Heat of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #3)

by Penn Cole

“My Queen,” he murmured, the words rumbling against my lips. “Hello, Prince,” I gasped. “I missed you, too.”

“You cannot solve a problem you refuse to look at,”

“Don’t you dare mistake compassion for lack of courage,”

“Anyone can slaughter their enemies. Hate is easy—it’s mercy that requires the greater strength.

Trust your instincts, my Queen—above all else, ...

“Diem, when you and I finally get a night alone together, looking will be the least of what I do to you.”

“Faith isn’t always about prayer. Sometimes it’s about sacrifice.”

“But we don’t always get to keep the people we love forever,

“I did not know what it was to need until I met you. One look from you—just the fucking sound of your voice—and my cock gets hard. One touch of your skin, and I can barely think beyond dragging you into the nearest bed. Every second I’m not inside you is another wasted moment of my miserable life.”

“It is not just my body that craves you, Diem. It is my heart.” He clutched at his chest. “My scarred, ruined scrap of a soul. Your smiles, your affection, the way you look at me, the way you see me... that is my lifeblood. I would sooner wither without food or water, sink into the sea until my lungs burst, abandon my magic and let my godhood burn me alive from within than endure one more day of life without you in it.”

“Desire?” He gave a dark, throaty laugh. “Desire is a pathetic word for what I feel for you. I require you. I am sustained by you. You are the flame that fuels my fire. Don’t you dare question that—not for a second.”

Sometimes there are no good choices. We do the best we can, and we hope we find forgiveness along the way.”

“Because an education is the most powerful weapon of them all.”

there was no greater enemy to good sense than a wounded ego.

“Show me your worst, my darling, and I’ll show you how far my love can go.”

“You went with me even though you knew you would be exiled from your home?” His brows knit to a deep crease, as if my question made no sense. “Diem... you’re my home.”

“Sometimes the best way to show your love for someone is by making the hard decision they won’t.”