5000 Nights of Obsession Quotes

“there was an addicting thrill in taming an unattainable man.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“Persuading someone into loving you when they were only mildly interested had a charming allure I couldn’t shake, and Sean was just the type.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“Karens ignore trigger warnings, only to later complain about said warnings. Don't be a Karen.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“Things haven’t been right with us because I have unfinished business,” I whispered. “You feel it, too. That’s why you have been holding onto me so tightly, always looking over your shoulders for when I might run again. This is no way to live. Let me go, Axel, and I’ll return to you the right way. I’ll be your prisoner for as long as you want.” “I’ll never let you go.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“It also answered the age-old question, could you love two people simultaneously? The answer is yes.” The banging on the glass pane intensified so loudly that my voice could barely be heard over it. “I fell in love with you instantly on the night I met you. I fell in love with Jay over time as we built a life brick by brick. Loving you didn’t mean I couldn’t love him, too. It was incomparable, like apples and oranges.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“You are my family now. There it was; Jay had put it in simple yet profound terms. I was his family now, and he was mine. Just like that, we had become each other’s everything and came above everyone else in this world. It suddenly dawned on me that the things Dadi wanted for me had come true. Trust, respect, and life with a man deserving of me. I trusted Jay and shared the news of my pregnancy with him before anyone else. We bought this house together to raise our family and build a life.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“The key is to grieve without letting myself drown.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“I smiled sadly. “I didn’t say you were incapable of loving me,” I breathed. “You’re incapable of loving her.” Axel was quiet on the other side. He didn’t refute the words, and I didn’t need him to.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“I ended up doing an intensive search on whether psychopaths could love their children. There were various platforms where psychopaths could answer anonymously, and a few chose to do so. One of them said, and I quote, “No, I do not love my children, but I make them believe that I do.” Another said he viewed his children as possession, his to do as he pleased, and cared for them the way he would any other piece of property.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“You’re not going to do anything to Poppy,” she spoke with unwavering confidence. I raised my eyebrows as if to say, challenge accepted, Princess. “There is no going back for me, Axel,” she spoke softly. “Coming home and seeing Jay…” Her lips quivered, and she bit her bottom one to stop the trembling. She spoke again after composing herself. “See Jay has reminded me that I’m not the same person anymore. I’m sorry, Axel. I can’t go with you.” I threw my fist against the door without thinking. Fuck.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“Axel had been scouring to find material on my husband. A blaring, nasty voice screamed that Jay was having an affair, despite the rational voice soothing that he’d never. And even if Jay were having an affair, infidelity wouldn’t be why a high-profile marriage like ours would be allowed to end. It could only mean one thing. Axel didn’t simply find evidence of Jay having an affair; there was more. He no longer cared if I served Jay with divorce papers, and there could only be one reason why Axel wouldn’t care about me leaving Jay. It was because Jay was already leaving me.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“I didn’t mourn Axel the way he had mourned losing me. I’d married, had a kid, and lived a full life with them. Axel was frozen in time.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“You’re bored senseless and only live to make other people happy. Ambani doesn’t appreciate you and only wants a wife for display. That relationship is nothing but servitude.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“I knew Axel had big plans for himself, but I didn’t expect him to use an unsuspecting woman as bait. He most likely invested her millions into his various causes, turning them into more millions. Now he was living the dream and buying expensive gifts for his mistress—because that was what he intended on turning me into—with the money she funded. My heart waned with shame. “You… you bought me this with your wife’s money,” I accused resentfully.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“In your opinion, can someone with ASPD love another person?” He didn’t answer for several moments. I wondered if he’d give me another lecture for simplifying the word to the generalized version used by society. Instead, he gave me a look of defeat and said, “No, they cannot love.” I closed my eyes before walking out the door.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“Non-empaths lack impulse control, and their reduced remorse allows them to pursue their desires without regard for others. But it’s not their fault.” “Meaning?” He stabbed at shreds of lettuce with a fork. “Meaning… ASPD is a result of biological predisposition.” A melancholy coursed through my veins.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“There it was, the one thing Daddy couldn’t buy for her and the only thing Poppy wanted in life—her father’s empire and the family’s respect. This was my in with Poppy because getting ahold of my impulsive behavior was the first thing I mastered upon realizing I was different. Poppy desperately wanted to learn control, and Piya desperately wanted happiness for her only child. No one else could help Poppy in the same way. If anyone were to understand a neurodivergent, it was their own kind.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“There it was, the one thing Daddy couldn’t buy for her and the only thing Poppy wanted in life—her father’s empire and the family’s respect.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“It was a shame her daughter could no longer maintain a relationship with Ambani. Since Piya was mine, her daughter would belong under my care by proxy. Allowing her the fanciful notions of a relationship with her ex-father would only be cruel toward the child. Better if she forgot him as soon as possible.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession

“My instructions had been explicit; remove all traces of Ambani. I had a feeling Piya wouldn’t be susceptible to the suggestion and tasked my head of security detail, Levi, with stirring up trouble for Ambani at his home office in Chicago. Asshole had to return on an impromptu flight. It would’ve been a cleaner break had Piya told him it was over before he left. Piya will eventually learn I’ll always be one step ahead of her AND have a backup to make things go my way.”
― Drethi Anis, 5000 Nights of Obsession