Hawke Flynn Quotes

“Not everything was a lie, Poppy. Not everything.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“It hurts.'

'I know.' Misreading what I said, his gaze latched on to mine. 'I'm going to fix it. I'll make the pain go away. I'll make it all go away. You won't carry one more scar.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“If you wanted to kill me, you should've aimed for the head, Princess. But worse yet, you forgot.'

'Forgot what?'

'That it was real.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“Stop calling me that!' I squirmed.

'And you should stop doing that,' he said, his voice rougher, deeper. 'Then again. Please continue. It's the perfect kind of torture.'
...
'You're sick.'

'And twisted. Perverse, and dark.' The rough stubble of his chin dragged over my cheek, and my spine arched in response. He seemed to get even close as his fingers spread over mine. 'I'm a lot of things-'

'Murderer?”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“I plotted to take you from everything you knew, and I did, but that's nowhere near the worst of my crimes. I've killed people, Poppy. There is so much blood on my hands that they will never be clean. I will overthrow the Queen who cared for you, and many more will die in the process. I am not a good man.' He swallowed hard. 'But I am trying to be right now.'
...
'I don't want you to be good.' Without even realising it, I had lifted my other hand, fisting the front of his shirt. 'I want you.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“You know this shirt was beyond repair, right?'

'Wha-?'

The sound of cloth tearing was my only explanation.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“You can't do anything wrong. How have you not learned that yet?”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“You are nothing to me if you're dead.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“I can't do that. Right? I mean, I don't have... the, uh, parts for it.'

'Parts?' Kieran coughed. 'What have you been filling her head with?'

The Prince slid him a bland look. 'Teeth. I do believe she means these.' Curling his upper lip, he ran his tongue over one fang, and my stomach dipped and twisted in a mixture of pleasure and unease. 'They don't need that. They just need your blood for them to complete the Ascension.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“I thought you'd be asleep.'

'Is that why you barged in?'

'Since I knocked, I don't consider that barging in.' He closed the door behind him and stepped into the light. He'd bathed and changed, his damp hair curling against his cheeks. 'But I'm glad to see that you were prepared just in case it wasn't someone you wanted to see.'

'What if you're someone I don't want to see?'

That half-grin appeared. 'You and I both know that's not the case.' His gaze roamed over me. 'At all.'

'Your ego never fails to amaze me.' I placed the dagger back and then looked around. Since the only other place to sit was the very uncomfortable-looking chair, the bed was the only option. I sat on the edge.

'I never fail to amaze you,' he replied.

I smiled. 'Thank you for proving what I just said.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“I hope you realise that no matter what anyone has ever told you, you are more worthy than anyone I've ever met.'

My heart squeezed in the best way. 'You haven't met enough people, then.'

'I have met too many.' He lifted his chin, kissing my forehead. He leaned back, sliding his thumb along my jaw. 'You deserve so much more than what awaits you.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“You shouldn't look at me like that.' His voice had thickened.

'Like what?'

'You know exactly how you're looking at me.' He closed his eyes. 'Actually, you might not, and that's why I should leave.'

'How am I looking at you, Hawke?'

His eyes opened. 'Like I don't deserve to be looked at. Not by you.'

'Not true,' I told him.

'I wish that was the case. Gods, I do. I need to leave.' He rose and backed up, his stare lingering. I didn't think he wanted to leave at all. He took a deep breath. 'Goodnight, Poppy.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“And it was strange to know myself and be so certain when I'd spent so long not knowing myself- never really being allowed to discover who I was, what I might like or dislike, what I'd want or need. But I knew now.

I had known the moment I had asked him to stay. I knew what the consequences could be. I knew what I was, and what was expected of me, and I knew I could no longer be that. It wasn't what I wanted in life. It had never been my choice.

But this... this I wanted.

Hawke was who I wanted.

This was my choice.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“Hawke wasn't the catalyst.

He was the reward.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“You are so damn beautiful,' he whispered, his voice thick. 'And so unexpected.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“I... you're perfect.'

His expression tightened. 'No, I'm not. You deserve someone who is, but I'm too much of a bastard to allow that.'

I shook my head, unsure how he couldn't see that he was deserving. 'I disagree with everything you just said.'

'Shocker,' he said, and then he curled his arm around me.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“It didn't matter if the gods found me unworthy because I was worthy of this- of laughter and excitement, of happiness and anticipation, of safety and acceptance, of pleasure and experience, of everything Hawke made me feel. And he was worthy of whatever consequences came from this because this wasn't just about him. I knew that from the moment I'd asked him to stay.

It was about me.

What I wanted.

My choice.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“He kissed me softly, sweetly. 'Don't forget this.'

I touched his jaw. 'I don't think I ever could.'

'Promise me,' he said, seeming not to hear me as he lifted his hand. His gaze snagged with mine. 'Promise me you won't forget this, Poppy. That no matter what happens tomorrow, the next day, next week, you won't forget this- forget that this was real.'

I couldn't look away. 'I promise. I won't forget.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“That was very naughty,' Hawke chided, snatching the sword out of my hand as if I hadn't been holding onto it. 'You are so incredibly violent.' He dipped his chin and whispered, 'It still turns me on.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“You hit like you're angry with me.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“Damn,' Kieran drew the word out.

'Should we intervene?' Delano asked, sounding concerned.

'No,' Elijah answered with a chuckle. 'This is the best thing I've seen in a while. Who would've thought the Maiden could throw down?'

'This is why you don't mix business with pleasure,' Kieran commented.

'Is that the case?' Elijah whistled. 'My money is on her then.'

'Traitors,' gasped Hawke...”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“You're a monster.'

Hawke's eyes flared an intense gold, and they weren't normal. They'd never been natural. 'You finally see me for what I am.'

I did.

He was a thing of nightmares hidden in the guise of a dream, and I had fallen for it. I fell so hard.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“Why didn't you say anything? This could become infected.'

It took everything in me to keep my arms at my sides. 'Well, there really wasn't a lot of time, considering you were busy betraying me.'

His eyes narrowed. 'That's no excuse.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“You are exceptionally skilled at being disobedient,' he growled. 'Only second to your talent of driving me crazy.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“Just like you need to understand that there is no way out of this. You belong to me.'

My heart turned over slowly. 'Don't you mean I belong to the Dark One?'

'I meant what I said, Princess.'

'I don't belong to anyone.'

'If you believe that, then you are a fool,' he taunted, pressing his head to mine before I could lash out. 'Or you're lying to yourself. You belonged to the Ascended. You know that. It's one of the things you hated. They kept you in a cage.'

I never should've said anything to him. 'At least that cage was more comfortable than this one.'

'True,' he murmured, and a heartbeat passed. 'But you've never been free.'

'True or not.' And it was painfully true. 'That doesn't mean I'll stop fighting you,' I warned. 'I won't submit.'

'I know.' There was an odd tone to his voice, one that sounded like... admiration. But that didn't make sense.

'You're still a monster,' I told him.

'I am, but I wasn't born that way. I was made this way.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“I was dying.

'No, you're not,' he argued, and I realised I'd said the last part out loud. 'You cannot die. I will not allow it.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“You think you hate me now? If I do what you're asking, you'll want to murder me.' He paused, and his lips curved upward. 'Well, you'll want to murder me more than you already do. You don't have control of yourself right now.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“Your name isn't Hawke Flynn. You're him! You're the Dark One.'

'I prefer the name Casteel or Cas,' he replied then, his tone hard and distant. 'If you don't want to call me that, you can call me Prince Casteel Da'Neer, the second son of King Valyn Da'Neer, brother of Prince Malik Da'Neer.'

I shuddered.

'But do not call me the Dark One. That is not my name.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“Even though you want nothing more than to not feel what you do. I want to hear you say my real name.'

'You're a bastard.' I whispered.

One side of his lips curled. 'Some people call me that, yes, but that's not the name I'm waiting to hear, Princess.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“That's where you're wrong, Princess.' His eyes glowed a fiery amber as he glared down at me. 'You don't have options when it comes to your own well-being and your own foolish stubbornness.'

'Excuse me?'

'I won't let you weaken or starve yourself because you're mad. And i do get it. I get why you're upset. Whey you want to fight me on everything, every step of the way.' He took that step toward me, and my spine locked up as I refused to back away. His eyes burned brighter. 'I want you to, Princess. I enjoy it.'

'You're twisted.

'Never said I wasn't,' he retorted. 'So, fight me. Argue with me. See if you can actually injure me next time. I dare you.'

My eyes widened as I lowered my arms. 'You're... there's something wrong with you.'

'That may be true, but what is also true, is the fact that I will not let you put yourself in unnecessary danger.'

'Maybe you've forgotten, but I can handle myself.'

'I haven't forgotten. I won't ever prevent you from lifting a sword to protect your life or those you care about,' he said. 'But I won't let you shove that sword through your own heart to prove a point.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash