Morally Gray Hero Quotes

“I swear, I could wipe out every man in Vladivostok if it would make her speak. If it would make her pour out her fears so I could protect her from them. Let me see every wound, so I can dress them. Let me meet her demons, so I can kill every last one of them.”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“I used to think, if my car hadn’t crashed that night, I would’ve never met her. But in the deepest part of me, I know, I would’ve found her. On some other rainy night, some noisy evening, some peaceful morning.
I was born to find her. She is the most meaningful and true answer to my existence.”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“I’m not a man anyone should feel safe with.”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“There could be no possibility of Damir without his Hope.”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“She turns to leave, but I grab her arm and spin her around. Her eyes are puffy and red from crying, her beautiful face is screaming her hatred for me, and I fucking hate it. “Let—” I silence her with my mouth. She tries to push me away, but I don’t let her. I need to feel that she doesn’t fucking hate me the way she claims.”
― Noyar Cecil, Cursed by Denial : A Dark Second-Chance Forced Marriage Romance

“They all come to you, Ben had said, and he supposed it was true that they did. Women, responding to his dark elegance and easy charm, often wanted to please him.

Sometimes, it marveled—their willingness to be devoured, the things they let him do. Such a rise to provocation seemed tantamount to baring one’s throat to the wolf, and it struck a rather sour chord on the strings of his disintegrating scruples. Especially when he knew the fate that awaited them, should he ever become involved enough to bring them home.”
― Nenia Campbell, My Blood Is Risen

“The Love Trilogy is not a fantasy; it’s the truth that most people are too afraid to tell. Isabelle isn’t a character; she’s a reminder. A living memory of what it means to be human in love, in loss, in life.”
― Mara Jane, Life As It Is: Take It or Leave It

“Rafe: “Good girl.”
Mara: “You still do that.”
Rafe: “Do what?”
Mara: “Praise when I do exactly what you tell me to.”
Rafe: “And you still like it.”
For nine years, every man, every interaction, was compared to the what if of Rafe.
And no one’s ever come close.”
― Willow Madison, Taken Back - A Dark Domesti-verse Novel

“Rafe Savoca: “You’ve haunted me, girl.”
― Willow Madison, Taken Back - A Dark Domesti-verse Novel

“Were you whipped?”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“She’s like Maksim, I remind myself. I remember very clearly how, for so many nights, I heard him crying in his room from Ruslan’s, and how I wanted to kill every last person responsible for his pain. But they were already dead.”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“I don’t remember a single person in my life whom I haven’t hurt.”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“I watch her without blinking. God knows when I’ll see her smile again. I wish every day, every hour. But life has taught me one thing, there’s no guarantee that your wishes will come true. Mine, for the record, never do.”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“His touch feels like the warm sunlight on the coldest winter day, the cool moonlight on the hottest summer night. It wipes away the fear and leaves behind a lulling calm.”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“Rosa snaps, “Damir, don’t touch her without her permission.”
Fuck the rules. I’ll follow the protocols tomorrow. Right now, I can’t watch pain and fear claw at her eyes, it tears my heart”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“She has to be fine. Because I won’t survive seeing that fear in her eyes again. Whether it’s because of her condition like Maksim’s or something else, I just want to see her in peace.”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“Bring her back, Ruslan. Take whatever you want. Take my life… Take everything I have… Just bring her back.”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“No one can take me away from my songbird’s memories.”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“Either it’s nothing or unrelenting torment. There’s no middle ground anymore.”
― Noyar Cecil, Devotion of a Devil

“As his face paled, the scent of fear and regret flooded the alley we never made it out of. Because the face I gave him was not the face of the female who found peace in a cabin—it was the face of the killer who lived underneath her skin. Always waiting. Always ready.”
― Leanne Anthony, The Rise and Fall of Dawn

“It was a new beginning, a second chance, as dependable and inevitable as the sun rising each morning. Dawn wasn’t just a secret—it was my soul, split off and hidden somewhere safe.”
― Leanne Anthony, The Rise and Fall of Dawn

“I’m locked here, and she’s free.”
― Noyar Cecil, Craving The Sin: A Dark Forbidden Mafia Romance

“I never acknowledged that love. Neither did I acknowledge the massive effect her existence had on mine, until I pushed her away. Only when I lost her shy smiles did I realize their importance.”
― Noyar Cecil, Cursed by Denial : A Dark Second-Chance Forced Marriage Romance

“He needs to die, the sooner, the better. What if she gets attached to him, or worse, falls for him? She’ll be hurt when he dies. I rub my chest; I didn’t know burning jealousy could feel this literal.”
― Noyar Cecil, Cursed by Denial : A Dark Second-Chance Forced Marriage Romance

“I wave my hand as I walk closer. “Hey, Iselyn. Long time no see.”
“Why are you stalking me?” she asks in a serious, cold tone. Where does she even find this much coldness, considering she’s a warm person in general?
Well, I’m special to her. So special treatment it is.”
― Noyar Cecil

“Look into yourself, Darrow, and you’ll realize that you are a good man who will have to do bad things.” My hands are unscarred and feel strange when I clench them till the knuckles turn that familiar shade of white. “See. That’s what I don’t get. If I am a good man, then why do I want to do bad things?”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“Truth rewritten before sunrise.”
― Jon Martin

“I’m sorry this conversation bores you,” he says, taking the bait I dangled before him. “For the record, you’re not the only one making sacrifices.”
His statement catches me off guard, and I blink in surprise. “Are you implying that you’re sacrificing yourself by marrying me?”
“Do you think you’re the only one who doesn’t want this marriage?” he asks, his full lips curling into a smirk that makes my pulse jump in a horrifying way. I can apparently hate someone and be turned on by how hot they are at the same time. I don’t welcome the revelation.”
― Julie Johnstone, Savage Heir

“Mara: “What is this? I say yes and, poof, I’m yours. What does that even really mean?”
Rafe: “You were always mine. I walked away to keep you safe, but I never promised to keep you safe from me.” ”
― Willow Madison, Taken Back - A Dark Domesti-verse Novel

“Rafe: “My leaving hurt you. If I had it to do over … I’d make a different choice.””
― Willow Madison, Taken Back - A Dark Domesti-verse Novel