A.J. Wilding > Quotes

“Oh, baby. I have so much to make up for. And I’m starting right now. So lie down. Shut up. And fucking come for me, darling.”
― A.J. Wilding, Dare Me to Stay

“But I don’t have to like you to fuck you, and you can still hate me after I make you come.” ”
― A.J. Wilding, Dare Me to Stay

“Briar Rose.” She shivers as I play along the fabric’s edge. “I pushed you away because I didn’t want my shadows to darken your light. You were too untouchable for hands like mine—cold, rough, and forever drenched in blood. I couldn’t let myself ruin you, so I let you ruin me instead.” I hold her gaze, letting her see past the walls in my eyes.  A tear breaks loose, running slowly down her cheek.  “But darkness came for my little rose anyway, and in it, you didn’t wither and die; you grew thorns in the shadows; you got stronger, sharper, and unforgiving. Now, you aren’t just beautiful, you’re dangerous, but I would bleed a thousand times over just to touch you.” ”
― A.J. Wilding, Dare Me to Stay

“Revenge? No, Aurora Kostalova,” her eyes harden when I use her full name, “You’re not to be my revenge—but you may just be my salvation.” ”
― A.J. Wilding, No Promises, No Lies

“He doesn’t live to see sunrise.” I stare down both my brothers.  Koen and Liam straighten, their faces serious as they exchange glances. They know exactly who I mean.  A dark smile appears at the corner of Koen’s mouth. “The cars or the bikes?” “The bikes.” My jaw flexes. “I want him to hear death coming for him.”
― A.J. Wilding, No Promises, No Lies

“Tell me to stop, little Rose, or I swear to god I’m going to fuck you so hard, you’ll still feel me days from now.” ”
― A.J. Wilding, Dare Me to Stay

“You’re mine”
― A.J. Wilding, No Promises, No Lies

“He’s a dead man.”
― A.J. Wilding, No Promises, No Lies

“A promise is just another lie, dressed up to look beautiful enough to believe. Preying on hope.”
― A.J. Wilding, No Promises, No Lies

“It was one night, one dare, one mistake. She was too good for me. It scared me in the moment and I shoved her away. But now, even years later, it’s me that pays the price because no matter what I do, I can’t seem to let her go. I still scan every crowd—desperate for a glimpse of something I can never have.”
― A.J. Wilding, Dare Me to Stay

“Neither of us has spoken since he forced me on the back of his bike. My nerves slide into hyper drive. Each passing minute brings us closer to what could be my final destination. Where’s the logging truck when you need it?”
― A.J. Wilding, No Promises, No Lies

“I don’t know when it happened or how, but—you’re one of us now. And we protect our own.” “I can’t let you risk⁠—” “You’re mine, Rory. My complication, my problem, my obsession, mine to protect.” ”
― A.J. Wilding, No Promises, No Lies

“To the ghosts who haunt us, the choices that shape us, and the love that saves us.”
― A.J. Wilding, No Promises, No Lies

“There’s a lethal undertone in his voice when he finally speaks, “He’s a dead man.”
― A.J. Wilding, No Promises, No Lies