☾ katie ☽

“From this night forward, I am your church. When you are lost, I am your shelter. When you are in pain, I am your elixir.” Gripping her crown, he tipped her head back and stared deeply into her eyes. The intensity of his gaze tickled her stomach. “When you ache for pleasure, I am your mercy.” A look of conviction claimed his expression, as he said, “I will burn down this pathetic world for you. Only you. You are mine, little fledgling. Always.”
― Keri Lake, Nightshade

“The punishment we would suffer for such sin. I would willingly bear it to know the sound of your moans, but the thought of a whip across your spine incites a murderous rage inside of me.” His words shouldn’t have left her feeling weak with want.”
― Keri Lake, Nightshade

“There’s a violence inside of me, Farryn. A toxic poison that needs release. You are the blade to my vein. The calm to a storm that never stops raging. You always were.”
― Keri Lake, Nightshade

“Your scent. Your touch. Your voice. It calls to me like a siren, luring me toward the mysterious abyss. And still, I’ve an insatiable appetite for it. When I think of someone hurting you, or touching you, those thoughts my mother feared claw inside of me.” His fingers curled around her nape as his lips peeled back into a snarl. “I cannot and will not bear the thought of another man laying claim to you. Ever. Earlier, you said that you would never belong to me. But you do. And I belong to you.”
― Keri Lake, Nightshade