The Veil of Blood and Magic

“I chose you the second you put your life on the line for that little boy. I chose you, The second you didn't leave us at the mercy of Balan’s crew. I chose you the second I bought that private dance, I just didn't realize it.”

“Whatever it is you're running from or toward, we are Matched. We are bound together through fate. I will find you. I would find you even in the darkest night or the most violent storm.”

“No one deserves to die just because of who they are. Let alone an innocent youngling. I would do it again. I will do it again if we run into anything like that on the road. If you want me to survive long enough for you to use me to get what you want, you’ll just have to keep dealing with that.”

“You don’t know this about me. But you’ll learn it the longer you’re with me. I live my life one day at a time. One night at a time. One minute. One second. Each one could be my last. This world has taught me that since conception. I don’t trouble myself with the worries of tomorrow.”

“You think I don’t know you but I do. I may not know your name or the color of your eyes, but I know your heart, your soul. You showed me your spirit, your fire, your strength in the first days we started writing each other. You showed me your kindness as you indulged my little inquiries about your life and you showed me wit when I tried to pry more details from you.”

“You are no longer welcome at The Red Lion. Lera gave you the best night of your life, so you gave her your entire purse. You will no longer touch or harm another living thing without their consent.”

“We're matched. That's something that no one else will ever be able to touch, but that doesn't mean that no one else can touch you.”

“Liv. This isn't just about a power boost. This isn't just about the mission. I want to Link with you even if our world isn’t about to end. I choose you, because of your heart and your bite. I'm choosing you, and I'm asking you to choose me.”

“When we meet? I’ll claim you for myself until I’m certain you’re mine and I’m yours and these playthings of yours will merely be bonuses for you.”

“Linking with me is not something you want to do. You’d be tied to me for the rest of my life, which, if you don't remember, it’s going to be very long. Severing a bond like that is one of the most unimaginable pains for the Linked. Just shy of losing a Matched.”

“I told you, sex with me is dangerous. You can’t Link with me.”

“It’s a binding magical contract. In there, we have no enemies, regardless of past blood feuds, interspecies conflict, or historical wrongs. I don’t care if you spot your Matched fucking a pixie in the corner, you don’t attack. In there, everyone is here for the same thing—escape, freedom, and a scrap of safety on this fucked up continent. Break that rule, and we’ll know. And trust me, you don’t want to find out what happens if you don’t follow the rules.”

“I want to watch you come on our cocks. Our greedy little tress.”

“I’ll keep my cock to myself tonight. Unless you beg me for it.”

“I care about people who cower behind religion in order to justify their own disgraceful needs, and wiping out an entire race is one of them.”

“I said I wanted to feed you. Not Link with you. But I’m flattered you think I might fuck you three times while we’re in here.”