The Dread King Quotes

“I love you, Little Viper. In another world, perhaps I will again.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“What a beautiful last moment together,” he said, his voice low and assuring. “To fight next to you with my final breaths to save our son. To see you, in all your glory, fight for me and Maxius. If I must go, I am happy it is next to you.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“I told you I would die for you.” He smiled weakly. His hand beneath hers slipped free, reaching, shaking, towards her face, desperate to feel her one last time. Warm blood slid between their skin. “And I will.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“You were the most powerful. Only for the single fact that I hadn’t been born.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“All I see is you.” His head tilted to the side, watching her with newfound interest. “You look so beautiful, thrumming with the power of Aterna.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“All I see is you.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“Anything, Mal.” “I want you to remember me the way I was before Shadow. Before my fall. Don’t remember me as I am now. Remember our summer at Sinclair Estates, not the winter we are in now.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“And if it destroys you to vanquish her?” “Then my sacrifice for my family is given willingly.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“Maeve’s face fell into a cold solemnity. She looked over at Eryx and nodded her head slightly towards Zimsy. “She’s standing over there just begging to be held and fed strawberries,” drawled Maeve. “And for some reason, you’re still standing here boring me.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“I love you,” he said a second time. “I never stopped loving you. And even after you Inherit from me, I will still be with you in that Magic, our Magic, and you will feel all of my love forever. That is a promise.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“Because I love you.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“I am probably signing my death certificate, she said. Then put my name beside yours, he replied. It seems I am overdue.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“I try to give you time and space, but all I can see is you. I envision dying for you just to prove my worth. I see the rot of my grave giving birth to hydrangeas just to make you touch them.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“This time,” he continued, bringing his free hand to hold her chin in his broad grasp, “will be very different. I need you to know that if we do this, you will be by my side until death. I will not give you up without a fight a second time. If redemption is what you seek for Malachite, then I can stand at your side. But if your goal is a life with him after this, you must tell me, and I will deny myself the dream.” His thumb pressed into her bottom lip. “I’ll repeat myself: If you become mine once more, I will not give you up a second time.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“His voice was smooth and dark. “I am still standing.” Her fingers shook against his cheek. “I will stand by you until the end.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“What if I just want to feel those clothes I bought you up close?” “In that case, I’ll take them off,” she quipped, before she realized her mistake. Reeve’s nose scrunched, exposing all his teeth in a sharp smile. “Even better.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“You don’t sound happy—” “I’m not!” he roared, causing her to whip back towards him. “I haven’t been happy since I watched him stick his tongue down your throat in your father’s ballroom.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“Her hair was up, much to Reeve’s joy, giving him a perfect view of the curve of her back, the subtle dip of her spine that ran from the nape of her neck and disappeared beneath the smooth fabric. She was without fault.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“Show them you are not broken, even if you think you are, show them you are not. Show him, with those pretty lips and the gown you are pretending to hate, that he should desire you above all. Remind him it is you he should bow to.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“Cheer up, Maeve,” said Reeve, rolling out his shoulders. “We’re going to have a delightful time this evening. And no, you won’t be wearing emerald.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“Reeve smiled, but it was laced with agony. “That’s the third time I’ve had to witness him break your arm,” said Reeve. “And it is truly a testament to my control.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“don’t want to wear green,” she whispered, stepping back from the box and retaking her seat. “I don’t want to wear anything.” Reeve grinned. “Thank the heavens.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“Reeve’s head moved to each side. “You’re so strong, it makes me feel sick. So resilient. You’ve been forced to build armor that didn’t exist on you years ago.” He nearly smiled as he said. “I have no doubt you’ll be the last one standing.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“Though she already had been. And he’d kept those devastating eyes up.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“Reeve watched her for a moment and then nodded. “Good. Now, sit down.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“That’s fine,” said Mal. “We have forever together, you and I. Pour toujours, a tout jamais, right?” Forever. And always. To hear those words twisted on her was hearing a death sentence.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“Careful, kitten. Don’t piss him off so badly there’s nothing left of you for me to scrape up off the floor.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“He ran his hand along Spinel’s back, petting him as he made a promise to himself: this time, he would not lose her.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“Her sister’s voice was icy as she uttered the words she’d never given Maeve. “Usque ad mortem, Sinclair.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King

“Have you forgotten she is not of Pureblood? That you bear no relation to her mother and therefore none to her?” Abraxas shook his head. “I have not forgotten. She is still my blood.”
― Lauren Cate Leake, The Dread King