Her Orc Husband Quotes

“You sleep like the dead.” “I’m sorry,” I say quickly. “I didn’t mean…” “To wake me with your freezing feet?” he supplies. “Woman, we need to get you some wool socks.”
― Zoe Ashwood, Her Orc Husband

“squeeze my eyes shut, then force myself to meet his gaze again. “To what you said. I-I agree.” He lets out a long exhale, and his broad shoulders relax a fraction, as if he’s been just as tense as me, waiting for my verdict. I half expect him to take my assent as permission to ravish me, but he doesn’t do that. Instead, he barks, “I would like to kiss you again.” I can’t help but smile. “Good. I’d like that, too.”
― Zoe Ashwood, Her Orc Husband

“Children?” Mrs. Pimms barks. “My dear, surely you aren’t thinking—no, of course you aren’t. Young ladies such as yourself are so sheltered. Oh, how do I explain this? To have children, you’d need to, uh, touch Mr. Marut, and he’d…”
― Zoe Ashwood, Her Orc Husband

“But if you could just arrange for us to meet?” I press gently. She pins me with a stern glare. “He is only in town for one more day. There really isn’t enough time.” I narrow my eyes. “If the match is good, surely we would know within the first hour. We wouldn’t need a day to decide.” Mrs. Pimms blots her letter with fast, efficient moves. “He has rejected every one of the young ladies I paraded in front of him.” That, more than anything, makes me determined to meet him. “Ah, a kindred soul,” I quip. “Perhaps the stars will align”
― Zoe Ashwood, Her Orc Husband