Lyla was supposed to be the one Nikolai needed to protect from herself, from Delgado, and from the violent world closing in around her. Then she stood before him wild, furious, and unbroken—and the man who wanted to own her found himself ready to kneel.
She turned toward me slowly—eyes wide and wild, chest heaving.
And for one savage second, I forgot everything but my hunger for her.
She wasn’t just beautiful.
She was a f***ing Valkyrie. A goddess. A queen.
I wanted to drop to my knees right then and there. Bow before her. Swear my loyalty to whatever realm she came from.
My little lamb had become a force of nature.
And I would die trying to save her.
~Nikolai Volkov, Eyes on You
About this Nikolai Volkov quote
This Nikolai Volkov quote comes from Eyes on You by Evie James, the first book in the Sin Syndicate series. In this moment, Nikolai stops seeing Lyla only as the fragile woman he wants to protect and recognizes the fierce, defiant force she has become. Their story blends dark mafia romance, forced proximity, stalker romance, dangerous attraction, morally gray protection, and obsessive devotion from a Russian mafia king who would burn the world before letting her fall.
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