The Throne of Broken Gods (Gods & Monsters, #2)

by Amber V. Nicole

“I had not summoned it since Rashearim fell, not until her. Do you know why? Because there are no boundaries I will not cross if it means keeping her safe, especially after everything you all have taken from her. It is the highest law not to touch anyone in my court or what I consider mine. That act alone is punishable by death, and she is mine. It will be your end.”

“I never once said that I was good. That is just a fable you all tell yourselves, I suppose. You tell yourselves that I will show mercy. You believe that to be the law and govern the realms, I have to at least be neutral, but sometimes a king has to be a monster.”

“I have witnessed gods made of light and dark make realms shudder from their power and then be completely incapacitated from loneliness and heartbreak. What happens when there are no more enemies for you to burn? I do not wish that fate for you.”

“A thousand plus worlds he has seen, yet when he dreams, he dreams of you.”

“Love is such a dangerous and powerful emotion. The gods curse it, for it has power. Empires have fallen for it, reduced to sand and scriptures. Worlds have burned for it, and they will once more. Love has the power to touch even the untouchable. Use it.”

I’d wished for Dianna to laugh again, and hearing it now was music to my soul. What a beautiful sound. If only the gods could bottle it up, I’d get drunk off of it every night.

His voice always reminded me of the ocean. It sounded beautiful but could create a storm so dark and violent that it would drown you in seconds if you allowed it.

“Destiny be damned?” “You are better than any destiny.”

“How deeply you must love someone that death itself fears taking them?”