Bloody Black Quotes

“If man shall lay claim to land, then let the seas be ours.”
― Rhiannon Hargadon, Bloody Black

“Because I don’t want your ship. I don’t want your throne. I don’t want to capture you. I want to belong to you.” He brushes his thumbs over my cheekbones. “I want you to belong to me. Permanently.”
― Rhiannon Hargadon, Bloody Black

“You asked who I really am, so here’s the truth: I’m a man who waited too long. And spoke up too late. I refuse to make the same mistake with you again.” My breath catches as his hands slide upward to cup my jaw, turning my face so I can’t look away. “You’ve gutted me. Not with a blade, but with your eyes. Every time you look at me, I feel undone. You make me want things I stopped believing in a long time ago. Peace. Home. A future.” His calloused fingers touch the bargains around my neck. “I’m no scholar, so I don’t know what these marks mean. But what I do know is that if you asked me to burn my ship to the waterline, I would. If you told me to wait, I would. If you drowned me in the sea, I’d bless the tide that brought me to your arms.” His green eyes meet mine, steady and measured. “I would break every oath. Cross every ocean. Kill and steal and lie. Just to have a place at your side.”
― Rhiannon Hargadon, Bloody Black

“Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Floored, I lean back in my chair, a slow smile upturning my lips. Roger had once been one of the king’s most trusted men, serving as his personal guard. He’d thought life under William would be better, and so betrayed my father for coin and promises of glory. Now a cook. Imagine. Smile, Princess. I promise you’ll enjoy it. He’d laughed as he raped me, a braying, grating sound that still gives me nightmares. Gritting my teeth, I unfold my napkin and lay it across my lap daintily. Across the room, a group of rowdy sailors sat chatting, and several stared at me openly, a redhead licking his lips.”
― Rhiannon Hargadon, Bloody Black

“Feisty little thing,” he mutters, adjusting his grip, his arm like a vise around the backs of my thighs. “Save your strength, Princess. You’ll need it.”
― Rhiannon Hargadon, Bloody Black

“All the better.” I shrug. “There would be no feelings involved. We’d both be clear-headed.” “Clear-headed? More like be-headed, since the king will insist I’ve seduced you.” “Then let them check my virginity!”
― Rhiannon Hargadon, Bloody Black

“Now go on”
― Rhiannon Hargadon, Bloody Black

“You’re my sweetheart,” he says at last”
― Rhiannon Hargadon, Bloody Black

“Since we’re being honest with one another: yes”
― Rhiannon Hargadon, Bloody Black

“William. I’ve dreamed of him multiple times since we met. When I read”
― Rhiannon Hargadon, Bloody Black

“Perhaps if I let you win the race”
― Rhiannon Hargadon, Bloody Black

“If there’s anything men always do”
― Rhiannon Hargadon, Bloody Black

“I would break every oath. Cross every ocean. Kill and steal and lie. Just to have a place at your side.”
― Rhiannon Hargadon, Bloody Black