Quotes About Sacrifice

She pressed a single soft kiss over his heart, having no idea he'd just given it to her.

You told me earlier that the necklace is your favorite. You'd give up your most treasured gold for the Vrekeners? For this kingdom?" She made a scoffing sound. "Not in a million years. But I'd give it up for you. Because that's what we do—we save each other's asses.

This might be the most noble thing I've ever done. Noble, for the record, cuts like a blade to the heart.

How could he be so good to me when I'd hurt him so deeply? I remembered his blood-curdling roar when I'd ridden away from him—to be with Jack. . . . As

Daciano broke the spell. "Bettina, there is a limit." Without looking at him, she asked, "What does that mean?" He took her hand, smoothly returning her panties. "One day you'll convince me that you'll always want him." Just before he traced away, he murmured in her ear, "Take care, lest you lose a male who'll desire only you—and gain a male who'll desire only others.

Resisting her hold over him, the vampire yelled to the crowd, "Mark me, and listen well! I've won this tournament. . . . No one here can deny my victory. . . . I've won this crown"—he pointed his bloodied sword at her—"and Bettina as my wife." Claws digging into his chest, lungs failing, he bellowed, "I forsake you both!

For me, Thronos is all the gold in the world. He's my next heartbeat.

I will have spent my entire life in service to the kingdom, only to abandon it in a time of need, for a female who doesn't even want me!

Doona ever doubt my desire for you—if I truly was in a contest for the right to have you, I'd have bitten his goddamned throat free, then laid it at your feet in offer!" Her

warriors—be they human, demoness, siren, changeling or any brave creature from the Lore—knew to pray for it as they died. Thus the Valkyrie were born.

So, what do you do, Ellie?" he asked. Well, previously, I held a position on death row, but lately I've been a vampire's plaything. Soon I'll be sacrificed so the Soul Reaper and the Enemy of Old can make babies.

Jackson, what did you hear me mumble in my sleep?" "You said, 'Come touch'. I thought this was a fine idea, until you added, 'But you'll pay a price.' What was that about?

So do vampires, but that dinna stop our king from making one his queen," Rónan pointed out. "Does it hurt?

God, peekôn. Noble, for the record, cuts like a blade to the heart....

His female didn't belong in this foul place. And since he belonged with her, then neither did he. He didn't care what he had to do, he'd find a way to get her home.

Her words made his lips part. No. I used to believe that. He stood unsteadily. Now I know I was wrong. Before he traced away, he rasped, If you love something, you protect it ruthlessly. No matter what occurs.

Annika called back, "Never would I give my daughter to a dog." Good luck with that one, Lachlain.

Women in love made sacrifices. That was simply what they did. He'd watched the world over the span of his life, and for the great majority of it, women had yielded to the men they desired. Surely the last fifty years had been an anomaly.

Wroth fell to his knees, head bowed as a guttural sound of pain erupted from his chest. At the first opportunity, he'd offered her torture, only to follow it by stealing her freedom from her. And then… A heart for a heart. She'd made his beat. Had he broken hers? He'd lost her. And he'd deserved to.

Understand me, Lachlain. I came here for my man, and I'm not leaving without him. If I have to live in there with Garreth, I will.

finding a guy who would never jeopardize his relationship. Because it equaled his very life. Why

Today he'd learned that she didn't proffer blood sacrifices at an altar—always a gratifying detail to learn about a potential mate.

I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday.

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.