Burning Star Quotes

“But after we emerge victorious, I’m locking us in an igloo for a year. No war. No politics. Just me showing you all the ways I can make you melt.” She laughs, melodic and bright. “Melt me all you want, Winter Prince,” she says, her voice warm enough to thaw the frozen parts of me I didn’t think I’d feel again. “But when this is over, I’m going to teach you how to burn.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“You know,” she says slowly, giving me a mischievous smile that makes me want to do far more than just kiss her. “For someone who spent decades perfecting his icy composure, you have a surprising talent for causing a scene.” “Only with you,” I tell her, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear. “Only ever with you.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“Without thinking—without calculating the consequences of my behavior in the public eye—I pull Sapphire close, my lips capturing hers in a kiss that says everything I don’t have words for. All the fear I felt facing my father, all the hope her love has given me, and all the wonder that she chose me despite everything.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“You did it,” she whispers, her magic swirling with mine where our hands meet. “We did it,” I correct her, drawing strength from her presence. “None of this would have been possible without you. Not even close.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“My hand finds Sapphire’s the moment I’m by her side, her fingers interlacing with mine as naturally as water flowing over ice. Her touch grounds me, steadying the storm of emotions I’ve kept locked beneath the layers of frost for far too long. “You did it,” she whispers, her magic swirling with mine where our hands meet.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“Then let’s make sure you’re ready to kick your father’s ass,” she says, her voice gaining a hard edge.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“The only reason I’m not slicing him with the Star Disc is because of you,” she murmurs so only I can hear. “Smart girl,” I whisper back,”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“They were always meant to be together,” Sapphire says, gazing at me with pure love and adoration in those beautiful blue eyes. “Just like us.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“the way I act as if I know better than everyone else—even though, let’s be honest—I usually do know better than everyone else.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“Then trust this,” he says. “Nothing—not gods, not magic, and not even fate—will separate us again.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“Riven doesn’t move. Not right away. Instead, he lingers behind me, his body pressed to mine like he wants to stay like this forever. I’d let him if he did. But eventually—reluctantly—he steps back. “That,” he says, slightly breathless, “was incredible.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“You’re lucky, Winter Prince,” she says instead. “Not just to have her, but to know what she’s worth. I approve.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“I love you,” I tell him, since it’s the simplest explanation for the emotions rushing through my heart that I can think of. “I know,” he says, that smirk finding its way back to his lips. “And you’re stuck with me now. Soulmates, remember?” “Soulmates,” I repeat,”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“I love you,” I tell him, since it’s the simplest explanation for the emotions rushing through my heart that I can think of. “I know,” he says, that smirk finding its way back to his lips. “And you’re stuck with me now. Soulmates, remember?”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“You’re the only thing keeping me alive now, anyway.” His forehead presses against mine, his breathing uneven and his eyes closed, as if he’s soaking in every moment we have together. “You own my heart, Sapphire. And my soul.” I want to sink into him and live in him forever. Which, I suppose, I sort of already did. “You know I love you.” I tilt my head, my lips curving slightly. “But owning a Winter Prince’s heart and soul sounds like a lot of pressure.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“I think I’m in love,” I murmur as I stare down at it. Riven’s brow lifts. “Should I be jealous of a celestial weapon?” “Never.” I laugh, feeling the Disc laugh with me. “You’re still my favorite deadly object.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“Together,” he says. “You and me. Forever this time.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“His laugh is soft and incredulous. “Regret being bound to you for eternity?” He shakes his head, his eyes locked on mine. “You’re the one thing I’d choose over and over again, no matter the cost.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“Your soul is inside me,” he murmurs, his voice filled with wonder. “I can feel you—your magic, and your emotions. I can feel everything.” “I feel you, too,” I whisper back. “It’s like⁠—“ “Like we’re one,” he finishes,”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“He responds instantly, one hand tangling in my hair, the other at the small of my back, pulling me impossibly close. The kiss is all-consuming, an inferno of need and relief and something deeper—something that feels like coming home after the longest, coldest winter.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“Something wild and desperate overtakes me, and I yank him to me, crashing my lips against his with bruising force.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“This is what you signed up for when you married me,” he says, tracing a finger along my tear-soaked cheek. “And you’re incredibly beautiful when you’re crying over me after magically tackling your soul into my body.”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star

“You reckless, self-sacrificing idiot!” I punch his chest, not hard enough to hurt, but enough to make him feel the sting of my anger. “How could you do that? You just laid there and died on me?! You let me…”
― Michelle Madow, Burning Star