Alive at Night (Wildflower, #1)
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“No. I was so mad because of you.” “Me?”
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“My sister was lying in the hospital bed, and I couldn’t stop obsessing over you. Over what could have happened to you. I love Gemma to no end, but you—you, Juni…”
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“I felt so guilty. About all of it. Those feelings didn’t feel fair to Gemma. They didn’t feel fair to you because I knew what you wanted, and it wasn’t that. I was mad; you’re right...
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you so far away until I couldn’t feel you anymore, and instead, all I felt was anger. That was wh...
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“It’s not better. It’s awful, Juni. It’s awful because I want you so badly. I want you more than I know how to explain. And I can’t…anymore. I can’t.”
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“From now on, if you want someone to take you on a date, it’s going to be me,”
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“And if you want someone to fuck you, that’ll be me, too.” He rocked his hips against mine, letting me feel how ready he was for it. “Not anyone else. Me, Juni. Understood?”
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“I’ve never not wanted you, Juni. I’ve tried for years not to want you, but I can’t do it anymore. I want to be around you constantly.”
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“Constantly, Daisy.” The confession brushed against my lips. “I think about you constantly. I want you constantly.”
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“That’s an awfully bold statement without any proof,”
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“Don’t ask for proof unless you’re ready to get it, Juniper.”
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“I’m ready.”
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“I want you, Julian,”
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“I’ve been wanting you. So now I want you to prove that you want me, too. Completely and constantly, like you claim. Not just in these moments.”
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“It’s hard to trust that things that happen at night will still feel real in the morning,”
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“Don’t be a moonflower, Julian,”
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“I won’t be. I’m going to give you proof morning, noon, and night,
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Juni. Trust me. This is the easiest thing you’ve e...
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“See you in the morning, Juni baby,”
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JULIAN: Since I had a pretty girl to impress.
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This time when I turned my head into the pillow, I screamed.
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“I hate when I have to share your attention,”
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“Hurry up, love.”
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“A good night last night, huh?”
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“You could say that. The part of it at Juni’s place, at least.”
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“Not like that,” I hurriedly added. “Not yet.”
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“Not yet.”
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“Damn,” he muttered, rubbing his jaw as he took me in. “Looks good on you. I always knew it would.”
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“I could really get used to you doing that for me,”
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“I want to be around you constantly, Juniper. You can have the bed to yourself, I don’t care. Just…stay.”
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Morning. Noon. And night.
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It was my little flower bouquet.
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“I’m great, Rosie. Especially now that you’re here.”
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“You sure about that, Juniper?”
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“You said my name.”
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“Don’t get used to it. You’ll always be Daisy to me.”
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was fucking mine. Juniper St. James was mine; there was no denying it any longer.
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She. Was. Mine.
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“How’s my little sleeping beauty?”
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“Unless you want to lose your virginity by getting bent over my kitchen table before work, I’d suggest you go back into my room right fucking now,”
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“I’m beyond obsessed with the idea that no one else has fucking touched you like I plan to.”
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“I’m a selfish man, Juniper,” I murmured, “and you made my goddamn year with that news.”
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but I just want you for who you are, Julian.” “And you have me.”
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“And everything to do with seeing you wear my name.”
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“You’re right that I never accepted you like the rest of my family did,” I said. “I never wanted to hurt you, Juniper. It’s just that this…this was the only
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kind of Briggs I wanted you to be.”
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“And what kind i...
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“The kind that’s mine.”
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“Juni baby.”
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“I can’t help but notice that you haven’t bothered to ask me out.”