Under Your Scars (Under Your Scars, #1)

by Ariel N. Anderson

“I don’t want your pain to be tolerable, I want it to be nonexistent. I wish I could take it away,”

Safe isn’t a place. It’s the people that love you.

“Give me time. I’m not going anywhere. Let our love be simple and let it be complicated too. Let me see all of you, the parts of you that you keep hidden under your scars. Make me fall even more deeply in love with all the dark parts of you. The parts you think are unlovable. Then one day, ask me properly, and I’ll say yes.”

“When I told you that you made me believe in soulmates, I didn’t just mean in this lifetime, or even in this universe. My heart has always belonged to you, even if I didn’t know it at first. I would love you even if I had no heart to give you, because you are the sole reason for my existence. My soul would love you if we lived on different continents and spoke different languages. My soul would be tethered to you across oceans and mountains and harrowing canyons as black as my heart. My soul would be yours if I pulled the trigger the night we met, because not even death could keep us apart.

Loving her is more important than revenge. While I wouldn’t hesitate to kill anyone that harmed her, I’ve shown mercy to the man who ruined my life. I think that’s a testament to just how tight of a grip Elena has on my soul.

I’ve fallen in love with the most unlovable, virulent, tragic parts of him. And I’ve decided I love the taste of poison.