Cruel Sanctuary Quotes

“She is the spoils of a war I never knew I was fighting.
Aislinn Granville is my victory.
And I claim her.
As mine.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“Do you have the sense that we were supposed to find each other somehow? Like fate is the one really in charge? That maybe our wounds make us the perfect people to heal each other.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“Damon King is a ruthless bastard.
A dark warrior with the soul of a savior.
A cruel, corrupt, savior…who believes himself beyond redemption.
I don’t believe that last part. Not at all.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“Don’t try to heal me, princess.” The low tenor of his voice is icy and detached. “I assure you, my blackened soul will only stain your squeaky clean hands. My dark will suffocate your light.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“Don’t think. For once in your life, just let yourself feel. Feel me.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“What would have happened if you hadn’t come for me? Would I have been taken to Mexico? Would--”
I answer with complete certainty. “Nothing. Because I will always come for you. No one will hurt you, Aislinn.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“I’ve got you, Aislinn.”
Yes. He most certainly does.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“I don’t need you, King.”
A low chuckle rattles inside my throat as I stare her down. “Yes, you do.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“Damon King might reign over Manhattan, but I will never bow to him.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“I should not feel even the thinnest sliver of attraction to Damon King. The man is a savage dressed in a bespoke suit.
A sinfully sexy savage.
But a savage nonetheless.
What would it be like to have sex with a man like Damon King? My self-loathing reaches a new low as my mind dips into the gutter King dominates. Surely it wouldn’t be the straightlaced, polite, pleasant-with-a-chance-or-orgasm variety I’m accustomed to.
I imagine – even though I shouldn’t – that sex with Damon King would be filthy, sweaty, break the bed, multi-orgasm, no holds - or holes – barred.
Damn him.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“I live in a world of domination and consequences, pain and death.
I can afford to buy anything and anyone.
But I cannot risk falling for a woman.
Not even Aislinn Granville.
I don’t love. I destroy.
My enemies, and they are many, would be thrilled to discover I had an Achilles’ heel. They would do anything to break it, crush it, kill it.
All in the hopes of destroying me.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“The thing about lying—the more you do it, the easier it is. Truth becomes an unsavory obstacle to be
avoided. Once you start lying to yourself, you lose perspective. You lose control.
That’s when you fuck up.
And I have. Royally.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“New York City isn’t the devil’s playground – it’s mine. You might think it’s the politicians and police that control just about everything that goes on in this city, but you’d be wrong. To bring a pail and shovel into Manhattan’s sandbox, my permission is required.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“Damon King is like the boogeyman of Manhattan. No one I know has met him and yet everyone I know is scared of him. He’s the name your mind conjures when you find yourself in a dark alley, or when you’re already lost and your vision is obscured by steam from a subway grate.
Rumor has it, he’s a fixer in the same way the devil is. He might offer to solve your problem, but only at the expense of your soul. Or worse.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary