Onyx Storm

“My loyalty is to Violet first above everything, everyone else. Then Tyrrendor. Then Navarre in the moments when it’s worthy–usually when Violet is in residence.”

“Well-the-fuck-aware.”

“I live by you. When have I ever given a fuck about the Codex or the Code of Conduct? I am yours and you are mine, and there’s no law or rule in this world or the next that will change that.”

“But ‘girlfriend’ is missing the permanent tone.”

“Just you and me today, honeybear. Don’t worry. I’ll take good care of you.”

“Good thing I fuck like a third.”

“Tell me something, Violence. Why is it always you?”

“You have to accept what I already have. The man you love no longer fully belongs to himself.”

“Yes, love. I’m jealous. I’m jealous of the armor that holds you when I can’t, the sheets on your bed that caress your skin every night, and the blades that feel your hands. So when the prince of our realm walks into my classroom and starts talking to the woman I love with what can only be considered intense familiarity, and then has the audacity to ask her out right in front of me, naturally, I’m going to get jealous.”

“There’s no magic here. No power. No lure. No taunting reminder that I can everyone if I just reach for it and take what’s offered. It’s only…peace.”

“My friends will continue to fight long after I meet Malek, and I’ll meet him with my soul intact. Do your worst.”

“I’m completely in love with your boyfriend or utterly terrified of him. Not sure at the moment.”

“Let’s get three things straight, Your Highness. First, I have remarkable hearing thanks to the shadows at your very feet. Second, I don’t control Violet. Never have. Never will. But third, and most importantly–She really, honestly hasn’t thought about you. At least not since the second she set eyes on me.”

“Maybe this is who he could have been if his dad hadn’t led a whole rebellion and fucked him over by getting executed and having him thrown into the quadrant and making him responsible for all the marked ones at the age of what? Seventeen?”

“Lifetime. Anything less is unacceptable. And her full name for the papers is Violet Sorrengail. Two Rs.”

“Swear you’ll keep it safe, even if it’s from me.”

“The best leaders are the ones who never want the job.”

“Because you’re the only one capable of killing me.”