The Rivaled Crown Quotes

“The rest of the kingdom will fall to their knees before you, Verena.” He leaned forward and pressed a kiss just below my belly button before he stared up at me. “But please allow me to be the first.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“But hope was a dangerous thing, a double-edged sword, the only weapon I had left, and I wouldn’t let it slip through my fingers. Without it, I had nothing left, and I refused to stop fighting.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“She showed me the reality of our actions. All she wanted was freedom, yet we couldn’t allow her to have that. Instead, you hunted her like she was a fucking beast to bring her back for the highest bidder. You are no better than the tyrant that we’re fighting against.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“She is my mate.” I said each word slowly, letting them land as hard as I intended. “She is bound to me as I am bound to her.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“I am not an enemy you want, Eiran, but for her, I will become whatever I have to.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“Let me be clear,” I said, my voice like a whip. “I will choose her over every one of you.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“This was my family. And I would burn the world for them.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“You are my father, but if you dare speak of my wife like that again, I will slit your throat and paint this city in your blood.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“He has a lot of experience in not allowing his people to have a voice. He could give you some pointers.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“He had helped me escape. I had been his enemy. I represented the thing he hated most. I was a threat to everything he stood for.  And still, he had chosen me.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“Your son already bows for me.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“She was everything, and I would worship her until my dying breath.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“She was ruinous. And she was mine.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“I have hungered for you for every moment that I searched for you, and now that you’re here, I will never have enough power to let you go again.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“The rest of the kingdom will fall to their knees before you, Verena.” He leaned forward and pressed a kiss just below my belly button before he stared up at me. “But please allow me to be the first.” Another kiss, this time on my right hip bone. “Allow me to show you how you should be worshipped.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“This was no longer his rebellion. This was hers. “We either rise, or we drown.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“Let me remind you that you are more than this crown. More than what they expect you to be. That you are still mine.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“Verena," I murmured against her mouth, my grip tightening as heat coursed through me. "I am bewitched by you.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“You are mine," he whispered against my lips, his hands shaking where they held me. “I’m yours,” I murmured. "And you are mine.” His lips ghosted over mine, his voice nothing more than a breath. "In this life and every life after.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“You changed everything,” he murmured. "You changed me." I swallowed, my throat tight. "And you saved me.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“But I didn’t want the next life. I wanted this one.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“And if we don’t come back?” Dacre’s fingers curled around mine as he looked at his sister, really looked at her, and I could feel the warmth in my chest, the aching love he had for her. His voice was low, but it didn’t waver. “Then I will find you in the next life. All of you.” His words were a vow; they were a promise. “In the next life.” Kai nodded before he took Wren’s hand in his. He laced their fingers together, and he lifted her hand to his mouth, pressing a kiss to her knuckles. My chest ached as I watched them, but I couldn’t tell if it came from me or from Dacre. Wren exhaled shakily, her gaze lingering on Kai for a long moment. “In the next life.” I swallowed hard, my fingers tightening around Dacre’s, and I forced myself to look at each of them. To take in their features, the lines of their skin, the freckles on Wren’s nose. I took in every little detail that I wasn’t willing to forget. “In the next life.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“You have never been powerless, but you have been trapped. But you are free,” she murmured. “The only question now is what you will do with it.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“Touch your pussy,” he commanded, the gentleness in his voice gone. “Show your husband exactly how you like to be touched.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“You’re going to be a good girl, aren’t you?” he asked, and I nodded my head, even though I had no idea what he was asking. “That’s right. Be a good wife and come again for me. Come on your husband’s cock with this pretty pussy.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“You were made for me,” he growled. “This pussy was made for me.” ”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“That’s it,” he spoke against my pussy before rolling his tongue over my clit once more. “Come for your husband,” he growled. “Come on my mouth.” ”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“I told you to ride me,” Dacre growled against my flesh. “That means my face too, love.” ”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“I need to be inside you,” he growled. “I need to fuck you until there is no one left in this kingdom who will question who you belong to.” ”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown

“You are the most powerful thing I’ve ever held.”
― Holly Renee, The Rivaled Crown