A Warrior's Fate Quotes

“He angled himself to her in a way that had her blocked form the view of others as he always seemed to do. Shielding her however he could from the world. His world.”
― Melissa Kieran, A Warrior's Fate

“Because it's what we want."
The "we" felt different off her tongue this time.
We.
They were a "we", an "our". Their bond- a little universe drawn between their souls-”
― Melissa Kieran, A Warrior's Fate

“going to kill him. “I did it,” Adrien offered, pulling Isla from her thoughts with the wrong notion of her upset. “Other alphas have. It’s a rite of passage for everyone. If you’re second to an alpha, that’s still pretty damn—” “I don’t care about being second,” Isla breathed, shaking her head and looking towards the ground like it would offer some solace.  I care about staying alive. She’d finally managed to get the alpha off her mind, scrubbed him enough from her senses so that she could think straight. It may have required a late-night shifted run through the woods, and addressing her pent-up frustrations by her own hand when she made it back to her room, but it was done. As she wrapped the customary hunter’s cloths”
― Melissa Kieran, A Warrior's Fate

“the”
― Melissa Kieran, A Warrior's Fate

“was a sense of solidarity. Not possessiveness, but…protectiveness. Like, even if a terrible fate befell him behind the Wall and her soul and physical body remained intact due to their rebellion, she’d still want to tear apart the world in retribution. She didn’t feel lust. She felt a duty. Like she was meant to do right by him in all senses. She wondered if he felt the same. The sound of clanging metal took Isla out of her contemplations. She followed the noise, turning to find everyone had shifted, except for one. The trainee from Tethys that she’d been talking to at the feast hadn’t changed. Under the silks that he’d stripped, he’d worn battle leathers. A warrior brought him a helmet and a sword, and Isla realized to her horror that the man was unable to shift, or at least, unable to complete one. He was one of the few who attempted to go into the Wilds without a wolf. Most of them never made it out. A loud howl rung in the air, bellowed from the maw of the Imperial Alpha, who along with Isla’s father, had shifted. The Imperial Beta followed it with his own”
― Melissa Kieran, A Warrior's Fate

“I know it might be difficult for you, but you’re going to listen to me.”
― Melissa Kieran, A Warrior's Fate

“Warrior,” Adrien greeted his former training mate, unable to mask the smug grin on his face. Callan begrudged a bow of his head, envy laced with defeat in his eyes. “Your Highness.”
― Melissa Kieran, A Warrior's Fate