Himera Ink > Quotes

“That's because revenge isn't about healing, Temperance. It's about power. Control. You were powerless years ago, and taking your revenge was a way of reclaiming that control. But pain, whether it's inflicted on us or by us, doesn't just disappear. You've spent almost five years surviving on the need for retribution, but have you actually faced the grief underneath”
― Himera Ink, Traitor

“a steely, focused look glints in his eyes — like he's gearing up for battle. Too bad for him that I'm not a warlord. I'm a lady. And I fight just like one.”
― Himera Ink

“He doesn't even think to drink from his own. He's too busy looking at me like I'm his entire fucking world. Dumbass.”
― Himera Ink, Traitor

“I love you because you made a home in places that were never meant to hold warmth.”
― Himera Ink, Traitor

“I went through six months of agony. While you played king and cuddled your girlfriend, I was trying to hold myself together in exile. My wolf and I? We’re good now. We’re finally free. And you?” Her smile is sharp. “You still have a girlfriend. Go play house with her.”
― Himera Ink, The Hollow Alpha

“The bond only tells us who we belong to,” I say quietly. “It doesn’t make us fall in love. It doesn’t choose our happiness. I don’t need the bond to know you’re it for me. I don’t need magic to love you.”
― Himera Ink, The Hollow Alpha

“I roll my eyes so hard I nearly see my past lives.”
― Himera Ink, The Hollow Alpha

“Your guilt is not redemption. Its self-destruction.”
― Himera Ink, Traitor

“Maybe you didn’t screw her,” she says, voice like frostbite, “but you still kissed her. Touched her. Held her.” She steps closer, just enough to twist the knife. “And I felt it. Every. Single. Time.” Her voice dips, sharp and gutted. “Every kiss. Every touch. It tore through me. A betrayal to our bond. I can’t forget that pain.”
― Himera Ink, The Hollow Alpha