King of Battle and Blood Quotes

“All of the stars in the sky are not as bright as my love for you.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“I do not pray," he said. "But I begged for you.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“Moon above and earth below, Bring my love stars that glow. Far past midnight, shadows sneak; Bring my love dreams that speak.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“And what if I miss the sun?” How bright was the sky in Revekka—what would the sun look like beaming from behind red clouds? Would I even be able to see it? “Then I will find it for you,” he replied.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“You assume I want a wife,” he said. “But I came for a queen.” It was my turn to stare. “So our marriage will be one of pageantry?” “Oh, I think we are both too passionate for that.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“I want you for lifetimes,” he said, brushing his knuckles along my cheek. “But I shall be content with now.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“If you wanted a wife, why did you wait until now to ask for my hand?” “I did not know I wanted one until today,” he replied.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“I am many things,” he said. “Man, monster, lover.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“You dishonor her,” he said. Adrian offered a shrewd smile. “In what way? By fucking her against a wall? It feels like worship to me.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“Be careful of your words in deals with the divine”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“At least in battle, there were truths. You either survived the day or died. Under the rule of a monster, there were no truths.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“All the stars in the sky,” Adrian said. The words made my heart race, and I halted as an answer that was not my own formed in my mind—are not as bright as my love for you.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“I stared at him. “What do you want from me?” “Everything,” he said.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“Not to worry, my sweet. I will not feed from you. Not until you ask.” “I will never ask.” The Blood King’s lips twitched, and when he spoke, his voice was reverent. “You will. You will beg for it.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“We’ll meet again, Princess Isolde. I’ll make sure of it.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“You assume I want a wife,” he said. “But I came for a queen.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“You will bury them,” I said. It wasn’t a question. “It will be done,” Adrian said, taking my face between his hands. “But not by you.” I stared. “You promise.” “I promise,” he said. “Why should I believe you?” His eyes fell to my lips, and he brushed his thumb against my cheek. “Because I only make promises for you.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“Are you a dreamer, Your Majesty?" I whispered.
A small smile curled his lips. "No," he said, his breath caressing my mouth. "I am a conqueror.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“You have a place beside me because you fill my heart. I love you. I have loved you since the beginning,” he said, and his voice almost broke. “I have loved you forever.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“I want your daughter. To wed, of course,”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“Do not tremble under the gaze of the Blood King. Surrender today, live to conquer tomorrow.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“Your queen is a warrior first, a noble second. I suggest you keep that in mind if you decide to place your fate in her hands.” Then he looked at me. “And if, by chance, she spares you, I will not.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“I knew then who I truly was. Who I had always been. Yesenia of Aroth. I was Yesenia of Aroth—not now, not in this body, but I had been her in another life, in Adrian’s life.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“You wanted a moment with me?” “I want you for lifetimes,” he said, brushing his knuckles along my cheek.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“Then he bent, and his tongue swept across the wound on my chest. I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t move, and I couldn’t speak. The worst part was that this felt good. It felt possessive and immoral, and I found myself no longer trying to stab him but clinging to him as he worked. When he drew away, his full lips were stained with my blood. He swallowed, and his eyes gleamed as he studied my eyes, my lips, my throat. The stare ignited something deep inside me, and the fire spread, making me ache. I was ashamed, because I knew this man was a soldier for the Blood King, a vampire.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“I swallowed a gasp as a heady flush unraveled within my body, and I wanted to crawl out of my skin as my eyes connected with a familiar, gorgeous face. The vampire who had found me in the clearing, the one who had licked blood from my skin and sent me into a spiral of desire, was Adrian, the Blood King.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“I’d survived an encounter with a vampire who had tasted my blood, and the worst part about it was that he’d been right. I did like it.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“An alarm sounded in my head as he spoke. And as he stepped toward me, I suddenly regained my ability to move. I drove my hand toward his stomach, releasing my knife, but his hand clamped down upon my wrist. He yanked me forward, his body pressing into mine, despite my wound, despite the blood. He bent over me, grasping my head, fingers digging into my scalp, and for a moment, I feared that he would either kiss me or break my neck. Instead, he gripped me harder, eyes never leaving mine, thumb brushing my lips.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“There was an army of vampires encamped on the outskirts of my father’s kingdom.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“There was a difference between a monster and someone who could be monstrous.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood