“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 slumped back in his chair. “Fine,” he said with a weary shrug. “Make me your villain.” — 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 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“I knew there was no bottom to the Darkling's pain. He would just keep falling and falling.” — 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
“Aleksander." His eyes fluttered shut. "Don't let me be alone," he murmured. And then he was gone.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I don't care if you danced naked on the roof of the Little Palace with him. I love you, Alina, even the part of… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Inej frowned. “I thought you and Nina chose four outbreak sites on the Staves.” Kaz straightened his cuffs. “I also had her stop at… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I rolled my eyes. "For defending my honor, you dullard." He yanked me beneath a shadowed awning. I had a moment's panic when I… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I've been waiting for you a long time, Alina" He said. "You and I are going to change the world.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“They're all crazy, Oncat. Invisible armies, monster princes. Let's go set fire to something.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Inej knew the moment Kaz entered the Slat. His presence reverberated through the cramped rooms and crooked hallways as every thug, thief, dealer, con… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I've risked my life for you. I've walked half the length of Ravka for you, and I'd do it again and again and again… — 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 you plan… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Sure we do," said Theo, swatting at a branch. "We get to the spring, Alia gets cured. We argue over the best choice for… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“But I pushed down my confused tears and did as she asked, still hoping that whatever I’d broken might be repaired.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
