The Bond That Burns Quotes

“For the first time in a long time, I fell asleep believing that maybe, just maybe, I was capable of something better. Because of her.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“Not fragile. You’re the strongest woman I know. But even strong people need someone in their corner. Let me be that for you. The world is against you,”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“I already knew what else I'd find in her eyes if I looked hard enough. Hatred. Desire. Two sides of the same coin. I knew because they were mirrored in my own eyes.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“I’d let myself start to care for her. I still couldn’t take my eyes off her. But now? Part of me hated her all over again. For rejecting me. For rejecting my house. Maybe most of all, for rejecting the most primal, intrinsic part of my nature. My fangs. My bite.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“I know,” I whispered back, “you hate me.” Deep down, I knew hatred was all I’d ever deserve from her. I leaned down, kissing her eyelids, her cheeks, her lips. Every wet spot I could find, every tear. I kept kissing her, because if that was all I could give her at that moment, I’d give it all. I kissed her like she was the air I needed to breathe. Gently, reverently. As if I could somehow piece her back together with the touch of my lips.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“I want to worship you. Say you’ll let me.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“When you’re happy, I’m happy. And when you’re in danger . . .” My voice faltered. “What?” she asked, her voice barely above a whisper. I looked away from her, my jaw clenching. “When you’re in danger, I feel like I’d gladly give up my life and everything in it to keep you safe.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“She'd fallen asleep in my arms. It was such a simple thing. So why did it feel like a miracle I could barely process?”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“By the gods, look at you. You still don’t even think you’ve done anything wrong, do you?”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“You sound desperate, little wingless one. Did you think I’d abandoned you? I sucked in a sharp breath. You’re not funny. You know that?”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“No matter what I did, she slipped further and further from my grasp. And the truth was, it hurt so much I didn’t know whether to hold on tighter—or just let her go.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“She was a storm of contradictions, all fragility and fire. If she let me, I’d be the one who’d hold her through every storm and tempest on the horizon.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“Stop thinking like a victim. We always have more power than we think. Now, use yours.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“Ah, yes. Your mate. He is unworthy of you.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“Because for now, the world outside didn't exist. There was only her. For the first time in a long time, I felt as if I wasn't lost. I wasn't broken. I was exactly where I was meant to be.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“Trying to change the terms of our arrangement, are we? Well, if you wanted me naked, all you had to do was ask. I'm not shy.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“And what about you? Are you so very different? Are you not angry? Are you not lost?”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“But you bring the fire. You make even the darkness shine. Even dragon fire can’t compete with the way you burn, Pendragon.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“What’s ridiculous, little dragon, is that you think you can walk into my space and walk out again without any consequences.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“Don’t worry about the tribunal tomorrow. That’s why you’re really so upset tonight, isn’t it? Everyone knows where you stand. You’re House Drakharrow’s. And you’re mine.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“Red was never a color I’d given much thought to before. It was one of the colors of my house. It was anger”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“For the first time in a long time”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“But it didn’t matter what he looked like: he’d proven he was the monster I’d known he was all along.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“Red was never a color I'd given much thought to before. It was one of the colors of my house. It was anger, danger, blood.

Then I saw Pendragon-her hair, wild, untamed, burning like dragon fire. And suddenly red wasn't any of those things. It was the scent of jasmine and vanilla, autumn leaves swirling in the wind, the crackle of a fire on a chilly night, the first light of dawn rising golden and rosy. All the things that made life sweet. All the things that made it worth living.

So yeah, red was officially my favorite color now.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“I leaned down, kissing her eyelids, her cheeks, her lips. Every wet spot I could find, every tear. I kept kissing her, because if that was all I could give her at that moment, I'd give it all.

I kissed her like she was the air I needed to breathe. Gently, reverently. As if I could somehow piece her back together with the touch of my lips”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“Fuck, but she was beautiful. Of course, I'd found her attractive since the first day. But now I knew I'd really had no idea.

She was a work of art. Sculpted in a way that left no room for flaws. Pale, smooth skin stretched over delicate curves. Every inch of her, a perfect balance of strength and femininity.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“Do you want her to end up like your friend Naveen?”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“How about this? I’ll talk to whoever I want to and I’ll go wherever I want to and you’ll stay the fuck away from me except when it’s little doggy’s feeding time.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“Fall apart for me, sweetheart,”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“I felt the body beneath me shift and quickly looked down. Kage Tanaka’s dark eyes stared up at me.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns