Emberly Ash > Quotes

“I thought I had ice in my veins, but Garrick the Red made my blood boil.”
― Emberly Ash, The Frost Witch

“Evander. I ignored my brother’s most hostile guard and his magical tantrum.”
― Emberly Ash, Crown of Earth and Sky

“To a mother and father, in a stately manor house set close enough to the sea that the sounds of waves breaking against the cliffs were my lullaby.”
― Emberly Ash, The Frost Witch

“With wretched slowness, he twisted it up above my head and slowly guided me backward until I was pinned against the wall. Then he crushed his mouth down upon mine.”
― Emberly Ash, Crown of Earth and Sky

“He opened his hand, revealing a single key. "There could be a thousand rooms available and we would still be sharing. My place is at your side, Koryn.”
― Emberly Ash, The Frost Witch

“We do not eat our..." I paused. Friends was the wrong word. So was allies. And there were certainly some acquaintances that I would not stop Isanara from taking a bite out of.”
― Emberly Ash

“I’d let Annwyn burn, down to the last soul, if it meant Veyka’s life. I was as selfish as I’d ever accused her of being. I was in love with her. If she saw the realization playing across my face, or if she passed it off as exhaustion, I didn’t know. But Veyka’s eyes shifted away from me, and I was damned thankful for it. The weight of everything was suddenly suffocating, the world pressing in on me from every angle.”
― Emberly Ash

“That’s my girl,” he breathed.”
― Emberly Ash, The Frost Witch

“You bitch,” he managed, spit dribbling down his stubbled chin. I allowed myself the space of one breath to savor the horror on their faces, illuminated by the glowing blue light of my coven mark. Then I lifted my hand and uncurled my fingers, releasing the full torrent of repressed power. “I think you mean witch.”
― Emberly Ash, The Frost Witch

“There was no doubt this man was a predator. Violence peeled off of him in curls as visible as the cloud of breath he huffed into the cold air he let in.”
― Emberly Ash, The Frost Witch

“Do you remember when you told me you were powerless? Look at you now, Veyka. You are no longer the Queen of Secrets. You are Queen of the Void. Queen of this realm, and every realm, should you desire it.” I watched her as I spoke, the words pouring out of me easier with every syllable. A crash sounded from the direction of the rift, and I was aware of another wave of elementals crashing through it, heard Elora’s voice in the background. But every sense was tuned to Veyka—the scent of her exhaustion, the tangible crackle of her magic against my skin. She glowed brighter with every heartbeat as I went on:
“The entire world is at your fingertips. Worlds that I cannot even imagine, beyond what the rest of us can see and hear and dream. Immortal? No, not next to you. You are not the elemental queen, or the void queen. You are an Ancestors-damned goddess. And after this, everyone in Annwyn will know it.”
― Emberly Ash, Queen of Blood and Vengeance