The Deception Quotes

“I love you.” He declared it without hesitation. His voice wasn’t loud, but it was powerful. “Whatever you want, it’s yours, Marist. I’d give up everything I have just to be with you, and that includes my name.” His expression was devastatingly beautiful, full of love and adoration. “You don’t have to stay with me out of obligation. You can walk away from all of this . . . I just ask that—fuck—you take me with you.”
― Nikki Sloane, The Deception

“My persistence means you and I are inevitable. We are inevitable, because I love you.”
― Nikki Sloane, The Deception

“Hate and love are nearly the same emotion—a powerfully strong reaction.” His tone was sharp and cutting. “Every one of the myths you enjoy is fueled by one or the other. How quickly does Persephone’s hate turn to love for Hades?”
― Nikki Sloane, The Deception

“he’ll commit the cardinal sin of business. He doesn’t care about the deal, or if it’s any good, he just wants to win.”
― Nikki Sloane, The Deception

“A Trojan Horse was anything your foe invited inside that brought about their own destruction.”
― Nikki Sloane, The Deception

“He twisted with torment and need. Lust was a beautiful emotion on his face.”
― Nikki Sloane, The Deception

“I'm not going to withhold how I feel just because you aren’t ready to say it back. I love you, Royce. If it helps, I tried really hard not to.”
― Nikki Sloane, The Deception

“I ached for him and his banker’s heart. He thought of love like a transaction, like a currency. A thing that shouldn’t be given away without receiving something in return.”
― Nikki Sloane, The Deception

“Everything I’ve ever really cared about has been taken from me.”
― Nikki Sloane, The Deception

“Was Royce willing to sacrifice everything and go to war for me?”
― Nikki Sloane, The Deception

“Two great empires went to battle over the love of one woman.”
― Nikki Sloane, The Deception