House of Bane and Blood Quotes

“For the ones who lost themselves trying to please everyone. You can still be anything you want to be.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“You are what I want every morning when I wake, every need of my flesh, every dream when I close my eyes.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“Power came in many forms. Wealth, status, beauty, but the most cunning of all forms were secrets.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“You’re my dream.” He grabbed my perusing hand in his. “You’re the center of all my circles.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“We might have been rivals in our past, but we are together now. You are mine, and long as you are bound to me, I will do everything in my power to keep you safe.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“Wanting you isn’t hard, princess. It’s all the rest that makes it difficult.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“Not all cages are built with bars.” Some, like mine, were made from the shackles of duty and the chains of domestic obligations.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“I see you, Milla. I see all of you. The good, the better, and the best because there is no bad in you. You are enough.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“Time is relative in the dark.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“Order hates what it can’t control.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“Who did this to you, Milla?”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“My brothers.” I looked him in his stormy eyes. “They’re all the family I have left. I don’t have nonnas or uncles or cousins. My brothers can treat me however they want because they know they are all I have, and being used feels close enough to being wanted. I don’t understand why that’s so difficult for you to understand, seeing as you’re using me as well.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“A slow smile wandered across his lips. “I like how your hair curls more when it’s damp outside. I like how your hips look in a silk dress. I particularly like the way you say my name when you’re frustrated, as it gives me a hint of how you’d say it in my bed.” “Nicolai!” “That’s right. Keep practicing.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“arched my brow to twist the knife a little deeper. What did he have to say about that? The screech of his chair as he pushed from the table told me I was about to find out. “Sit down, Nico, you haven’t been excused,” his grandmother chided him. “Sorry, Nonna, me and the missus need to discuss something of importance.” “What are you doing?” I asked, feeling him jerk my chair back. “Nicolai Roman Asshole Attano, you will not—” My protests turned out to be futile as he lifted me by the hips and tossed me over his shoulder. “Put me down or I swear I will murder you! Damn the contract!” Nico’s strides never faltered. “Say goodnight, Camilla.” “I know where you sleep, Attano!” My voice echoed down the hall as we turned out of the dining room, where the servants waiting outside shot us curious looks. I looked at each of them and grumbled, “Don’t ever get married!” “You know, if you wanted to sneak into my bed, princess, all you had to do was ask nicely. These threats aren’t necessary.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“Dying is merely the failure of living.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“Being used feels close to being wanted.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“You have a face that looks constantly pissed off, making you fundamentally unapproachable, and it's highly arousing to me. When you sat at the bar and Dom didn’t serve you, I thought you might’ve burned down my pub with your glare. The only thing more beautiful than your smile is that look. The one you’re giving me. Right now.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“His black eyes widened. “You married—” “Nicolai Roman Asshole Attano,” I replied with a grimace. “Yes, don’t remind me.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“It’s always good to remember that even villains can have happy endings.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“I’ll buy you another one. Drop the dress, Milla. I won’t look until you beg me to.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“I would run through fire and burn for you. I would lose arm and leg and limb. I’d do it all over, knowing what would happen to me, if it meant eventually having you as I do now.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“I hope you don’t expect me to go without you. We’re a package deal now. Where you go, I go. Till death parts us.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“Families like ours don’t get remorseful,” I said, gesturing to the room around us. “We get even.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“Whatever you want, princess. The heart in your chest, the air in your lungs, I’ll take whatever you offer me, and I won’t regret it. I never do.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“I would run through fire and burn for you. I would lose arm and leg and limb. I’d do it all over, knowing what would happen to me, if it meant eventually having you as I do now”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“That’s right. Eyes on me, princess.” I couldn’t look away, even if I wanted to. He was my ruler and world and wicked purpose all in one.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“And my wife,” I drawled, “where do I even begin with her?” She faced me, the lift of a brow the only warning I’d get. From this close, I noticed the chill bumps littering her neck. The crimson coat she wore did wonders for her figure and nothing to keep her warm. I shimmied off my own and draped it over her shoulders. “What about your wife?” she asked, pulling the edges of my coat tighter around her body. My hand went for her throat, the only section of bare skin available, and slid around the curve of her neck to thread my fingers into her hair. With a gentle pull, I canted her chin, made those hazel eyes focus where I wanted them. “I think I’ve slept a whole three hours since she took the title of Mrs. Attano. Chaos every damn day, almost started another war with the queen of bleeders, has nearly died under my protection twice.” Milla rolled her eyes. “At least I’m not afraid of a box.” I smiled, continuing. “Yet she has managed to charm my evil grandmother, befriend those who were once her enemy, wear the color of my family with the grace of a princess.” My fingers squeezed her neck gently, sucking a gasp from her parted lips. Her pulse was a feathery stroke across my thumb. “They are not all you have, Milla. You have me, and there is no time limit for my friendship. No contract to negotiate those terms. It is freely given for as long as you’ll take it.” “Nico,” she breathed. Never had my name sounded so sensual. I wanted to kiss her again just to know what it would taste like. “I see you, Milla. I see all of you. The good, the better, and the best because there is no bad in you. You are enough. Stop letting those Marcheses make you think you need to do something to earn their approval. There is a house full of Attanos who think you’re wonderful, just the way you are.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“Gideon returned shortly after lunch, thankfully still in one piece after visiting Camilla. He stepped into my office, immediately filling it with her scent, somehow always succulent and sweet even after using my soap. It started to stick to everything I owned, making it impossible to escape her. Even now it had followed me here, as if she were chasing me, never giving my senses a second of peace. “Why do you smell like her?” My cousin arched a brow and slowly sat in an armchair positioned in front of my desk. “Why do you look like you’re going to blow my head off for it?” When he realized I was serious, he said, “Relax, Nico. I only gave her a hug because she was upset you were leaving her tonight.” “Upset?” Unlikely. Camilla Marchese would never cry over my absence. “Murderous is a better word. She thinks your business tonight involves a lady friend.” That made more sense. “She was jealous?” I asked him. “It appeared that way, boss.” Gideon leaned back in the chair, staring at me strangely. “Why are you grinning like that?” “I’m not grinning.” I smoothed my face free of whatever he thought he saw there. I didn’t care if she was jealous. Even if she was, it didn’t stem from a place of attraction on her part. She said she hated me while still on the Vex Veritas and hadn’t stifled a single gag.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“The only noise in the flat was the sound of Nico’s retching.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood

“A slow smile wandered across his lips. “I like how your hair curls more when it’s damp outside. I like how your hips look in a silk dress. I particularly like the way you say my name when you’re frustrated, as it gives me a hint of how you’d say it in my bed.” “Nicolai!” “That’s right. Keep practicing.” His grin was enigmatic now.”
― Alexis L. Menard, House of Bane and Blood