Extraits

This is all for her, anyway.

She is my past, present, and future. She’s the only thing I see.

And this is what she wants, so I’ll give it to her.

“You are not allowed to die. Do you hear me? I will come back for you.”

Tristan has proven time and time again that if I fall, he will catch me. That if I break, he will hold the pieces until I’m ready to stitch them back again. So, I’ll do the same for him, and stand by his side, helping him claim the throne. Helping him seek his vengeance.

“But you…” He licks his lips. “You could burn down the entire kingdom until it’s nothing but charred rubble, and I would crawl over the embers with glee, so long as I could worship at your feet.”

“The problem is, Sara, there is no erasing you. And now, you’re part of me. One that I can’t snuff out, no matter how much I may try.” He steps in closer, forcing more blood to seep from his throat. “And I’m part of you too. Even if you hate that it’s so.”

He lets out a humorless laugh. “You think I wished for you?” His grip tightens against my jaw. “I would scourge the earth if I thought it would erase you from my brain.”

"— C’est peut-être votre aile, mais c’est mon château.

Ce sont mes couloirs, siffle-t-il, si près désormais que son souffle balaye mon visage. Il serait incroyablement stupide de votre part de considérer que l’absence de couronne sur ma tête vous dispense de vous incliner devant moi …

Ma respiration se bloque. Hélas, les mots m’échappent avant que je ne puisse les retenir :

— Je ne m’incline que devant ceux qui le méritent."

  « Doute que les astres soient de flammes, doute que le soleil tourne, doute que la vérité soit vérité, mais ne doute jamais de mon amour. »  

William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Si ça tourne mal, sache que je te retrouverai dans d'autres vies, Sara Beautreaux. Tu es mienne, et même la mort ne peut t'éloigner de moi.

Même si tu réduisais tout le royaume en cendres, je ramperais sur ses braises avec joie, tant que je pourrais me prosterner à tes pieds.

La puissance de ses mots me chamboule profondément.

- Si c'est ça, l'amour, alors oui, je t'aime.