“The Darkling slumped back in his chair. “Fine,” he said with a weary shrug. “Make me your villain.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“The Darkling shrugged. 'Fear is a powerful ally,' he said. 'And loyal.” — Leah Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Don’t worry, tracker. You’ll know when our deal is up...I’ll be certain you hear it when I make her scream.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“The Darkling shrugged. 'Fear ids a powerful ally,' he said. 'And loyal.” — Leah Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Darkling I listen; and, for many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death...” — John Keats Copy Share Image
“I knew there was no bottom to the Darkling's pain. He would just keep falling and falling.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Know that I loved you, she said to the Darkling. Know that it was not enough.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Don't feel too bad, tracker," said the Darkling. "All men can be made fools.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“You never know," said Nikolai. "I've been busy. I might have some surprises in store for the Darkling yet." "Please tell me… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“You sound just like the Darkling." "If you ever have trouble telling us apart, look for the person who isn't torturing you… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I've seen what you truly are," said the Darkling, "and I've never turned away. I never will. Can he say the same?” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“It’s true,” I said softly. “You are stronger, wiser, infinite in experience.” I leaned forward and whispered, my lips brushing the shell… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry we don't visit more often. There's a war on and, well, no one likes you." The Darkling touched a hand… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“The darkling gently folded me in his arms. He pressed a kiss to the top of my hair 'I will strip away… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“The problem with wanting," he whispered, his mouth trailing along my jaw until it hovered over my lips, "is that it makes… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“He’d wanted me to believe in his ruthlessness. Then I remembered his words from so long ago: Make me your villain. ” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I got used to seeing him waiting for me at the end of corridors, or sitting at the edge of my bed… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Again, the Darkling shook his head. “You two make it so easy. I prick him, you bleed.” “And you can’t begin to… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“He leaned against the window, and the gilded frame came into sharp focus. “Do you think it would be any different with… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
Dess shook her head. "Before he walked off, Rex said for you to wait. He said it's totally important you don't touch… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
“You begged me for clemency once," he called over the dead reaches of the Fold, over the hungry shrieks of the horrors… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Darkling I listen; and, for many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death, Call'd him soft names in… — John Keats Copy Share Image
“Why waste my anger on you when the fault is mine? I should have anticipated another betrayal from you, one more mad… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“It's probably for the best, I told myself. How would I have said goodbye to Mal anyway? Thanks for being my best… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“The Darkling just stared out into the waves. I considered shoving him over the railing. Sure, he was hundreds of years old,… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“So I'm the Darkling's prisoner?" "You're under his protection." "What's the difference?" "Pray you never find out.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“The stag had been showing me my strength-not just the price of mercy but the power it bestowed. And mercy was something… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I’ve never understood this taste for otkazat’sya . Is it because you thought you were one of them for so long?” “I… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Darkling I listen; and, for many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death, Call'd him soft names in… — John Keats Copy Share Image
“Then the memory of the Darkling's kiss blew through me and rattled my concentration, scattering my thoughts like leaves and making my… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
