Midnight Star Quotes

“Together?” he asks, the love shining in his eyes so fierce that it feels like he’s laying his soul bare for me. It’s overwhelming, humbling, and perfect all at once, and I swear my heart might burst from how much I feel for him in this moment. “Together,” I repeat, and with one last meaningful look shared between us—one filled with trust, hope, and the kind of love that feels eternal—”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“Butterflies form in my stomach as I remember the moments Riven and I spent in the cave and igloos together. The desire in his eyes when he looks at me, the shivers he sends through my body when he touches me, the way I feel perfectly whole when he’s…”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“We’re trying to stop the Night Court from joining the Blood Coven,” I tell Celeste. “Me and my…” I trail off, unsure how to refer to Riven, since calling him my boyfriend feels too casual. “Me and the prince of the Winter Court.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“They’re trying to split us up,” Riven says, widening his stance. “Stay by my side.” I nod, my dagger’s hilt slick with sweat and blood. “I’m not going anywhere.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“Does that scare you?” I ask softly. “No,” he says, taking my hands in his.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“It sounds like a riddle.” He absently strokes my arm as he thinks. “Tell me exactly what you remember.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“As the afternoon sun filters into the igloo, I wake to Riven’s arms wrapped around me, his steady heartbeat a soothing rhythm beneath my ear. It’s a stark contrast to the chaos of the past few days—a fleeting moment of peace I wish I could hold on to forever.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“Any more observations you want to share?” I eventually ask, forcing my voice to sound light and teasing, when all I want is for him to close the space between us.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“Riven’s gaze doesn’t move from mine. “I love you,” he says, and while those words should make me feel whole, my heart feels like it’s being ripped from my chest from knowing he might be saying it for the last time.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“So, turning in Riven’s embrace, I find his silver eyes already open, watching me. There’s a softness there reserved only for me, in these quiet moments we share together.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“And I couldn’t walk away, even if I tried.” “Promise me you’ll never try,” he says, his voice so full of emotion that it leaves me breathless. “I promise,” I say,”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“Oh—I know what you like in solid form,” he replies with a smirk, and I simply roll my eyes and continue toward the tree.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“And, luckily for you, you have an extremely talented, well-trained, irresistible winter prince to help you along the way. Some might even call that an unfair advantage.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“Thirty minutes of questioning. Complete honesty from me. I’ll drink the potion and allow your girlfriend to feed from me afterward.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“I know you’re angry,” he says, the pain in his voice making my chest ache. “You have every right to be. But I promised I’ll fall in love with you again, and I meant it. Now, I’m promising you something more—I’ll win your heart back, too.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“I nod, remembering the kiss we shared. It was magical, as our kisses always are.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“Even if I lose my way for a while, I’ll find my way back to you. You’re my compass, Sapphire. And you don’t just navigate the stars—you navigate my heart.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“I’ll find my way back to you.” His voice is rough with emotion, and the resolve beneath it makes tears well in my eyes again. “Because you’re not just in my heart. You’re in my soul.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“I’ll have a moment like that again,” he says with fierce conviction. “A moment when I look at you and everything shifts. When I realize that what I feel is more than attraction, or curiosity, or duty. I’ll fall in love with you again, Sapphire—I promise.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“That’s when I started falling in love with you,” he says, and my heart stops at the realization that he’s confessing this truth so I’ll always remember it, even when he doesn’t. “When you emerged from that water, alive and triumphant, I knew you weren’t just a game anymore. I knew my feelings for you were real.” His expression softens, and he continues, “I wasn’t just coaching you through the whisper stone because I needed to keep you alive to get what I wanted. I was helping you because I couldn’t bear the thought of losing you. And when you surfaced—when I knew you were safe...” He trails off, shaking his head. “Everything changed.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“Do you remember the first trial?” he asks. “When you were in that frozen lake, trying to get the key?”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“The sheer relief in his touch makes me want to stay like this forever, wrapped in the certainty that no matter how dark things get, I’ll always have this. Always have him.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“There’s a rawness in his voice, a tremor that tells me how much concern he was holding back while I was gone. I feel it in his heartbeat pounding against mine, faster than ever before, and I realize that he wasn’t just worried—he was terrified.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“That’s why he was so insistent at first about keeping me alive,” I say. “Even before he...” I trail off, remembering the moment outside the cave when he first told me he loved me. “Before he fell in love with you?” Celeste smiles knowingly.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“Your blood will suffice.” Her galaxy eyes study me intently. “Though I suspect Riven already knew this. It’s part of why he’s kept you close, although his reasons have grown far beyond the practical by now.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“When we eventually break apart, he rests his forehead against mine, our breaths mingling in the cold.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“When his lips meet mine, it’s gentle—nothing like the kisses we shared in the cave and the igloo. It’s not about passion or urgency. It’s an acknowledgment of the trust between us—of the way we protect each other not just in battle, but in these quiet moments, too.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“Suddenly, he’s in front of me, reaching for me, his hand cupping my cheek. “Your strength amazes me,” he says, the tenderness in his touch making my heart ache. “Not just your magic or your fighting skills, but your ability to love so fiercely that it overcomes your darkest instincts.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“Much later, as the sun’s starting to set, we lay on the thin sleeping roll with my head on his chest, his fingers lazily tracing patterns along my spine.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star

“At first, yes,” he admits. “But then, when you were under the ice in the lake trial, swimming to find the key, I realized I’d never forgive myself if you didn’t make it back up. The thought of not seeing you again tore at a place in my heart I didn’t know existed.”
― Michelle Madow, Midnight Star