me, so I’m forced to handle them a bit more gently. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

6 " Because heroes follow rules and think about the world’s wellbeing. They’re shackled by outdated codes of honor and self-imposed morals, and that might work in a black and white platonic idealism, but that’s not reality, that’s not how it works. In life, sometimes, the hero has to turn into a villain. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

7 " I’m patient like that. Hunting doesn’t happen with only speed. Stalking before the attack is the best way to leave the prey with no way out. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

8 " Are you a stalker?” “I prefer professional watcher, just like you.” “M-me?” “Yeah, beautiful. I know you come to watch me sometimes. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

9 " I’m an old soul that way. I like historical novels, music from decades ago, and everything vintage.” “But you’re in IT.” “An old soul with a futuristic mindset. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

10 " Because…the person she asked for help wasn’t exactly a knight in shining armor.” “And you think I am?” “You’re a lawyer.” “Doesn’t make me a hero.” “A hero is the last thing women like my mom and that girl need.” “Why is that?” “Because heroes follow rules and think about the world’s wellbeing. They’re shackled by outdated codes of honor and self-imposed morals, and that might work in a black and white platonic idealism, but that’s not reality, that’s not how it works. In life, sometimes, the hero has to turn into a villain. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

11 " Is that what I am? A villain?” “I heard you could be if the situation requires it.” “So I’m a part-time villain?” “I prefer the term, dark warrior of justice. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

12 " I wish his brain was a computer I could hack into and alter its wires, maybe leave a malware there to pay him back for being an asshole. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

13 " He’s a man, a beautiful jerk at that. A jerk who knows which buttons of mine to push and which will set me on fire. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

14 " Why are you laughing?” “Because I just made a decision, beautiful.” “Which is?” “I’m going to fuck you. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

15 " He’s a strategist, you know.” “A strategist?” “Yeah, like at first, it looks as if he’s going to lose, but he’s really plotting several deadly blows. And when he actually delivers them? It’s game over. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

16 " I’ll still find you in every corner and every fucking nook. I will haunt the fuck out of you, Anastasia, until you have no way out but back to me. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

17 " no one has ever looked at me the way Anastasia is right now. As if she were falling down a bottomless well and I pulled her out. As if she were choking and I gave her back her air. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

18 " Instead of purging her, I’ve been engraving her in, "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

19 " How do you know something’s haunting me?” “I saw it that night. In your ocean blue eyes. They were a little bit haunted, a little bit broken. Just like me. Usually, I don’t get close to people who give off vibes that resemble mine, but you were the exception, my little liar. You still are. "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

20 " When I covet something, I keep it. I don’t throw it away and I certainly don’t let it slip from my hands. So you’re fucking stuck with me, "

― Rina Kent , Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)