Radiant Sin Quotes
"I’ve worked for the man for five years now, and even that isn’t enough time to stop expecting the other shoe to drop."
"If security is the reason the elevators won’t go above floor fifteen, then I bet they’ll descend from here."
"I’m not sure how you got up here at all. My people are supposed to have the upper floors locked down."
"No one surfs the political currents as adeptly as she does if they’re not smarter than most of the people in the room."
"I don’t want what Ares has—the title, the power, the responsibility—but it must be nice to be so comfortable in how she moves through the world, sure that it will bend to her impressive will."
"The work is challenging, and I actually enjoy it. Not that I’ll ever admit as much out loud."
"We aren’t on the same level—two women from legacy families, even if mine is disgraced and hers rules Olympus."
"I wish Cassandra had waited for me. She’s more than capable of taking care of herself, but she lives on the edge of the upper warehouse district."
"With how their mother babies the spoiled brat, it never would have worked if Apollo wasn’t, well, Apollo."
"I prefer the upper ring. I like people-watching, and spending time in the Dryad is a good way to see where alliances stand with the various power players in the city."
"Everything is a little hazy, my brain misfiring because Apollo is kissing me."
"Apollo is focused and intentional about every single thing he does."
"You’re one of the smartest people I know. I value your input."
"You don’t care what anyone in Olympus thinks of you."
"I’m assuming we won’t easily be able to have frank conversations on the property?"
"I wouldn’t call her an ally, but she’s not an enemy."
"If you know me as well as you say, then you’d know I wouldn’t feel obligated to do shit."
"I would like to have my filthy way with you again the first opportunity that presents itself, and also as often as can be managed before this thing between us ends."
"Apollo sets his teeth to the sensitive spot where my neck meets my shoulder."
"How can he sound so normal when seconds ago I was coming all over his thigh?"
"The sheer level of distraction is worrisome."
"He's the cornerstone of the alliance that pledges to Zeus."
"I’m not the greatest protector, but no one else looks out for him."
"Zeus uses Apollo as a blunt tool or scalpel by turn."
"Apollo will still be here fighting to protect this city that does not deserve him."
"Apollo is more than capable of making my own decisions."
"I cannot take every injured dove under my wing."
"Ariadne, if you ever need a safe space, I know a few places that offer sanctuary."
"You can’t say the same for most of the guests here, let alone the members of the Thirteen."
"Ariadne is not Helen or Eris or Perseus or Hercules."
"I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I didn’t at least try."
"I would be fooled by the misery on her face if I didn’t know this was all an act."
"I will do whatever is required to keep this city and all the people in it safe."
"I’ll do everything I can to ensure she never regrets it."
"But I want better access to your breasts. Your hands."
"I’m not going to cut any part of this short."
"It’s a privilege to take care of you tonight."
"I won’t be reckless, but I don’t know that I can promise to be careful."
"There’s no point in trying to pull Hermes aside to talk now."
"She’s the one to remove the blindfold from my eyes, and she smiles up at me as I blink at the abrupt change."
"In the face of her unrelenting cheerfulness, even Icarus manages a smile."
"I straighten and examine the walls more closely. There’s no way she could have moved the dresser, so I bypass that."
"The laws are the laws, even if most people have no idea what little secrets from our founding the Thirteen have hidden all these years."
"I have my reasons." An answer and yet no answer at all.
"This might not be going like I expected, but everyone in the house is in that living room and I hardly think one of the staff is going to harm me."
"It’s not safe, Eris. You can call for Minos’s head later if you want, but right now my priority is getting you to safety."