Rivals To Lovers Quotes

“She is the embodiment of a bad decision. The twin of danger and desire. The fine line between deadly and divine. And I can feel myself drowning.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“You are cruel even in love," Iona whispers, "How can you make me feel this way? I ought to hate you. I wanted to hate you.”
― Luna Oblonsky, Her Spell That Binds Me

“I’m going to ask again. Who did this to you?”
-Kai”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“William Morton is like a holly bush,” Evelyn said. “Admirable from a distance, but spiky and uncomfortable up close.”
― Sophie Austin, The Lamplighter’s Bookshop

“I have caught a nymph,” Ariadne grins, “Now what shall I do to her?”
― Luna Oblonsky, Her Spell That Binds Me

“Everything between them was destined to become a mere memory.”
― Lana Mikel, Temporary Truce

“Do you want the truth? The truth is, I would fck you right here and now.
Right on this fuking table, but can't!”
― Lana Mikel

“Enemies who had become lovers.
It was pure wildness.”
― Lana Mikel, Temporary Truce

“They kissed greedily like hungry animals given a piece of meat.”
― Lana Mikel, Temporary Truce

“Il avait pris le temps de l’analyser sous tous les angles et il aurait pu la reconnaître parmi des milliers de personnes. Il ne pouvait pas nier qu’il la trouvait intrigante… Et il n’était pas du genre à refouler ses fantasmes. Il savait que Lee le détestait, mais lui, il ne l’avait pas oubliée. Comment pourrait-il l’oublier ? Depuis le tournoi, il n’avait jamais oublié la flamme qu’il avait vue dans ses yeux au moment de sa défaite. Il l’avait écrasée et il n’éprouvait pas une once de culpabilité… Elle le méritait, ce n’était qu’une petite vantarde. Ce désir qu’il éprouvait pour elle aurait dû se dissiper depuis autant d’années, et pourtant, il brûlait toujours en lui. Il était même devenu plus intense, plus fou. Il se réjouissait de pouvoir la traquer, il adorait jouer.”
― Myosotis, Vices et Maléfices

“Remember? We have a rematch. And this time, it’s my turn to shine.” With his goggles on, Sterling got into his stance, keeping an eye on the Professor.
“Oh? I didn’t realize that you were so dull.” I put my goggles on and took my stance as well, making sure that Professor Trinkott was within my line of vision. Challenge accepted.
“Ha, ha, joke all you want, Alvara. Just don’t come crying to me afterwards.”
“I don’t cry when I win.”
― iLana Markarov, The Timekeeper's Secret

“All the wrongness in her world had been extinguished by the rightness of whatever this was between them. It was a hazardous alchemy.”
― Mimi Matthews, Rules for Ruin

“If Ren was hell, then Kai was paradise; and Lee's soul was stuck in purgatory, ripped apart by their opposite pulls.”
― Myosotis, Hexes and exes

“In a garden of thorns, Ren saw the flower blooming despite the hardships. Kai has never seen the thorns; all he's ever witnessed are the beautiful petals... and I can't bear the thought of Kai prickling a finger and bleeding on my account.”
― Myosotis, Potions and Arsons

“Well, you found me," I said. "I guess you're going to call and report me to Mr. Louis now..."
"Eventually," she said, "but first I wanted to tell you that I know how you feel... if you'll stop being a total jerk for two seconds. Can you?"
"I don't know," I told her. "My longest period of not being a jerk is only one second, two might be stretching it, but I'll try my best.”
― Robert G. Culp, Knight School: A Mystic Brats Novel

“« Sois plus gentille avec moi, la prochaine fois ! » s’exclama-t-il en s’approchant d’elle. Il l’envoûtait totalement, « Je suis certain qu’on pourrait vraiment bien s’amuser tous les deux, mais seulement si tu as apprends à être gentille… » murmura-t-il dans le creux de son oreille avant de s’éloigner et de la laisser seule contre le tronc d’arbre.”
― Myosotis, Vengeance and Legends

“« Mince alors… » gloussa-t-il bruyamment en buvant une autre gorgée de vin, « J’aurais voulu t’affronter encore une fois. Que c’était excitant ! Toi et moi, quel dangereux duel ! » Il la regarda de la tête aux pieds puis ajouta: « Le duel rêvé. » Et voilà : il était encore une fois narquois et provocateur. Lee essayait d’oublier le passé, pourquoi devait-il encore la narguer ? Comment était-elle censée passer à autre chose ?
« Arrête ça… » Elle se mordit la langue, prit une profonde inspiration et évita de lui répondre comme elle l’aurait fait auparavant, « Je suis venue m’excuser pour mon comportement puéril et te remercier pour ton geste. Je veux qu’on soit bien d’accord… Je ne suis pas venue pour devenir ton amie, Ren. » répondit-elle d’un ton ferme.
« Je ne t’ai pas demandé d’être mon amie. »”
― Myosotis, Vices et Maléfices

“How pitiful,” Ariadne says, her eyes filled with resentment, “To be infatuated with someone who bests you at every turn. Feel free to continue dreaming of me as you have, because that is the only way you could have me. I shall be the superior witch at this school and win Morgan’s pendant, as is my right. The victory will only be sweeter knowing how much you want me while I do it.”
― Luna Oblonsky, Her Spell That Binds Me

“How does she draw out this side of me? The side that dares her to be bold, only to raise the stakes and act bolder myself. The side that competes with her again and again, not to crush her, but to watch her clash against me.”
― Tessonja Odette, A Rivalry of Hearts

“I’m going to ask again. Who did this to you?”
-Kai”
― Roberts Lauren

“Mark my words, prince, I will be your undoing.” I lean in, ignoring the knife against my throat as murmur, “Oh, darling, I look forward to it.”
-Paedyn gray”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“They spent so much time hating each other for their status. Arrogant heiress and arrogant street rat as Leo once emphasized. But they shared arrogance, knowing each other fully without fully knowing each other, and spent their time despising one another together, drawn to interact with pestering, name-calling, teasing.”
― Kailey Bright, Unity

“He leaned towards her, so close that his hair brushed her cheek. He smelled like dust and sage, and for a mad moment she wondered if he was going to kiss her.”
― Sophie Austin, The Lamplighter’s Bookshop

“Do it or you'll die, Alice snapped. Move, Murdoch. Don't think, just do it.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis