King's Cage (Red Queen #3)

Not a god’s chosen, but a god’s cursed. That’s what we all are

To stand in front of a person who is your whole world and be told you are not enough. You are not the choice. You are a shadow to the person who is your sun.

Those who know what it’s like in the dark will do anything to stay in the light.”

“If your heart’s not in this, you’re going to get a lot of people killed.”
He whirls, almost knocking me on my ass with the speed and force of his movement. I have seen his fire firsthand, but never so strongly as the flame blazing in his eyes.
“Cameron, my heart is quite literally in this,”

It’s cruel to give hope where none should be.

To look powerful is to be powerful. A lesson I learned

Whore. That’s what Maven called her after the attempt on his life. I almost killed him where he stood

He tried to let her go, or so Elane told me. Maven knew as well as any of us what a danger his obsession would become. Kill her. Be done. Be rid of her poison, he used to mutter

You think I enjoy seeing you like this?” he murmurs. “You think I want to keep you a prisoner?” Something hitches in his breath. “It’s the only way you’ll stay with me.” Water sloshes over his hands as he draws them back and forth

Well, I couldn’t exactly choose the person I wanted, could I?” he snaps