The Last Legacy Quotes

“I wasn’t afraid anymore. The thing I felt in the center of my gut when I was with him was the only thing that had ever felt real. More real than Henrik’s letter. More real than the agreement he’d made with Sariah. More real than the tea house or the match with Coen. This belonged to me. It was the only thing that belonged to me.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“I didn’t let go of him, holding him there until he pressed his face into the hollow of my neck and finally let out the tight breath he’d been holding. Slowly, he softened.
This was the only safe place in the city. This small space that we fit into.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“My life had been decided by a deal. So had Ezra’s. But I was finished letting other people decide for me. The power of Henrik Roth was no more than lifting smoke. He was the sum of beliefs and myths and tales told. I was ready to tell my own stories.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“But I’d spent my life not belonging anywhere and all of that was about to change.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“Outside, the black sky was glittering with stars strung over a night-shrouded sea. The cool air seeped in through the window and the glass fogged along the corners of the pane. Out there lay a world beyond the walls of this house and life suddenly felt like a cage that had accidentally been left open.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“I wasn’t sure where my place was, but I was sure that in Henrik’s mind, there was one. Unspoken expectations were drawn beneath everything in this family.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“He reached out, taking hold of my wrists to stop me. His voice was ragged. “What are you doing?”
I closed the space between us until I could feel the warmth coming off of his body. His breath kissed my skin as I shrugged off the shirt. His eyes were searching mine, the thoughts racing through them so fast, I could almost hear them swirling in the air around us.
“I’m making my own fate,” I said, tears filling my eyes again as I spoke Coen’s words. But these tears weren’t sad. They were ones of deep relief. “If we stay, we stay together.”
It was a question. A hope. And as I stood there in front of him with my heart bared between us, I waited for his answer.
“This is a really bad idea.” He moved closer, and my heartbeat grew louder as slowly, his hands came to my face. His fingertips slid into my hair at the nape of my neck and my head tipped back before his mouth met mine.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“I knew how to listen to the words people weren’t saying in order to work out who they were and what they wanted.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“If you stay here, he will always control you. Everything about you.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“Henrik was visibly lighter with the news and I hated how the sight of him like that made me relax. Being at the whims of his caprice was exhausting.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“Henrik looked confused. “Bryn, this is what I need from you.” He said it so simply. As if that was the only answer required of him. And it was. There wasn’t anyone in this family who denied the man anything.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“I stood against the wall opposite of Ezra, leaving as much space between us as possible. I didn’t like him being in my room, looking at my things. I didn’t like feeling like he’d invaded the only private space I had in this house.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“This house was like shifting ground beneath my feet.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“Every time one of them opened their mouths, it was only to offer half-speak and riddles. I was tiring of trying to keep up, and it had only been a day.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“Murrow gave me a nod and he looked as if he was about to laugh, making me feel embarrassed. I probably looked as uncomfortable on the outside as I felt on the inside.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“In addition to teaching me how to read, write, and name every gemstone, Sariah had also taught me to behave. And there was nothing so unbecoming in her eyes as someone who refused to accept their fate.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy

“The problem with Hendrik was, I didn’t know where the edges of his moods were”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy