It’s funny cuz it’s true.
‘Eugenie, why do you keep having such a hard time believing I’d do things for you?’
There was earnestness in his voice, and I realized we kept having this conversation over and over. Out of everyone in my life lately, it seemed like he was the only reliable one.
‘I don’t know why. I’m sorry. I just run into few people who give something for nothing. Mining isn’t going to get me into your bed.’
‘Well,’ he said cheerfully, ‘nobody knows that for sure, but even if not? It doesn’t matter. You need it. It makes you happy. End of story.’
I looked away. Dorian truly was my friend. ‘Thank you. It does make me happy. One less thing in a sea of problems today.’
He handed me the cup. ‘Get me wine this time, and tell me what your problems are. You can even sit on my lap.’
‘No thanks,’ I said, but I did get him the wine.
There was earnestness in his voice, and I realized we kept having this conversation over and over. Out of everyone in my life lately, it seemed like he was the only reliable one.
‘I don’t know why. I’m sorry. I just run into few people who give something for nothing. Mining isn’t going to get me into your bed.’
‘Well,’ he said cheerfully, ‘nobody knows that for sure, but even if not? It doesn’t matter. You need it. It makes you happy. End of story.’
I looked away. Dorian truly was my friend. ‘Thank you. It does make me happy. One less thing in a sea of problems today.’
He handed me the cup. ‘Get me wine this time, and tell me what your problems are. You can even sit on my lap.’
‘No thanks,’ I said, but I did get him the wine.
“
| — | Eugenie Markham and King Dorian, Thorn Queen (via darkswanseriesquotes) |
Dorian?”
“Yes?”
“When we first met…you told me that if I slept with you, you’d go with me to get Jasmine. Does that offer still stand?”
The first surprised look I’d ever seen on him crossed his face. I took a certain amount of pride in realizing I’d finally caught him off-guard.
“My, my,” he said softly. “This is unexpected. So. Desperation and fury achieve what all my charms could not, hmm?”
A flush spilled over my cheeks. “Well, no…it’s not like—”
“No,” he said abruptly. “The offer does not still stand.”
“But I thought—”
“I saw you fight with Aeson and the kitsune. I won’t have you come to my bed out of some misguided sense of revenge on the two of them.
“Yes?”
“When we first met…you told me that if I slept with you, you’d go with me to get Jasmine. Does that offer still stand?”
The first surprised look I’d ever seen on him crossed his face. I took a certain amount of pride in realizing I’d finally caught him off-guard.
“My, my,” he said softly. “This is unexpected. So. Desperation and fury achieve what all my charms could not, hmm?”
A flush spilled over my cheeks. “Well, no…it’s not like—”
“No,” he said abruptly. “The offer does not still stand.”
“But I thought—”
“I saw you fight with Aeson and the kitsune. I won’t have you come to my bed out of some misguided sense of revenge on the two of them.
“
| — | King Dorian and Eugenie Markham, Storm Born (via darkswanseriesquotes) |
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My collection of items signed by author Richelle Mead. Dark Swan comics #1-3, Spirit Bound novel, two promotional cardboard prints of her book covers.
