The Fated and the Damned (The Cursed Blood, #2)

by Chloe Hodge

You’ve been hurt so many times by the ugliness in this world, don’t you think it’s time you allowed yourself to be loved?”

“Want is a base desire, and what I feel for you goes far beyond that. I need you like I need air to breathe, and sustenance to keep me nourished. You are both my biggest failure, and the biggest victory I might ever achieve. I can’t do this without you. I won’t.”

From today until my last, I will earn back your trust. I will earn my place by your side

“Let them watch,” he whispered, his lips pressing against the shell of my ear. “I want them all to know who claimed you. I want them to know you’re mine.”

This man was going to be the death of me. I was his good girl, and I was his to use as he wanted.

“Life with me will be whatever you wish it to be. I will give you everything you want. And I will destroy anyone in the way of you getting it.”

“There is nothing I would not do for you, Kitarni. I was born a killer, it’s what I’m good at. If the price of that gift means protecting the one I love, I will gladly pay it. I’ll enjoy it. For you, I would be questioner, judge, and executioner. And I won’t regret any of it.”

“My sword was yours the moment you asked for it. My life was yours the moment I swore to protect you. My heart? That you claimed for your own, tooth and nail and bloody beautiful murder. It was always yours. It will always be yours, from this day to my last.”

the living remind me how perfectly happy I am in my own company, with a good book and a stiff drink.”

There is freedom and strength in being vulnerable. Your fears are like any other demon you might face, and I have every confidence you’ll conquer them.”

“Will you promise me something? Don’t ever change. You’re a little ball of sunshine in a fucked-up world … and we can all use a little more light.”