Consumed By Deception Quotes
"Books have been my only escape since Aunt Annika left."
"The pain in my arm didn’t hurt as much as the constant, unending ache in my chest."
"All the warmth and joy she brought to the house has vanished ever since Mom took her place."
"I don’t like it when Dad hits Mom. Because she hits back and then they’re both screaming, breaking things, and bleeding."
"Judging by the pain in my arm, it’s Mom who’s dragging me."
"She’s never been a careful driver. If anything, she’s the type who honks and shouts at people and calls them names."
"Death is a pull of a trigger, a splatter of blood, and empty eyes."
"Even though I’ve never feared death... there’s something I’ve feared losing."
"Remember, Adrian, power is seized, not given."
"You can’t do this to me! I’m the mother of your son!"
"I’ve become insufferable in the past months."
"Whenever I finished, the mist returned with a vengeance, and all I could see was her opening her legs for another man."
"That’s not what’s important right now," Yan snaps. "Lia almost died."
"You’re old enough now, so listen carefully, my boy. This is how you punish traitors, no matter how close they are to you."
"I did that to get you the power, you fucking asshole!"
"My anger turned into rage and I had to take a step—or a few—back so I wouldn’t hurt her to the point of no return."
"I hate this sight of Mom. I’ve always known her to be larger than life, stronger too."
"I love your hands. They’re so strong and masculine. You even have veins in them."
"You labeled me a killer, a devil, a monster, a stalker, a fucking villain. This is what villains do, Lia."
"I don’t want him to have done it. But at the same time, I understand why he did."
"If anything happens to you, it won’t push me away. If anything, it’ll bring me closer, Lenochka."
"You’re not just my wife, the mother of my son, and completely and utterly mine, but you’re also the only woman I’ve wanted since the first time you begged me to fuck you when you were drunk."
"He’s always dressed so simple yet so elegant."
"I meant what I told Kolya earlier, Lia is worth failing my system, digging my own grave, and putting myself in this unfavorable position. I would do it all over again if it means having her."
"Because you accept him the way he is. Not even his parents did that."
"You were the one who killed him?" His voice is low but firm.
"I can't believe how cruel his parents were. But I guess that's what shaped him into who he is today."
"I'm mad at you right now. Do you have any idea of the number of scenarios that went through my head when I ran after the car and couldn’t catch up?"
"I didn’t mean to… Please don’t hurt me." She shakes her head, eyes meeting mine. "Lia, please."
"I'll take care of it." The older woman stares at me with her signature snobbish expression.
"If there’s anything I learned from temporarily losing my identity and everything that followed, it’s that I can’t keep watching my life like a spectator. I have to take action, even if it ends up being wrong."
"Besides, a marriage is for two. I need to stand tall beside Adrian and help him as Rai does with her husband, Kyle."
"I’m only answering your question. We took vows, Pakhan, to care for and protect each other, and those vows are as precious to me as the brotherhood’s codes of honor."
"I’m not threatening my Pakhan. I’m suggesting a deal. If you want me to find Anastasia while keeping it under the radar, I will."
"You’re my wife and I would rather die a thousand times over than put you in danger."
"I have no interest in lying to you. If I did, I would’ve kept this a secret."
"I’m done treating my wife like a stranger when she’s always been the only person who mattered in a room full of people."
"I thought I was protecting you before, but fuck that. If you’re going to be in the limelight anyway, I’ll be by your side every step of the way."
"I have to take action, even if it ends up being wrong. At least I will have tried, not sat around, waiting for someone else to make the decisions."