Empire of Ruin Quotes

“I hate all of you,” I mutter, but there’s no real bite to my voice. Gage grins, but it’s half a grimace. “I’m not so sure that’s true,” he says, still sounding like a smug asshole about it.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“You sent me to hell, and you expected it to break me, but it didn’t. I’m not ruined. And now I don’t fear the demons anymore. They fear me.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“I’m no longer a lone wolf. I’ve found a pack, a place where I belong. And I never want to fucking lose that.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“You are in the presence of a queen. Kneel.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“father”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“We plan to spend the rest of our lives trying to top it. After all, baby girl… we have forever.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“You’re a fucking warrior,” he murmurs against my lips. “You’re a goddamn queen.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“You’re in the presence of a queen,” he growls. “Kneel.” Then he shoots Alec in both kneecaps, making his legs buckle beneath him.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“I love you,” he whispers hoarsely. “I can’t live without you, River. I fucking won’t.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“Kill for you, live for you, die for you,” I repeat, saying it to all of them.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“I knew you were a fighter from the first moment I saw you, little fox. And you’ve proved me right every single fucking day since.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“I am serious, River. No matter what happens, I’ll never stop loving you. I’ll never stop trying to protect you. Not in this life, not in the next.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“Because I’m not just loved by four men—I’m loved by a brotherhood. By these men who love each other just as much as they love me. Enough to kill and die for each other if it came to that, and to do the same for me if they had to.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“I love you, little fox,” he murmurs in my ear, and I shiver from his voice and the words themselves. “More than anything.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“Because even though happily-ever-afters aren’t supposed to exist for girls like me, I’m going to make one for myself anyway.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“And maybe it’s selfish, but I like knowing that my brothers and I are the first men she’s ever loved. The only men she will ever love.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“You told me once that not all broken things need to be fixed, and you were right. Because you’re perfect just the way you are.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“as long as we’re all together. That’s the only thing that matters.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“They’ve all got me fucking dickmatized, and they have since long before I was willing to admit it.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“I saw that, you big softie.” “Shut up,” I tell him, rolling my eyes. “I’m a badass bitch and you know it.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“Why else would we all be so insistent on keeping her safe? Why else would we make sure that no one else is ever allowed to touch her? Because she’s ours. She belongs with us. My head is full of thoughts of River as Priest helps me back into bed, and as I sink onto the mattress, it hits me in a rush that almost knocks the breath out of me. I’m fucking in love with her.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“She has a way of attracting trouble. Maybe that’s why she found us in the first place. But at the same time… no one but River could fit with each of us the way she does.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“There’s nothing we wouldn’t do to keep you safe, River.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“Ugh.” I make a face. “Don’t talk about him in bed. Don’t talk about any of those fuckers in bed.” “Not even about me hacking him into little bitty pieces and feeding him to my pet fish?” Knox asks, lifting his head a little to grin at me. “Knox…” Gage drawls warningly. “You don’t have a pet fish. And before you even ask, we’re not getting one.” “What? But hear me out. It could be great for—”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“Yeah. A treasure hunt for anyone who tries to fuck with you. It’s called ‘how many ways can you get murdered by River?’ And the answer is gonna be ‘a lot.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“But the thing is, there are some people out there who get off on treating someone else like an object. There’s power in it, and that’s what they want. To them, you may as well not have feelings at all because they don’t give a shit one way or another.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“For so long, I tried not to rely on anyone. I told myself the only person I could trust to get things done right was me. I kept people at more than arm’s length, and I did what I had to do to survive.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“there really is no one I want but these four men. Not because of what they can do for me, but because of who they are.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“You’re a warrior, River,” he reminds me softly. “You’re strong as all hell, and no one can break you. Not even Alec fucking Beckham.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin

“None of that is up to you,” he continues. “I’ll do anything it takes to protect you. Do you understand? Anything. As many times as I have to. And that will never, ever change.”
― Eva Ashwood, Empire of Ruin