Paved in Blood Quotes

“Some people need to lose the person they love before they can appreciate them,”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“You guys are brothers? I don’t really see the family resemblance.” “Brothers by choice,” Lev says. Emily takes another bite and then asks, “So it’s just you five? No other siblings or anything?”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“God, I love her. I love her in a way that a sane person would say is unhealthy. I love her in a way that’s almost painful. I walk around knowing that I wouldn’t survive if something happened to her. It’s a scary kind of love, but it’s the only way I know how to love her. She consumes me. There’s no half-assing that. It’s all or nothing, and she has it all, every single part of me.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“I never thought I’d get married, never even had the slightest desire to do so, but the thought of letting Emily go, of not having her in my life is not something I can live with. I want her. I want the family, the babies, the ridiculous Christmas cards where we’re all dressed the same. I fucking want it all with this woman.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“I look at his brothers, seeing them as they truly are. The man I love is in a Bratva with these men. They’re killers, the blood covering their hands and chests is proof of that, but I’m not scared of them.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“I’m not sure what I’m expecting, maybe a hint of remorse. I mean, there should be some, right? But there isn’t anything in his eyes except relief at having me in his arms and a satisfaction at knowing he’s killed the people responsible for hurting me. I should probably be more worried about the lack of a conscience, but I’m not.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“I smile at how sweet she is. She’s very wrong, though. I’m not a good man. I’m a bad man who just happens to have a few morals. I hope she always thinks I’m worthy of her love, but the truth is I’m not.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“Brothers in blood, in life, and in death.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“I can be happier than I ever thought possible with you, little sun, and I don’t want anyone else. I’m not a man who trusts easily. Aside from my brothers, I don’t give parts of myself to others, but you’ve had all of me since the night I met you. You give me so much more than you realize. I feel at peace when I’m with you, like I’ve found something that I hadn’t even realized I was looking for.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“It will never be enough with her. I want to consume her. I want to own and possess every goddamn inch of her, and it scares the hell out of me, because the last thing I need is another weakness, another person who can be taken from me. I won’t survive it if it happens again. I know this, and the rational part of my brain is trying like hell to get me to pull back and put some distance between us.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“You are not going back there without me, not fucking ever. Is that clear?” “I think you’re forgetting that I’m no longer your pet, Roman. You can’t order me around.” “Bedroom,” I manage to grit out. “Right fucking now.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“They won’t ever get their hands bloody, whereas mine have never been clean.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“My breath catches at his words. It shouldn’t turn me on that he’s willing to kill to protect me, but there’s no denying that it does. He notices my reaction and gives a soft laugh. “I love how you always surprise me, baby. Who knew you had a little bit of bloodlust in you?”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“I’m too busy watching the woman who’s so seamlessly joined our lives. She fits with us, and I love that. My brothers are a part of me. We’re a package deal, and Emily seems to be perfectly okay with that. She laughs and cracks jokes with them, and even manages to get a small smile out of Matvey. She’s the missing piece I hadn’t even realized we all needed.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“We think Alina was taken by sex traffickers, and that’s why we’re here.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“I have a sister,” I tell her, feeling the familiar pain in my chest that always comes when I think of Alina. “She’s seven years younger than me. She used to always want to hang around me and my friends. She had a massive crush on Matvey.” I smile at the memory, wishing like hell things had gone differently. “She disappeared a year ago.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“It means little sun,” I tell her. “You looked so vibrant in that yellow dress, the only spark of color, of life, in that entire room. You lit the whole place up.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“I will never let anyone hurt you, solnishka.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“Roman Melnikov.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“For the first time in a very long time, I don’t feel like there’s a monstrous weight on my shoulders. Something about Emily calms me, and that’s what I’m so desperate for right now.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“How can she look so sweet and innocent when her dad is most likely involved in one of the biggest sex trafficking rings in the country?”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“I need you to find out everything you can on Emily Marston.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“You need to be careful, Emily. You look far too innocent to be swimming with such sharks.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“I’ve grown up in a world where men use women to get what they want. They’re either trophy wives, dirty little secrets, or the wife they publicly proclaim to adore while secretly fucking everything they can get their hands on.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“Emily”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“He’s a large man, no doubt pumped full of steroids, but I can tell just by looking at him that he doesn’t know how to handle himself in a street fight. He’s all free weights and gym muscle. That doesn’t make a man a good fighter, though. It just means he can open the jar of mayonnaise if it ever gets stuck.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“We all feel responsible for Alina, but if anyone feels her loss like I do, it’s Matvey. She never did get over her crush on him. When she disappeared, she was eighteen, and she was the only one who seemed to be able to get through to him. They had a connection, and after she disappeared, Matvey shut down even more than usual.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“We’ll keep recruiting, and when we take down the Barinov Bratva, we’ll absorb their enforcers as well.” “Already planning the takeover,” Vitaly asks with a laugh. “We haven’t even met them yet. Relax, Roman. One step at a time.” “One step at a time is not the way to get shit done.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“Roman 26 years old”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood

“the Melnikov Bratva was born when we stepped foot on American soil for the first time. Brothers in blood, in life, and in death. It’s a tattoo we all wear, along with the scars on our palms, and it is everything. The five of us against the world. Everything we do is paved in blood, and one day that path is going to lead us to Alina, but until then, we rule with fear and pain, and no one stands in our way. We took Russia and made it ours. Now it’s time for America to bend to our will.”
― Sonja Grey, Paved in Blood