Summoned to the Wilds Quotes

“You came for me,” she whispered up against his mouth. His fingertips grazed her temple, smoothing away hair that had fallen in her face, and he pressed another kiss to her lips. “You called. How could I not?”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“In just a moon, your painfully sweet voice has challenged all of my darkest thoughts, your wildly inaccurate yet optimistic outlook has clouded my sight, and your incessant kindness to me—to someone who deserves not a drop of your patience and affection and good will—has undone twenty-seven years of training to be evil. For darkness’s sake, woman, you’ve made me good, and believe when I say that it feels like falling interminably through the Abyss every moment I am not burying my cock in you, but I could not bear it if you woke tomorrow and thought I had hurt you.” Amma’s eyes went wide, breath refusing to come. And then a giggle broke out of her without permission. Damien’s”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“Because he did care, and he did feel. And he was going to bloody well prove it to her.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“After being denied and bottled up and misconstrued, feelings too have a limit, and if they find they cannot be expressed in their natural, honest states, they will resort to putting on the cloaks of other feelings, adopting new accents and a little makeup, and when they are finally convincing enough, roar out into the world disguised as something completely different.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“Fuck off, said the tree, and Amma actually gasped, eyes popping open. “What happened, dear?” “The tree told me to fuck off.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“He looked at her from the corner of his eye, fighting off a smile. “You are my captive, after all. No one’s touching you but me.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“Words were meant to make women dangerous.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“With no cutting words from the imp about how they should both be glad to be free of Amma’s presence, Damien knew he had truly fucked up.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“Damien followed, disappointed that how he felt was distracting him from fully appreciating her willingness to misbehave.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“But he was not alone, not really. There was someone he had to return to because she told him he must, and though it had felt endless, the darkness finally cleared.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“words were meant to make women dangerous—that was, in fact, one of the best things they did.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“Amma, we have only known one another, what? A moon? I would hope, then, that you of all people would understand length of acquaintanceship does not equate to depth of friendship.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“Damien gently pulled her head back against his chest, and settled the two of them down into the bed, eluding her tempting lips.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“Kaz’s gaze fell to the ground. “This is what you want, Master Bloodthorne?” “I want her back,” he said, the words falling out with a desperation he was finally unembarrassed by. “You, above all other creatures, I think, understand why.” Then Kaz puffed out his chest with a big, shuddering breath, and he nodded.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“If I do to you what you want me to do, you’re not going to be able to walk for at least a week, and I’m not carrying you through The Wilds.” “Is that supposed to be discouraging?” she squealed, squeezing her thighs together, all the relief she could get with her hands tied. “I can’t believe it—you really are evil.” “I know,” he droned. “I do keep saying.” Amma couldn’t help but grin up at the ceiling.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“She thrashed against the bindings around her wrists in a useless effort to escape them and cried out, “Gods, Damien, for goodness’s sake, that’s so stupid and noble! Please just take advantage of me!”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“No, you’re wrong,” she said, shaking her head vigorously, and then she snickered. “Come on, Damien, show me if you have a tail or not.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“Feelings, being inherently frustrating and messy, are also often vindictive. It is one of their worst traits, which is really something that shouldn’t be thought on for too long—feelings having feelings—but just quietly accepted as the truth of things. After being denied and bottled up and misconstrued, feelings too have a limit, and if they find they cannot be expressed in their natural, honest states, they will resort to putting on the cloaks of other feelings, adopting new accents and a little makeup, and when they are finally convincing enough, roar out into the world disguised as something completely different.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“Amma was in his arms, she was safe, she was kissing him, and he was complete.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“Because he did care, and he did feel, and he was going to bloody well prove it to her.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“A raven, to be specific, because Damien Maleficus Bloodthorne would have it no other way.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“I want her back,” he said, the words falling out with a desperation he was finally unembarrassed by.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“And he knew then, unequivocally, that losing all of it—losing her—was going to be even more painful than never having Amma to begin with.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“It was almost funny how perfectly she fit in his arms, humorous how comfortably her body tucked into his own like they were built just for one another.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“he was so completely enthralled by her, he could do nothing but oblige. “For you, anything,”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“That’s my girl,” Damien murmured, satisfaction running like arcana through his veins as he closed his fist around his magic again. After seeing how steady Amma held the weapon, he’d kill every last person in the whole of The Wilds just for a brief moment alone with her.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“I can’t believe it—you really are evil.” “I know,” he droned. “I do keep saying.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“In just a moon, your painfully sweet voice has challenged all of my darkest thoughts, your wildly inaccurate yet optimistic outlook has clouded my sight, and your incessant kindness to me—to someone who deserves not a drop of your patience and affection and good will—has undone twenty-seven years of training to be evil. For darkness’s sake, woman, you’ve made me good, and believe when I say that it feels like falling interminably through the Abyss every moment I am not burying my cock in you, but I could not bear it if you woke tomorrow and thought I had hurt you.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“Amma, the only thing that is clear is that I prefer your company, even when you are infuriating, to an entire cave full of vampires. I’d like nothing more than to be with you, but not when you’ve had to coerce yourself into it by way of magic. I do want you, but not like this.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds

“There was nothing to be afraid of, she realized, not here and not anywhere. Not when they were together.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Summoned to the Wilds