Himansa

“I’ve been kissed before, but never in my wildest dreams have I been
devoured like he’s dying and I’m the only air he can breathe.
My eyes flutter closed and I let myself fall, even knowing it’ll hurt
when I hit the ground.
But if this is wrong, then I don’t want anything to be right ever again.”
― Rina Kent, Cruel King

“Heart,” he said steadily. The spikes on his
shoulders made him look like a demon. His blood-slicked armor
glimmered in the moonlight. “If waging a war for one woman is a
crime, then please do consider me a criminal.” Closer. “If killing
thousands to keep you alive is wrong, then consider me a villain.”
She now had to tilt her head to see him clearly. He leaned down. His
breath was hot against her mouth. “If loving you this much is my
downfall . . . then consider me already on my knees.”
― Alex Aster, Skyshade

“His hands were shaking. His voice was not the predatory calm
she had come to expect.
No, his words were laced in pure fury as he bent down, grabbed
Tynan by his bloody neck, and said, “My wife? You dare threaten my
wife?”
― Alex Aster, Skyshade

“When it came to
anyone harming her, he seemed to operate by a kill first, ask
questions later philosophy.”
― Alex Aster, Skyshade