“Your name is nothing, Your name is mine the demon hissed.
"what is your name."A command, not a question, as eyes of pure gold met his.
"Dorian," he breathed”
―
"what is your name."A command, not a question, as eyes of pure gold met his.
"Dorian," he breathed”
―
“The queen looked at the nails, the teeth, and grinned.
Honestly–it was a shame that Manon had to kill her.”
― Queen of Shadows
Honestly–it was a shame that Manon had to kill her.”
― Queen of Shadows
“You and I are nothing but wild beasts wearing human skins.”
― Queen of Shadows
― Queen of Shadows
“You can’t just toss us out. What will we do? Where will we go?” “I hear hell is particularly nice at this time of year.”
― Queen of Shadows
― Queen of Shadows
“Her heart—it had been meant for her heart.
And he had taken that arrow for her.
The killing calm spread through her like hoarfrost. She’d kill them all. Slowly.
They reached the second bridge just as Aedion’s barrage of arrows halted, his quiver no doubt emptied. She shoved Rowan onto the planks. “Run,” she said.
“No—”.
“Run.”
It was a voice that she’d never heard herself use—a queen’s voice— that came out, along with the blind yank she made on the blood oath that bound them together.
His eyes flashed with fury, but his body moved as though she’d compelled him. He staggered across the bridge, just as—
Aelin whirled, drawing Goldryn and ducking just as the Wing Leader’s sword swiped for her head.”
― Queen of Shadows
And he had taken that arrow for her.
The killing calm spread through her like hoarfrost. She’d kill them all. Slowly.
They reached the second bridge just as Aedion’s barrage of arrows halted, his quiver no doubt emptied. She shoved Rowan onto the planks. “Run,” she said.
“No—”.
“Run.”
It was a voice that she’d never heard herself use—a queen’s voice— that came out, along with the blind yank she made on the blood oath that bound them together.
His eyes flashed with fury, but his body moved as though she’d compelled him. He staggered across the bridge, just as—
Aelin whirled, drawing Goldryn and ducking just as the Wing Leader’s sword swiped for her head.”
― Queen of Shadows
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