Kieran Contou Quotes

“Kieran?'

He looked at me.

'Please... please try to be careful.'

He lifted his brows. 'Are you worried about me?'

Crossing my arms, I nodded.

'Don't be nice to me,' he replied, and I sensed amusement from him. 'It weirds me out.'

'Sorry.'

He smiled then as he walked to where I stood. 'You don't sound remotely sorry.'

I grinned at him.

'Do me a favour,' Kieran said, looking down at me. 'Protect your Prince, Poppy.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“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

“My mouth dropped open. 'You're naked!'

'I am,' Kieran replied.

And he was.

Like completely naked, and I saw way too much tawny-hued skin. Way too much. I quickly spun around, my wide eyes clashing with Casteel's.

'You should see your face right now,' Casteel gripped the arrow in his stomach. 'It looks like you've been sunbathing.'

'Because he's naked,' I hissed. 'Like, super naked.'

'What do you think happens when he shifts forms?'

'The last time his pants actually stayed on!'

'And sometimes they don't.' Casteel shrugged.

'Those pants were looser, I suppose,' Kieran stated. 'There's no need to be embarrassed. It's only skin.'

What I saw was not only skin. He was... well, his body was a lot like Casteel's. Lean, hard muscle and...

I wasn't going to think about what I saw.

At a loss for what to say, I blurted out in a whisper. 'He has to be cold!'

'Wolven body temperatures run higher than normal. I'm just a little chilled,' Kieran commented. 'As I'm sure you noticed.'

Casteel smirked. 'I doubt she knows what you're referencing.'

I inhaled deeply through my nose and exhaled slowly. 'I know exactly what you're referencing, thank you very much!'

'How do you know that?' Casteel lifted his brows, and I noticed that his pupils seemed to have returned to their normal size. 'If you know what that means, than someone has been very naughty.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“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

“Among my people, scars are revered. They are never hidden.'

The only scar he could see was the one along the side of my waist. At least, I hoped. 'Among my people, it's not polite to stare at a naked woman in a bathtub.'

'Your people sound incredibly boring.'

'Get out!' I shrieked.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“Would you like to return to your room, Penellaphe?'

Pulled from my thoughts, it took me a moment to respond. 'You mean my cell?'

'It's far more comfortable and not nearly as drafty as the dungeon,' he replied.

'A cell is a cell, no matter how comfortable it is,' I told him.

'I'm fairly certain this is the same conversation we had earlier,' Casteel commented.

My gaze swivelled to Casteel. 'I'm fairly certain I don't care.'

'I'm also sure that we came to the conclusion that you have never been free, Princess,' Casteel tacked on. The truth of those words was still as brutal as it was when they had first been spoken. 'I don't believe you would even recognise freedom if it were ever offered to you.'

'I know enough to know that's not what you're offering,' I shot back, fury returning in a hot, welcoming wave, warming my too-cold skin.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Is what happened tonight common?'

'Which part? The marriage proposal or the open-heart surgery?”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“...he's the one thing in all the kingdoms that you, and only you, never have to fear.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“He can see me standing behind you,' I said. 'You're a giant oaf, but not that giant of an oaf.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“He does seem quite taken with you.'
...
'I think he's far more taken with himself.'

A loud laugh burst from the elemental. 'I think I can now be counted as one of those taken with you.'

My cheeks flushed, burning even deeper when Kieran said, 'I would advise against saying that in front of Casteel.'

'I like my head attached to my body, and my heart in my chest, the elemental responded. 'I have no plans to repeat that.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Kieran had finally, after about ten years, finished cutting up his food. 'May I have that? If you're done, that is? I'm not sure, but the last piece is a little thicker than the rest of the pieces.'

Slowly, he looked over at me. 'Would you like me to cut your food for you?'

'Would you like me to knock you off this bench?'

He chuckled deeply. 'Cas is right. You are incredibly violent.'

'No, I'm not.' I pointed my fork at him. 'I'm just not a child. I don't need someone else cutting my meat.'

'Uh-huh.' He handed the knife over, and I took it before he could change his mind.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Nothing lives forever. Anything can be killed if you try hard enough.'

Overly proud of myself, I stabbed another piece of meat. 'I suppose.'

'But no matter how hard you try with that knife you just swiped,' he said, and my eyes widened, 'you will not be able t kill Cas with it.'

My head swung in his direction. 'I'm not planning to kill him with it.'

'I would hope not.' He looked at me from the corner of his eye. 'It would probably only further endear you to him.'

I gave a small shake of my head. 'I'm going to ignore that incredibly disturbing possibility.'

'Ignoring something doesn't make it less true, Penellaphe.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Were you injured?'

'Would you fret with worry if I was?'

The corners of my lips turned down. No? Yes? 'Not particularly.'

'Ouch.' He pressed a hand to his chest. 'You wound me yet again.'

'He's not wounded,' Kieran answered. 'At least, not physically. Emotionally, I believed you left him shredded.'

I rolled my eyes. 'Then why ask if he's okay if he's not hurt?'

Kieran started to reply, but Casteel beat him to it. 'He's a worrywart. Constantly fearing that I've been injured or that I've overexerted myself. Wanting to know if I've gotten eight hours of rest and eaten three square meals a day.'

'Yeah, that's exactly it,' Kieran replied drolly.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“I tore out his tongue,' Kieran announced, and both Casteel and I looked at him. 'What?' The Wolven shrugged. 'He annoyed me.'

Well,' Casteel murmured. 'Okay, then.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Please don't fight atop the horse,' Delano called out from somewhere behind us. 'None of us wish to watch Setti trample either of you.'

'Speak for yourself,' came Kieran's droll voice.

Casteel straightened behind me. 'Don't worry. Neither of us will fall. It was just a love tap.'

'That did not look like a love tap,' Naill commented.

'That's because it was a very passionate one,' Casteel replied.

'You're about to get a love tap to your face,' I uttered under my breath.

Casteel curled his arm more firmly around my waist as he laughed. 'There's the vicious little creature. I missed her.'

'Whatever,' I grumbled.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“As soon as Delano arrives with the horses, I'll be all prim and proper again.'

I flinched as Casteel pulled the second arrow out. 'I don't think you've ever been prim and proper.'

'That's true,' Kieran said...”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“You took out the mouthy one?'

I nodded as Casteel cursed when the arrow he'd been pulling on most likely got stuck on something important. Like an organ.

'With your dagger?' Kieran sounded impressed.

'That and my sparkling personality.'

The wolven snorted. 'It was probably the latter than did him in.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“He raised an eyebrow at me. 'You plan to use that?'

'Why does everyone think I'm going to stab them when I pick up anything that's not blunt?'

'Well,' Kieran replied blandly, 'you do have a habit of doing exactly that.'

I started to argue but quickly realised that, unfortunately, he had a point. 'Only when it's deserved.' I placed the dagger on the small wooden table. 'And it's not my fault that some of you deserve to be stabbed. Repeatedly.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“The way Casteel is with you- the teasing and trying to get a rise out of you- isn't how he is with most.'

'So, it's an act?'

'No, Casteel is just more... alive when he's with you,' ...”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“...sometimes, the heartbreak that comes with loving someone is worth it, even if loving that person means eventually saying goodbye to them.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Dear gods, you have her on her own horse? Soon, she'll be running one of us over instead of stabbing us.'

My eyes narrowed. 'This is who you wanted me to meet?' I asked. 'Not sure if you realise this or not, but I'm well aware of who he is.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Do I even want to know why you just hit Kieran?' Casteel asked as he rejoined us.

Kieran's eyes lit as he opened his mouth-

'No,' I jumped in, shooting Kieran a look that promised death if he spoke as Casteel came to stand beside me. 'You do not.'

Grinning, Kieran backed up. 'When has she ever needed a reason to be violent.'

'Good point.' Casteel glanced down at me, one side of his lips quirking. The damn dimple winked into existence. 'I guess I should be grateful that she didn't stab you.'

'There's always later,' I muttered.

A throaty, feminine laugh snapped my head around. 'You're right, Kieran. I like her.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“That's right. You said I smelled like a dead person.'

'I didn't say you smelled like a dead person,' he countered. 'I said you smelled of death.'

'How is that different?”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“I know. You’re hungry. But you can’t eat Kieran. That would make me a little sad.”
― JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT- PUBLISHING CLASSIC

“I really hope your father has a good reason for wanting to speak with me right this moment.'

'Knowing him, he probably just wants to laugh at you,' Kieran replied. 'So have fun with that.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Kieran moved forward, clasping Casteel around the back of the neck. 'If you get yourself killed,' Kieran said. 'I'm going to be pissed.'

One side of Casteel's lips kicked up. 'I won't fall, my brother.' Casteel pulled him in for a tight, one-armed hug. 'That, I can promise you.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire