The Orc's Thief Quotes

“But let me tell you what I have so far: Us, waking up together every morning. Good conversation over shared meals. Me, making a fool of myself just to see you crack a smile and roll your eyes. You, trying to pretend you’re not ogling my ass as you walk behind me.  It sounds like a good future to me. Would you agree?”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“For the first time in my life, I wake up with my mate in my arms and vow to myself that I’ll do everything in my power to repeat this for the rest of my life.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“The truth is, his hand is warm, his grip strong, and I’m a weak woman. I simply don’t want to let go.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“My life lacked all direction,” he adds quietly. “The moment I met you, I found my true north again.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“He’s a warrior on a quest, as if I’d plucked him straight out of one of those adventure stories I loved reading as a girl too young to understand that heroes don’t exist.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“Her small fingers tighten around mine, and my chest threatens to explode. I tell myself to calm the fuck down. I’m not a thirteen-year-old lad holding a girl’s hand for the first time.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“You’re my mate,” he says finally. “And now that”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“I just had to confirm it one more time,” he answers, which doesn’t really explain anything at all. Then he laughs, the sound low and raspy. “Not that there was ever any doubt.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“My mate is somewhere out there, and I’ll find her. I know I will.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“She hit you in the head. I think you’re going to have to work harder than that to win her over.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“I grit my teeth and lift my gaze to the sky in a silent prayer. I found my mate—and promptly lost her again through my own stupidity. Now I’ll need all the help I can get to reach her again and protect her from the danger she’s in.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“I can’t help the resentment that rises at the thought. I’ve spent my life training to uphold the law and protect my people. And now I’m supposed to accept that the woman destined for me is a crook? The Fates must be laughing at me.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“You’re the type who’d do the right thing over doing what’s necessary, and when it comes down to it, you’ll report me to your superiors because you think what I’m doing is wrong.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“I don’t mind being tied up, love, as long as you’re touching me.” “Oh!” I slap his chest, heat rising to my cheeks. “Don’t start, or I’ll knock you out again and leave you for the rats.” He shudders dramatically. “Not the rats. Anything but that.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“I want to tell her she’s my mate, that I would never hurt her, but her defensive stance says she wouldn’t take the news well. I’ve waited too long to fuck this up—I can wait a while longer.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“She moves forward, and joy explodes in my chest. She feels it too, recognizing me as her mate, just as I do her. I reach out, and she pulls back, then slams her fist into my face.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief

“Cherries. Cherries and sweet peas. A fragrance so delicate I lean forward, craving another whiff.”
― Zoe Ashwood, The Orc's Thief