Kaipae Quotes

“You are my inevitable. In life and in death.”
― Lauren Roberts

“And you think that's worth it? Losing yourself to an Ordinary?'
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'Between the two of us, you're the only one who seems to care about that fact.'
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'Of course I care.' My voice is rough, raw with emotion. 'I'm weak. I nearly died today and-' I place a hand to his cheek, turning his face towards me. 'Look at me, Kai. Look at what you chose to lose yourself to. I may have seemed strong in that throne room, but I always will be an impostor among the truly powerful.'
He's shaking his head, hiding his gaze from me. Both of my hands are cupping his face now. 'I worry about you Malakai.' The sound of his full name has those gray eyes fluttering closed. 'If I die----'
'Stop.'
'If I die,' I repeat sternly, 'I need you to find something else worth losing yourself to. I won't let my impending death be yours as well.' I press my forehead to his, voice breaking as I say, 'Promise me that. Please.'
'Pae.' His voice is ragged. 'I would lose my life for you before finding something else worth living for.' His fingers weave into my hair, slide along the back of my neck. 'You are my inevitable. In life and in death.”
― Lauren Roberts

“I would lose my life for you before finding something else worth living for.”
― Lauren Roberts

“I need you to find something else worth losing yourself to. I won't let my impending death be yours as well.' I press my forehead to his, voice breaking as I say, 'Promise me that. Please.'
'Pae.' His voice is ragged. 'I would lose my life for you before finding something else worth living for.' His fingers weave into my hair, slide along the back of my neck. 'You are my inevitable. In life and in death.”
― Lauren Roberts

“Pae.' His voice is ragged. 'I would lose my life for you before finding something else worth living for.' His fingers weave into my hair, slide along the back of my neck. 'You are my inevitable. In life and in death.”
― Lauren Roberts

“I don't want to stain your soul further.'
His smile is sad. 'There's not much left to stain, darling.”
― Lauren Roberts

“Everyone loses themselves to something. So make it worthwhile.' "
' And what did you lose yourself to?'
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'Duty. Loyalty.' His lips quirk. 'A silver-haired pain in the ass.'
'And you think that's worth it? Losing yourself to an Ordinary?'
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'Between the two of us, you're the only one who seems to care about that fact.'
...
'Of course I care.' My voice is rough, raw with emotion. 'I'm weak. I nearly died today and-' I place a hand to his cheek, turning his face towards me. 'Look at me, Kai. Look at what you chose to lose yourself to. I may have seemed strong in that throne room, but I always will be an impostor among the truly powerful.'
He's shaking his head, hiding his gaze from me. Both of my hands are cupping his face now. 'I worry about you Malakai.' The sound of his full name has those gray eyes fluttering closed. 'If I die----'
'Stop.'
'If I die,' I repeat sternly, 'I need you to find something else worth losing yourself to. I won't let my impending death be yours as well.' I press my forehead to his, voice breaking as I say, 'Promise me that. Please.'
'Pae.' His voice is ragged. 'I would lose my life for you before finding something else worth living for.' His fingers weave into my hair, slide along the back of my neck. 'You are my inevitable. In life and in death.”
― Lauren Roberts

“But you got out. You got the crown. And then you cracked it against a man's skull.'"
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'Well, I didn't enjoy it.'
'I know,' His gaze softens. 'I wish I could have done it for you.”
― Lauren Roberts

“Does it ever get easier? The bad that supposedly justifies the hope of something good?'
'It hasn't yet,' he says with a sigh. 'But your bad will belong to me when I become your enforcer. And maybe then, when I know you are reaping the good, things will get easier.”
― Lauren Roberts

“You shouldn't be doing this. We are supposed to keep our distance. Now more than ever.'
'Yes...Which is why I'm selfishly stealing this moment.”
― Lauren Roberts

“What about striding across the throne room? Seeing the looks on all those faces when you put that crown on your head?...Did you enjoy that?'
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'I didn't mind it.'
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'Come on, don't be modest, Gray.'
'Fine. Powerful. It made me feel powerful.'
'Good. Focus on that feeling. Not what it took to get it.”
― Lauren Roberts

“My fingers find his free hand. 'I don't want to gain power if it means I lose myself in the process.'
He wipes the cloth down my nose, freeing it of blood before flicking the tip with his finger. 'Everyone loses themselves to something. So make it worthwhile.”
― Lauren Roberts

“I need you to find something else worth losing yourself to. I won't let my impending death be yours as well.”
― Lauren Roberts

“Do I really look that bad?'
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Kai sets me gently on the bed, treating me like I'm as fragile as I feel.
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'You look like someone who has just done the impossible.'
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'So I look like hell?'
'If you look like hell,' he whispers with a sly grin, 'then I'm fortunate to be going there.”
― Lauren Roberts

“Our eyes meet, mine concerned and his far too content. I give him a look I hope screams, *keep your hands to yourself until she leaves* , which I'm quite certain he understands because it's the complete opposite he does next.”
― Lauren Roberts

“My attention back on the smirking boy before me, I give his chest a good shove. 'So much for pretending, Prince.'
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'I'll have the rest of my life to pretend with you. But for now, I needed to keep you alert.'
'You were distracting me.'
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'And I will happily be your distraction from pain. For as long as you need.'
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'It's not the pain I need a distraction from. It's the memory of what I did.'
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'I know.' His voice is saddened with the weight of understanding. 'It all just starts to feel the same after a while.”
― Lauren Roberts

“I worry about you Malakai.' The sound of his full name has those gray eyes fluttering closed. 'If I die----”
― Lauren Roberts