Viper Quotes

“If I am the menace, then you must be the trouble.”
― Nalini Singh, Archangel's Viper

“Somehow, the notion that Professor Moriarty had parents - might have been a child - never sat right. A viper is a snake straight from the egg. I couldn't help but picture little Jamie as a balding midget in a sailor suit, spying Cook and the baker's boy rolling in the flour on the kitchen table through his toy telescope, and blackmailing them for extra buns.”
― Kim Newman, Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles

“It’s all true.” Venom’s hair lifted up in the wind coming through his open window, his profile so astonishingly perfect that her breath caught for a second. “I’m deadlier than the deadliest snake in the world, with the ability to impact strong immortals. But you’re not too far behind.”
“Try being used as a chew toy by an insane archangel,” Holly said with a grim smile. “It does wonders for your poison, I hear.”
― Nalini Singh, Archangel's Viper

“We'll have to fix your shoulder first,” MacRuairi said. He turned him around, grabbing hold of the top of his arm. He handed Arthur his dagger. “Ready?”
Arthur put the wooden hilt between his teeth and nodded. The pain was extreme but quick. After a moment, he was able to roll his shoulder freely in the socket. “You've done that before?” Arthur said.
“Nay,” MacRuairi said, a rare smile on his face. “But I've seen it done. I guess you're lucky I'm a quick study.”
― Monica McCarty, The Ranger

“Abruptly the wind shifted, and his head snapped up. A scream pierced the air. It skittered across his skin and reverberated through his bones. He shivered. Suddenly, he felt as though a large hand was squeezing his stomach, tighter and tighter, making it impossible to breathe. Danger. Uncertainty. Fear...?
Sora!
That scream, that pitch, the direction it came from.... Crash found himself running across the ship, bounding toward the docks.
Sweet Goddess—no!”
― T.L. Shreffler

“A crow hovered above him, drifting in the rain like a strange banner. Swaying from side to side, bent almost double, Sora still thought he was the most beautiful sight in the world.”
― Viper's Creed - T.L. Shreffler

“He broke away again, muttering against her lips. “I will do this,” he said, “until you can't think anymore.” He trailed his lips across her mouth, tendrils of fire slipping through her body. “Then we will go back,” he murmured, “and you will sleep.”
― Volcrian's Hunt T.L. Shreffler

“Do you trust me?” he said against her temple as he brushed her hair back.

She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close. “Yes,” she said.

“I'll be gone in the morning.”

“I know.”

“Don't give up on me, Sora,” he said. “Don't be afraid.”

She opened her eyes and saw him clearly. “I'm not afraid,” she replied.

Then, “Will you return to me?”

He didn't answer with words, but with his hands, his lips, every place their skin touched.”
― T.L. Shreffler's

“Do you trust me?” he said against her temple as he brushed her hair back.

She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close. “Yes,” she said.

“I'll be gone in the morning.”

“I know.”

“Don't give up on me, Sora,” he said. “Don't be afraid.”

She opened her eyes and saw him clearly. “I'm not afraid,” she replied.

- Ferran's Map”
― T.L. Shreffler's

“When you are in a pit of vipers, you have only one choice, bite first - Dahag”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour