Tarnished Queen Quotes

“I lied back at the house. Before you fell down those stairs.” He lifts his head with visible effort and looks into my very soul. “I love you, Belle. I love you so much that, for the first time in my life, I was scared.”
― Nicole Fox, Tarnished Queen

“Great,” I say. Then in one swift move, I press the knife to Christo’s throat again. Belle gasps, but Christo just stares at me, eyes wide. “And if you ever lay your hands on my fiancée again, I will gut you before you get the chance to take another breath.”
― Nicole Fox, Tarnished Queen

“At that, his mouth tips up into a devastating smirk. “You and I are getting married.”
― Nicole Fox, Tarnished Queen

“Because of loyalty,” he says at last. I frown. “Loyalty?” “You said my priority is the Bratva, and that’s true. Which is why I have to protect every member of my Bratva.” I blink in confusion. “But… I’m not in the Bratva.” “No, you’re not.” He jabs a finger towards my stomach. “But that baby you’re carrying is mine. And while you’ll never be a part of my Bratva, my child will be. Whether you like it or not.”
― Nicole Fox, Tarnished Queen

“You weren’t supposed to die on me,” I growl through thick, unspent emotion. “If you weren’t already dead, I’d kill you for this.” The joke feels hollow, but Arslan would have liked it. “You always said you’d die before me. I guess you were right. But not by much.” I can hear footsteps on the asphalt, scuffling closer. “Being your friend was the closest I ever came to making vows. So maybe it makes sense that we go out together.”
― Nicole Fox, Tarnished Queen

“Nikolai presses his forehead to mine and smiles. “The reality is that you are fucking mine.”
― Nicole Fox, Tarnished Queen

“I did the wrong thing. Again. I put myself in danger. Again. And now, Nikolai isn’t here to save me. Again.”
― Nicole Fox, Tarnished Queen

“I turn back one last time to Arslan. This is a shitty goodbye. Nothing at all like what he deserves. I press my hand to my heart for half a second, resting on the eight-pointed star tattoo on my chest. Arslan has the same ink. Then I leave my best friend behind forever.”
― Nicole Fox, Tarnished Queen