Fireblood Quotes

“You are a flame, Ruby, and fire can either be free or it will be smothered. The last thing I want..." His voice broke, and the sound was like a kick in my chest. "The last thing I want is to smother you.”
― Elly Blake, Fireblood

“When I’d moved toward the queen with the twisted black crown, the face she’d worn was my own.”
― Elly Blake, Fireblood

“You’re quite amusing when you’re not lashing me with that sharp tongue. Although” -his eyes turned sultry- “I might not mind the violence of your tongue in the right circumstances”
― Elly Blake, Fireblood

“Ruby,” Kai said in a strained voice that was a far cry from his usual lackadaisical tones, “I know I am far from worthy of you, but would you do me the great honor of consenting to be my wife?”

If the sky had rained fire, I would have been less shocked.

I turned to stone. At least, that’s what it felt like. I didn’t move, didn’t breathe, didn’t even blink for what felt like a full minute. Then Kai lifted a brow and the air rushed back into my lungs.

“You’re not serious” was all I could manage.

He produced a winning, though forced, smile. “I assure you, the queen—that is, I—am quite serious. I’m asking for your hand in marriage.”

“To…you,” I said with heavy emphasis.
“Yes, that is why I am the one asking.” Despite his blinding display of teeth, he spoke as if his jaw was too rigid to form words properly.
“To me.” I said it carefully, as if testing out new words in a foreign language.
“Which is why it is your hand I’m asking for.”
― Elly Blake, Fireblood

“You've melted my icy heart.”
― Elly Blake, Fireblood

“Heat flared, instant and sharp, and it was a relief. I preferred anger to that killing uncertainty.”
― Elly Blake, Fireblood

“We both know that the future… We might have choices ahead that we can’t predict now. We have to allow each other to make them without blame.”
― Elly Blake, Fireblood

“When the sun turned pink with exertion from a long day of warming the earth…”
― Elly Blake, Fireblood