Elian Quotes

“How strange that instead of taking his heart, I'm hoping he takes mine.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“Lies aren't answers."
"But they sound so much better than the truth.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“It's like holding a story rather than a person; she feels wild and infinite in my arms.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“If you get shot,” Lira says, “I’m going to treat you like you’re incapable of doing the simplest tasks.”
She cradles her arms around her knees to keep out the cold.
“See how you like it when I hold out my arm to help you walk, even though you’re not shot in the leg.”
“I’d be flattered,” I say, “that you would look for an excuse just to hold my hand.”
“Perhaps I’m just looking for an excuse to shoot you.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“She ascends from the ocean in a way that is nothing short of celestial. The water follows her in a throne, elevating her to the height of my ship. Ocean-soaked hair runs down the length of her body, and she retains the otherworldly glow that always seems to illuminate her moony skin. Only now she is something more than just a siren, or a girl masquerading as a pirate.
She is a goddess.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“She pulls me closer to her, her fingers held tight over mine, and together we dive.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“Everything is a game to him. Loyalty is mockery and devotion is kinship in place of fear. He is a riddle, disguised as a ruler, able to laugh at the idea of disloyalty as though it would never be an option. I can't fathom such a thing.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“In the pits of our souls—if I amuse myself with the notion that I have a soul—Elian and I aren't so different. Two kingdoms that come with responsibilities we each have trouble bearing. Him, the shackles of being pinned to one land and one life. Me, trapped in the confines of my mother's murderous legacy. And the ocean, calling out to us both. A song of freedom and longing.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“Su mano se mueve y siento una ausencia repentina. Y luego está en mi mejilla, sosteniendo mi rostro entre sus manos, acariciando mi labio con el pulgar. Se siente como lo peor que he hecho y lo mejor que he podido hacer, y lo extraño es que ambas cosas son lo mismo.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“No hay nada en el mundo salvo el dolor y los pocos momentos que existen en medio”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“El dolor no siempre duele”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“Like I was idiotic and wonderful at the same time. Like I was a fool and she was glad for it.”
― Alexandra christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“Hay un momento en que yace así -sus ojos aun cerrados, envuelta en la nieve que refleja su piel, nunca menos humana-, y yo me siento extrañamente en paz. Entonces Lira abre los ojos, y veo que solo uno es el azul que recuerdo. Y el otro es puro fuego del infierno.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“Al principio, no estoy seguro de que es lo que pretendo hacer más allá de sostener el arma con tanta fuerza que se encaja hasta en mis huesos. Pero cuando Lira no se mueve, ni siquiera cuando avanzo cada vez más, solo se enciende la ira dentro de mí. La traición. Ella ni siquiera tiene la decencia de estremecerse. -Elian.
Dice mi nombre en un suspiro y pierdo todos los sentidos. -Voy a matarte -digo.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“Tengo suficiente de que protegerte como para agregar doncellas letales a la lista.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom