S.L. Cokeley > Quotes

“I think it's you that's giving me the eyes. It's like you're secretly in love with me or something."
If I wasn't blushing before, I was right then. My breath hitched in my chest, and my heart beat faster.
"So what if I was ... hypothetically ... would that be bad?"
...
"Uh ... no. Hypothetically ... I'd be really happy if that were true. Even though, hypothetically speaking ... it might be a bad idea. Probably not the smartest thing we could do. By hypothetically, I might say that ... I feel the same way.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Binds Us

“Olivia is my mate. My linked mate. The fucking sky is purple.”
― S.L. Cokeley, Just One Bite

“My lips move to her jaw”
― S.L. Cokeley, Just One Bite

“Getting inside her will be a religious experience”
― S.L. Cokeley, Just One Bite

“Home. His touch reminds me of what I’d abandoned the hope of long ago. Safety. Wholeness. Comfort. That must be why I want to wrap my arms around him and bury my face into his chest.”
― S.L. Cokeley, Just One Bite

“And trying to mark what’s mine puts me in a bad mood.”
― S.L. Cokeley, Just One Bite

“I mean”
― S.L. Cokeley, Just One Bite

“He’s seen too much to believe in God anymore, but . . . he still prays.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Burns Us

“If I was the sun, then she was the moon.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Burns Us

“I probably should have been scared or disgusted. Perhaps all the above, but I wanted to help him, and I wanted it to always be me—his lifeline in the dark.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Burns Us

“She likes peonies, by the way." I tried my best to force a wide, toothy smile. "Don't worry. You'll get it next time."
William chuckled, the whites in his teeth taunting. "Noted. Thanks for keeping my date company.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Binds Us

“How did I end up in some angsty teenage novel?” She looked up at me through wet eyelashes. “This is not what I wanted to do today.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Binds Us

“All of this is mine. I’m never going to let another person taste her.”
― S.L. Cokeley, Just One Bite

“Our unspoken bond could never be broken. Not even in death. I was convinced wherever I went after death, they’d find a way to get to me. It was our unspoken promise to never go alone.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Binds Us

“I wanted to drown in them,”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Binds Us

“Olivia is mine. I’m taking her as my mate.” Parker’s eyes flicker to me”
― S.L. Cokeley, Just One Bite

“You don't want to run away from ... me?"
"Yes, believe it or not, Aaron, I enjoy your company." I pushed out a laugh, feeling a little breathless.
"I enjoy yours, too, Burns.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Binds Us

“No." I dropped to my knees beside him. "I won't leave you."
...
Aaron's voice was soft. "Why?"
...
"Because, if this is the end ... at least we won't be alone. I won't leave you here alone to die. No way."
Tears streamed down my cheeks, and I squeezed his hand.
He squeezed mine back. "I'm sorry ... for everything. I really screwed your life up."
I smiled, wiping a few tears. "No. You didn't. I'd do it all again. All of the good. The bad. To meet you.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Binds Us

“Whatever you say though ... you look jealous, though."
"I'm not. And, no, I don't," I snapped.
"You don't have to get all defensive. If one of us was going to fall in love with a human, it was definitely going to be you.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Binds Us

“The bond is merging us. Tearing out the old Olivia to make room for the new”
― S.L. Cokeley, Just One Bite

“I knew there was one truth I would always hold on to. Everything was better when we were together.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Binds Us

“Hmmm. That’s interesting because you’re into my brother, and he’s one, so I figure you must have a thing for vamps.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Binds Us

“Do you think I'm cute?"
Aaron's tone was still light and airy.
I wasn't prepared for the sudden rush of heat in my face.
"Why would you ask me that?"
"You're blushing, Burns.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Binds Us

“I’m sorry for everything. I really screwed your life up.” I smiled, wiping a few tears. “No. You didn’t. I’d do it all again. All the good. The bad. To meet you.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Binds Us

“I’ll watch you fall in love, grow old, and . . . die if that’s what you want. And it would be the most horrible, heart-wrenching thing I’d ever do, but I’d do it for you.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Burns Us

“Was it about Parker?” Emma’s eyes grow wide. “No.” It’s a little scary how accurate she is. If I don’t entertain her, she’ll drop it. “Liar. What was it about?” “Nothing.” “Doesn’t sound like nothing.”
― S.L. Cokeley, Just One Bite

“I'm sorry ... I'm such a burden."
...
"Zach, want to add?"
"You're an asshole, and you almost got us all killed." Zach spat.
Luke eyed him, waiting for him to say more. "Five-words-or-less apology."
Zach groaned, holding up five fingers on one hand and counting. "I. Don't. Think. You're. A" - he held up his middle finger on the other hand, counting six - "burden.”
― S.L. Cokeley, This Blood That Binds Us