Kiss of the Selkie Quotes

“Are we kindred spirits who understand one another? Two souls cut from the same cloth? Or are we two volatile components that should never be combined?”
― Tessonja Odette, Kiss of the Selkie

“What we have are a lot of arguments.” She gives me a sly grin. “That’s just an ugly word for passion.”
― Tessonja Odette, Kiss of the Selkie

“I’m not much of a princess.” His lips curl at one corner. “And I’m not much of a saint. You’re more than a princess to me. You’re my Maisie. My selkie. My temptress. You’ve tempted my heart from my chest, set it beating again, made me think it was worthy of beating again. I’ve kept myself from you as much as I can. From the start, you stirred something inside me, a rebellious fire, desires I wasn’t supposed to have. Not for you. Not for anyone. When I agreed to the competition, I harbored no hopes that I could fall in love in the span of a week. I’d resigned myself to a loveless marriage for convenience’s sake alone. I didn’t think it would matter who I was paired with, so long as I was given the means to provide for my sisters. But then I met you…”
― Tessonja Odette, Kiss of the Selkie

“Then we’ll learn to treat our kisses with respect. We’ll learn to only come together in kindness.”

“It’s still dangerous. I’m dangerous. I’ll always be deadly.”

A corner of his mouth lifts. “I already told you. I like a little danger.”

The heat in his voice has my stomach doing a flip. My heart pounds, warm with relief. Exhilaration. Love.”
― Tessonja Odette, Kiss of the Selkie

“You’re more than a princess to me. You’re my Maisie. My selkie. My temptress. You’ve tempted my heart from my chest, set it beating again, made me think it was worthy of beating again.”
― Tessonja Odette, Kiss of the Selkie

“I find my voice, forcing it out smooth like sea glass. “You may have given my father a good rubbing and retched me from your nethers, but you’re no mother to me.”
― Tessonja Odette, Kiss of the Selkie

“You let heartache turn from a temporary fracture to a gaping hole. I won’t do that to myself. Not anymore.”
― Tessonja Odette, Kiss of the Selkie

“Maisie.” He utters my name like a rumbling growl, as if it scalds his lips with both pleasure and pain. “Put me out of my misery already. If you do not love me, tell me so. I understand if you don’t. I’m not worthy of you. I know I’m not.”
― Tessonja Odette, Kiss of the Selkie

“never said I was jealous.” “Still, I thought you should know that no one else holds a candle to you.”
― Tessonja Odette, Kiss of the Selkie

“They call me the Huntsman. I have a knack for finding people.”
― Tessonja Odette, Kiss of the Selkie

“It doesn’t matter what I feel. We can’t be together”
― Tessonja Odette, Kiss of the Selkie

“But those worries belong to tomorrow. Tonight, I just want to forget.”
― Tessonja Odette, Kiss of the Selkie

“With a rage coursing through my blood, I surge forward and press my lips to hers. I do nothing else to make it a kiss, just press my mouth as hard as I can on hers to halt her vile words. Then I lurch back, placing several feet between us. She stands in place, lips curling into a smirk as she shakes her head. “You’re—” The next word gets caught on a choke. Her smile dissolves in an instant as her hands fly to her throat. Her skin turns a shade paler. I glance from her to Nimue and her assassins. All watch with curiosity, not a single one revealing an ounce of concern for their Sister. Zara falls to the ground, and I find myself frozen in place, trembling as I watch another person die by my poisonous lips.”
― Tessonja Odette, Kiss of the Selkie