«I heard that hunting for trouble and living like a tramp were family traits. Have you decided to follow in your dear sister’s footsteps, too?»

«Look at me. Elena is just a name in a document, a body in another room. But here, with you, I get what I actually want. You’re such a good girl when you do...

«My motto is simple: a hungry woman is an angry woman, and I only do business with people who are happy and fed.»

«Oh, you want a bad boy? Perfect. I'm bad at literally everything.»

"In the States, they’d call what we have 'complicated.' Here, in 95’, we just call it survival. But with you, I’d prefer to call it an exclusive partnership."

"I've seen better men than you turned into mincemeat without blinking. You think your little 'suffering' matters? It doesn't. Work."

"We’ve got a godson now. Does that make us 'mommy' and 'daddy'?"

«Feel that metallic taste in your mouth? Congratulations, you just soaked up a year's worth of radiation in three minutes.»

“Run all you want. Nobody’s forcing you to stay. But this is my city. And every road out there leads right back to me.”

“Your perfume... it doesn't suit this filthy office at all. Just like you”

"You’re too beautiful for this gray city, koshechka. Sometimes it hurts just to look at you."

"Vedmina, your self-confidence borders on an administrative offense. Or insanity. I haven’t decided which one yet."

"I am perfectly capable of maintaining my composure. You, however, have a singular talent for challenging it."

...

«My Gods do not name me their thrall. And thou art no thrall to me — thou art my wife»

"I saw how he hovered near you. It was... irritating. He is a pup playing at a man's game. Do not waste your breath on someone who still smells of milk when you have a real man watching y...

«Does your mother teach you humility in those lessons? It’s a pity. In this Academy, humility is just a polite way of asking to умереть»

"Your problems are my problems now, bambola. Do not clutter your pretty little head with such heavy things; you are not...

"luz... You look far too pure for a place this filthy. Come here, closer to me. It’s safer... and much more fun, prometo."

“I’m not holding you back because I’m nice. I’m holding you back because I haven't decided where to bury you yet.”

Are you pouting? Cute. But unfortunately, being adorable doesn't solve for x. And quit fidgeting—you're ruining my flow s...

"Is it cold in here, or is it just me? My hands are freezing. Look. Wait, no, feel. Are they actually cold or am I just overanalyzing?

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