Lyd

“We would go on, you and I. If I couldn't be queen, you would find a way to win this battle and save this country. You would make a sheltering place for my people. You would march and bleed and crack terrible jokes until you had done all you said you would do. I suppose that's why I love you.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves

“You do realize you just referred to yourself as the queen. That means you agreed.
I am going to kill you.
So long as you kiss me again before you do.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves

“Nikolai's glib demeanor vanished. "I cannot take a wife while I am in this state. I cannot forge a marriage founded on lies."
"Aren't most?"
"Ever the romantic."
"Ever practical."

(KoS, Ch. 2)”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“He reached out, taking hold of my wrists to stop me. His voice was ragged. “What are you doing?”
I closed the space between us until I could feel the warmth coming off of his body. His breath kissed my skin as I shrugged off the shirt. His eyes were searching mine, the thoughts racing through them so fast, I could almost hear them swirling in the air around us.
“I’m making my own fate,” I said, tears filling my eyes again as I spoke Coen’s words. But these tears weren’t sad. They were ones of deep relief. “If we stay, we stay together.”
It was a question. A hope. And as I stood there in front of him with my heart bared between us, I waited for his answer.
“This is a really bad idea.” He moved closer, and my heartbeat grew louder as slowly, his hands came to my face. His fingertips slid into my hair at the nape of my neck and my head tipped back before his mouth met mine.”
― Adrienne Young, The Last Legacy