Kiss of the Basilisk (Split or Swallow, #1)

by Lindsay Straube

This book is for anyone who has ever wanted more.

“Protecting you is only the beginning of what I want to do.”

am undone by you,” he said. “I crave your scent, your skin, your voice. I think about you all the time, to the point of destruction. You are unbearably overwhelming. I cannot resist you no matter how hard I try.”

am afraid of how much you mean to me. You occupy every inch of my mind. If anyone ever hurts you, I will rip them apart. No one compares to you. No basilisk or human has ever captivated me the way you do. I want to fuck you all the time. I want to come inside you.”

Love demands to be felt.”

“Those who deserve to wield power are the ones who will not be corrupted by it.”