The Bond That Burns Quotes

“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

“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

“I want to worship you. Say you’ll let me.”
― 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’m still proud. That doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to question the system. And right now I’m questioning whether some of our traditions might be wrong and whether highbloods like you are really trained to all be entitled assholes.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“She was deep inside me now. Woven into my blood. Carved into my heart. But maybe these feelings were poison. Sweet but deadly. Maybe she was right and I should have been fighting just as hard as she was to cut them out.”
― 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

“Stop thinking like a victim. We always have more power than we think. Now, use yours.”
― 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

“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

“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

“Ah, yes. Your mate. He is unworthy of you.”
― 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

“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

“I had to fight a fucking dragon for her attention.”
― 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

“Vaughn might be in House Orphos, but it’s my bed he sneaks into most nights,” Theo said with a wink.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“I was wrong. I shouldn’t have done that. There. I’m on my fucking knees. Begging you, Pendragon. Look at me. You wouldn’t kick a man while he’s down, would you?”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns

“Do not let them crush you”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“There was only her. For the first time in a long time”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond That Burns

“Perfect,” he said softly. “Black for Nyxaris, 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

“My chest tightened. “Because you deserve it,” I said roughly. “Because you’ve always deserved it.”
― Briar Boleyn, The Bond that Burns