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1 " If you let them see your heart, do not complain when they tear it apart. "
― Ella Fields , A King so Cold (Royals, #1)
2 " Let me know if there is anything I can do." "Yes." I pulled the shutter on the window. "Leave me alone. "
3 " Love made fools out of all of us. It lulled you into false sense of security, and then it left you to burn. "
4 " Those at the mercy of a monster do not get to bargain.' I meandered, through the gate, and it rolled to a close. 'For when they dare try, they simply continue to bleed'. "
5 " I was happy to be nothing, so long as she was mine and mine alone. Besides, I would never be nothing to her, and that was all that mattered. "
6 " Usually, the coldest of days and nights were my favorite. The perfect time to curl up before a roaring fire and sip tea with a book or guzzle wine with a lover. "
7 " I’d never known what it was to be held before that. Never knew what it was to have someone hold you so tenderly that you feared you might just collapse into fragments of who you once were without their touch. "
8 " You rob me of breath. "
9 " cavernous room. A moment later, three "
10 " Duty could no longer wait, and I had a shit list the size of an entire kingdom that needed tending to. The heart had no say when it came to responsibility. It would only get in the way. "
11 " He kissed me, so heavy in its softness that I feared I’d disintegrate. “Perfect. My perfect storm. "
12 " There was no time for tears. There was never a time for tears. Time was a thief that would keep draining us dry if we didn’t learn to stay afloat and swim above its paralyzing waters. "
13 " You needn’t bother with trying to be silent,” Zad said. “You’re about as stealthy as a wounded horse. "
14 " You really did lose your mind.” “You’re worth insanity. "
15 " The sight of her on that battlefield had just about stopped my heart, blood speckled over her face, her eyes wild. They wanted peace. She gave them ruin. A monster indeed, though wrath had never looked quite so beautiful. "
16 " Because Queen,” he said gruffly. “You’ll not think of anyone, of anything, but me when I’m inside you. "
17 " Just because something has experienced scarring horrors does not mean it is not worth loving. "
18 " I refused to cry. I would never reduce myself to such a state over a male. They were to be used. To be enjoyed. To be kept at a safe distance from the heart. How many times would I need to remind myself of that before I finally fucking learned? "
19 " Prince Raiden stood behind us, leaning against a rotted post as he squinted in Berron’s direction. “If you continue fucking my future wife, I will have your head.” Berron muttered a string of curses and leaped to his feet, bowing. “Your highness.” I giggled, and the prince fixed his eyes on mine. I think that was the first time I’d ever experienced what it was to fall while still standing. To move when not moving at all. To cease breathing when your lungs continued to circulate air. "
20 " Audra had this unapologetic way of saying what she meant, what she felt, and acting upon it while the majority of the rest of us harbored our hurts, our real urges and thoughts, and pretended they didn’t exist. She was cruel. She was caring. She was horrid. She was devoted. She was intimidating. She was confident. "