Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

by Jay Kristoff

‘Measure yourself not by where others are, but where you used to be.’

‘A life without books is a life not lived, Dior. There’s a magik like no other to be found in them. To open a book is to open a door—to another place, another time, another mind. And

I heard ye were dead, de León.’ “‘Heaven was full. And the devil was afraid to open the door.’

“‘So if you trust not in my word, trust in my hate. And understand how important this all must be, for me to sssuffer another sssecond of your company.’

So if you’ve naught but hate for me in your heart, sister, believe me, I sympathize. Your fire is a candleflame compared to the hate I keep for myself.’

‘The right book is worth a hundred blades.’

You are not a bad man, Gabriel de León. Sometimes you simply do bad things.”

“You’ve no idea the devil you waltz with, Chastain.” “Perhaps not.” The vampire inclined his head. “But I do love to dance.”