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

by Chloe Hodge

“Get. Your. Fucking. Hands. Off. Him. Before I burn them off.”

“Touch me like that again,” he said quietly, “and I’ll break each of your fingers.” He let her go, his lips curling with disgust. “Belittle my betrothed again, and I’ll rip out your throat.”

“You taught me more than you know. I’ve always looked up to you. My big sister and my fierce protector. I love you more than anything and I always will, but there’s a space in your heart that Mama and I can’t fill. 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?”

“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.”

“No fire could ever burn so bright as what I feel for you,”