A Throne of Ruin (Deliciously Dark Fairytales, #2)

by K.F. Breene

They’re males. They get confused which head is for thinking and do stupid shit. As females, we need to set them right.

“He seemed to enjoy playing games with you. I doubt he’ll give them up because of duty and honor. Men claim to be that noble, but when it comes to a woman…they rarely are.”

Damn life for getting in the way of my new books!

“what did you do in a past life to end up looking like you do? You look like a puckered asshole with a bad bleaching job.

It isn’t fair to profit from people who don’t have the money to pay when there are lives on the line. Living shouldn’t come with a price tag.”

She said that there was a book for every single moment, and she was not satisfied until she had found it.”

“Some gemstones are created from the crush of time. Buried deep in the bedrock, they grow stronger to resist the temptation to turn to dust under the weight. When they finally emerge, they are as strong as they are beautiful. You are such a gem, I should think. Your best magic isn’t going to be in the books, Miss Finley. Your magic will write the books to come.”

“The library.” Gyril nodded. “That is the best place for a young woman such as yourself. Read all you can, Miss Finley. Improve that mind to match your courage and strength of personality. You’ll be unstoppable.”

I will not see another prickly rose torn out by the roots.

“Ah, yes. Men love to sell the idea that they are not emotional, as if anger weren’t an emotion. But it’s not that you aren’t emotional, it is that you store that one emotion up until you explode with it. It’s ridiculous, really.”

It was the hardworking lower class that had built this kingdom, and it would be the hardworking lower class that would save it.

I slapped him in the dick. Not too hard—just enough to bend him over and quickly release his breath. I could’ve gone for the face, but that wasn’t unique enough. I wanted him to remember me. Now he would.

Guys always act like sacrificing anything for a woman is a noble gesture. That’s bullshit. Women are always sacrificing themselves for men and children. It’s literally expected of us.

“Knowledge is power, but sometimes a heart must break to wield it.