“You and Auguste would have been slapping each other on the back and watching tournaments, and I would have been trailing around you tugging on your sleeve, trying to get a look in edgewise.” After a moment, Laurent said, “He would have liked you.” LaurentKings RisingAuAuguste Book:Kings Rising Source: Kings Rising
“A kingdom, or this?” KingdomKingThisLaurentDamenVereAkielosCaptive Prince Trilogy Book:Captive Prince Source: Captive Prince
“How can you trust me, after what your own brother did to you?' 'Because he was false,' said Damen. 'and you are true. I think if I gave you my heart, you would treat it tenderly.” LoveCaptive PrinceLaurentDamen Book:Captive Prince: Volume Two Source: Captive Prince: Volume Two
“It was like watching a boar try to take on the endless blue of the sky. Damen remembered how it felt to be coerced to Laurent's will. Laurent had never needed to use force to make men obey him, just as he had never needed men to like him in order to get his way. Laurent got his way because when men tried to resist him, they found, sweetly outmanoeuvred, that they couldn’t.” Captive PrinceLaurentKings Rising Book:Kings Rising Source: Kings Rising
“All right. Give me some coin. I want to play that man at cards.’ Laurent rose, leaning his weight against the table. Damen reached for the purse, then paused. ‘Aren’t you supposed to earn gifts with service?’ Laurent said, ‘Is there something you want?’ His voice was sinuous with promise; his gaze was steady as a cat’s.” M M RomanceCaptive PrinceLaurentDamen Book:Captive Prince: Volume Two Source: Captive Prince: Volume Two