Slade Quotes

“You’re not the villain in my story.”

“I am,” he says without remorse, his sharp jaw tight with tension. “But I’ll be the villain for you. Not to you.”
― Raven Kennedy, Gleam

“Careful," he says, baring his teeth in a wicked smile. "There's a saying about rocks and glass houses."
"I don't live in glass, I live in gold. So I can throw whatever damn rocks I want," I snap.”
― Raven Kennedy, Gleam

“We all have our edge, Auren. One day, you're going to find where yours is." The darkness of his essence brushes against my skin like a whisper's caress. "You're going to find out just how far you can be pushed until you're tipped over. And when that happens, when you find your edge, just promise me one thing."
My voice comes out like a croak, a single tear dashing down. "What?"
"Don't fall." Time stands still as he leans in and places a kiss on my temple, lips turning to whisper into my ear. "Fly."”
― Raven Kennedy, Gleam

“I knew she could burn brighter than the sun if she only stepped out of his shade. But fuck. Even my faith in her strength didn’t match up to just how magnificent she really is.

That’s my girl.”
― Raven Kennedy, Gleam

“Oh, I’m certain,” he replies. “I chose you the moment you called me a prick, and your ribbons tried to knock me on my ass”.”
― Raven Kennedy, Gleam

“I don't think that I'll ever have the kind of love that I crave.”
― Raven Kennedy

“The moment he laid hands on her, I wanted to lay hands on him.
But I didn’t need to.
I’m so fucking proud of her.”
― Raven Kennedy, Gleam

“Tex’ forearm twitched before he snarled again; “Lay…the…fuck…off.” Each word dripped with venom.
“We will but first I want to make sure you take my meaning – take it as gospel. Play your little game, fuck her bow-legged but when it comes down to a choice between you or her getting hurt, I’ll put a bullet in her pretty little head so fast you’ll think you imagined her.” With that, he walked off. Cy following behind. They tipped their hats to Elena as they passed her.”
― Keshia Harris, Tex

“Fae are wilder in our instinctual drives. We can be demanding and ardent, dominant and jealous”. He stands up and faces me again, and even though he’s no closer than he was before, it feels like something between us has compressed. Like the world is shrinking into this moment. “Especially with… someone we want.”
― Raven Kennedy, Gleam

“His voice is a seductive grit of palpable hunger that has my ribbons twisting on the floor and my own want surging. My eyes flutter closed as his words stroke my ear and slip inside to settle beneath my ribs like they carry their own heart. “It’s fucking torture to have you stand there and tell me you want me, and not be able to do anything about it. But I’m a patient male, and as soon as I’m able, I’m going to touch and taste every inch of you. I’m going to have you writhing and begging, and I’ll give you every bit of pleasure I can wring from your delectable body,” he murmurs in a wicked promise. “The moment that sun dips, Goldfinch, you’re mine.”
― Raven Kennedy, Gleam

“The moment my hands are bare, I reach back and touch the wall, and Slade freezes when he sees my bare skin collide with it… and no gold comes. “Thank fuck.” In five long strides, he demolishes the space between us. He’s suddenly there, gripping me by the waist, hard lips fused to mine, and finally, we combust.”
― Raven Kennedy, Gleam

“You did it, Goldfinch.”
― Raven Kennedy, Gleam