Darkness Embraced Quotes

“That’s when I met Adelita.” “And what? Klan Romeo and Cartel Juliet fell madly in love?” Ky’s shitty attitude pissed me the fuck off.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“I love you, princess. You fucking saved me. Not sure if you know it. But you saved me.”
“Tanner--”.
“And now I get to save you.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“And as for Tanner . . .” She smiled. “I just saw him with you in there. The guy went all beast-mode to protect you. He might be pissed now, but that man is gone for you, sweetie. Hook, line, and sinker gone.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“But most of all . . .” He took a deep breath. “Most of all . . . I fucking hate that I want you so much.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“I wondered if this level of love, this soul-shattering kind of possession, was worth all the pain and the heartache. It was like being tethered to the ground by an unyielding rope, when all you wanted to do was let go and float away.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“He was worshipping me; cherishing me. Trying to convince me that I belonged with him.
I knew I did. But sometimes circumstances made it so soulmates couldn’t be together.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“He was never meant to mean anything to me. He was meant to be a man I loved to hate. A man who, for whatever reason, I felt pulled toward, but who was meant to be disposable.
I did not count on falling for the infamous White Prince of the Ku Klux Klan.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“You gave me a home, princess. You gave me a family when I barely knew what that was. And after this, I’m never leaving your side again. Not until I’m dead . . . and even then, I’ll take on Hades himself to get back to you.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“I do not regret a thing. Not a single thing. If I knew all I would get in a lifetime were these few stolen moments with you, I would take the pain and hurt all over again. I’d do it over and over, and over again.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“It was my greatest dream too. Not to be rich. I’d been rich my entire life and still felt alone. My greatest wish in life was simple. It was him. My Tanner.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“Tanner,” I whispered and stared down at the white cotton. Not gold nor a diamond, yet the most precious thing I’d ever seen. I lived a life of luxury. Yet this torn piece of cotton had made me the happiest I’d ever been in my life.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“I laughed at the absurdity of our situation. I was cartel. He was Klan. A fish and a bird had more of a chance of living a happy life together than we did.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“The scars on his back told the story of how an innocent boy had been hurt and wickedly crafted into the man his father had so carefully molded. The scars on his back and chest sang a harrowing song of a little boy crying out to be heard and loved, only to be soured against the variety of life, cultures and all the colors that enrich this world.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“Squeezing my eyes shut, I thought of the burning crosses, the rallies, and the people we’d killed. Thought of the white race. How we were meant to lead. To reign supreme. But when I pictured Adelita’s face in my head, the lines were getting blurred. I struggled to see impurity. Adelita’s smile, lightly tanned skin, and dark eyes clouded my mind. And, fuck, to me, they were perfect . . . just like her . . . a perfect Mexican . . . I didn’t know what the fuck to do with that . . .”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“Just before I reached the door, Adelita said, “You’ll be back here tomorrow night, Tanner Ayers. You can’t seem to stay away from me.” She smirked, but her cheeks flushed. “Just like I cannot stay away from you.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“Tanner Ayers . . . The White Prince of the Ku Klux Klan. And me, Adelita Quintana, princesa of the Quintana cartel . . . this would be interesting . . .”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“I rubbed at my eyes. I felt tired, but my body never let me sleep. Instead, in the dark hours, my brain decided to showcase every fucking thing I’d ever done that I regretted.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“Even if I had been forced to marry him, I still would have been yours. You cannot give your heart to someone when it is already owned by another”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“You were right.” She turned to me. “When we first met you called me a naïve, privileged princess who knew nothing of the world. Stuck in my ivory tower built on blow.” Her bottom lip trembled. “And you were right. Only I wasn’t alone in that tower.” Adelita squeezed my wrist like I was her only fucking anchor. “I thought I lived there with knights . . . turns out I was trapped amongst monsters.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“Beauty said. “I’ll just be in the corner reading my book.” She leaned in. “It’s about a duke and a servant girl in sixteenth-century England. Tank mocks me something fierce for reading this shit, but I can’t help it. I fucking live for all the romantic crap!”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“You understood what he said?” I asked. Of course, the man had spoken in Spanish. Tanner shook his head. I frowned. “Then why—” “I didn’t like his motherfucking tone.” Tanner only held my questioning gaze for a moment before he ducked his head and stepped away from me.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“Meeting you, as hateful as it was in the beginning, has been the single biggest blessing I’ve had in my life.” Adelita stroked her fingers along the back of my hand. “Seeing you fight your demons, challenge the prejudices you were raised with and completely change, was the most amazing transformation to witness.”
“It was you,” I rasped. “It was all because of you.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“I think that maybe the life I’ve lived…” He shook his head. “The things I’ve done and the beliefs I had…now I think they could be all wrong.” Tanner hooked his hands under my arms and pulled me to lie over his chest. I gasped as I felt his hard muscles against my breasts. Tanner cupped my cheek. “Adelita Quintana. You’re making me want things I never dreamed I could want … You’re giving me something I’ve never had before.” I held my breath, anxious to hear the answer. “Hope,” he whispered. “Hope for more than what I know…”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“When I pictured Adelita’s face in my head, the lines were getting blurred. I struggled to see impurity. Adelita’s smile, lightly-tanned skin and dark eyes clouded my mind. And, fuck, to me, they were perfect…just like her…a perfect Mexican…I didn’t know what the fuck to do with that.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“Tanner Ayers, from the moment we had met, had been nothing but an adversary of mine.
Yet here we were. The princess and the prince of opposing kingdoms, unable to stay away from each other.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“I love you, princess…Never forget that, even when I’m gone from here…I’ll only ever protect you…I’m gonna find a way for us to be together…someday…no matter how long it takes…”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“No one knew who had stolen my heart. No one knew who I had attached my soul to…even I didn’t know anymore. No contact for over two years. No word. I was empty inside. Dead. Only one man could bring me back to life.
A man I wasn’t sure still wanted me. A man I should never have loved, and who should never have loved me. But we did love each other…so very much.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced

“We hadn’t spoken for years; it had been too dangerous, too risky to her safety. But it didn’t mean she didn’t still own my dark heart. The bitch had it. would be the only one who ever did. Without her I was dead inside, had been for two years without her. Two long fucking years without having her in my arms. Two years without contact. Wondering if she was still mine. But knowing, with every new day that passed, that I was no good for her.
She didn’t need me in her life.
We were at war.
She was beautiful, and she deserved someone who could give her more.
But even knowing that, I couldn’t walk away from her.”
― Tillie Cole, Darkness Embraced