To Hunt a Demon King Quotes

“No more lies, Elara, remember?” Carnon said, seriously. “I vow to only tell you the truth from now on.” “Oh please,” I said, rolling my eyes. “That’s the most blatant lie you’ve told all day.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“How much of this had been true, and how much had been lies? I hated that I had to question every damn word out of his mouth, and it steeled my resolve to get answers tonight.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“Carnon,” I said, turning to him. “Who are you?” I prayed that he would tell me the truth, but again, I was disappointed. He strode toward me, pulling me to him in a desperate kiss.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“Would the Demon King really be offended by my presence a day early?” I asked, trying to tease out the truth from him. If my suspicions were true, he was doing a stellar job of lying through his teeth to me.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“I want to make sure we arrive on good terms. No one appreciates being blindsided in the night.” I rolled my eyes at this obvious lie”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“Now,” Carnon said with a sigh, “I take you to the Demon King.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“A suspicion had begun to gnaw away at me, and I chewed it over as I packed up our things. I really hoped I was wrong. Goddess above, I hoped I was wrong. But part of me knew I wasn’t. I may be naive and sheltered, but I wasn’t a complete idiot.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“Please tell me you didn’t learn that from someone else,”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“Nothing,” he said, shaking his head. “It’s just…sometimes the ones who love you keep secrets to protect you.” He rubbed a hand down my arm soothingly, and I frowned.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“I have no idea if she’s okay, or what she knows, and I’m angry at her for keeping so many secrets from me.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“I’m…missing something, aren’t I?” I asked Cerridwen, who nodded at me sympathetically. “It’s nothing,” said Carnon, with a final glare at Herne. “Come see who else is here.” Carnon led me by the hand he was still holding into a small sitting room,”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“You are a constant surprise and delight,” he murmured, pressing kisses to my neck and shoulder as I begin to drift off, the feel of his arm around my waist a warm band of comfort. “And I hope you forgive me for what comes next.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“Just one more, Elara,” he ground out, teeth scraping against the pulse in my neck. ”Then I’ll let you rest.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“I would do practically anything for you at this point, Red,” he said, brushing a thumb over my nipple again. “Just…promise me you’ll remember that.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“But this one has particular importance for me alone. They won’t try to take it.” “What importance?” I asked, frowning at him. He brushed his lips against mine again. “It doesn’t matter right now.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“Well?” I asked, raising a brow at him and waiting for an explanation about why he had rushed me out of the kitchen. Instead of replying, Carnon stalked toward me, grabbing me around the waist and kissing me so fiercely that for a second, I didn’t even respond.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“What are you hiding?” I hissed as Carnon nudged me up a staircase to the second floor. “In a minute,”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“It’s just not natural,”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“Goddess, if I ever get a straight answer from you, I will die from shock,”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“My heart was beating a tattoo against my ribs,”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“How long have you known the Demon King?” I asked. “All my life,” Carnon replied.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“Mortal boys were not built like this in the Witchlands.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“I wasn’t annoyed that you picked me because I didn’t want to kiss you.” “You weren’t?” I breathed. I felt his lips turned up in a slight smile, still unbearably close to mine. “I was annoyed,” he said, “because I didn’t want the first time I kissed you to be in front of an audience.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“What else do you like about me,” Hunt asked, crossing his arms and looking at me expectantly. I pursed my lips hard, but to no avail. The truth spilled out of me anyway. “Your shoulders,” I said, clapping the hand back over my mouth. Hunt grinned. “And?” he pressed, downing his own glass of wine. “Your backside,”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“And secondly, because payback’s a bitch, Red.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“See,” he said, smirking as he removed his hand. “I’m fine. As long as you don’t intend for us to die, we’ll be fine.” “So you’re doomed then,” I said, sitting on a low walk and putting my head in my hands as Hunt barked out a laugh.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“What if I accidentally wither Akela? Or You?” “Let’s find out,” Hunt asked, holding out his hand to me. “If I die, then we’ll know you definitely shouldn’t touch him.” “Be serious,” I snapped, feeling frustrated by my lack of understanding.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“I was determined to pick a fight, it seemed,”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“Hunt roared back at me. His anger was almost funny, and I had to bite my lip to stop from laughing at him and making everything so much worse.”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King

“Akela whined as I felt him take a deep breath. “Holy shit,” Hunt said, staring at me wide eyed. “That is not witch magic. What the fuck are you, Red?”
― Madeleine Eliot, To Hunt a Demon King