After hearing Lyla’s heartbreaking truth, Nikolai no longer saw her as a file, a liability, or a woman caught in his war. He saw the light she had carried through grief—and knew exactly how wrong it was to drag her deeper into his darkness.
She was Persephone.
Pure spring caught in the harsh reality of my dark domain.
And I?
I was Hades.
King of an underworld forged not of myth but of concrete and blood.
I knew, in the gut-wrenching way only a man like me could, that what I was about to do was wrong. I knew every fiber of her being would scream against the chains I hadn’t even yet forged—but I couldn’t stop the inevitable.
I would make her mine.
~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. After Lyla reveals the grief, love, and loss behind the name she stole from her sister, Nikolai’s obsession turns reverent. He sees himself as Hades, king of a brutal underworld, and Lacey as the light he has no right to claim but can’t let go. Their story blends dark mafia romance, forced proximity, stalker romance, dangerous attraction, morally gray protection, and obsessive devotion.
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