Bioluminescence (Bioluminescence Trilogy, #1)

by Toni Duarte

“Careful. You’ll hurt yourself using your whole vocabulary in one sentence like that.”

He never flinched at the thought of his own death. In fact, he’d welcomed the end wholeheartedly on multiple occasions, only to be denied at the last second. But the thought of losing Oliver terrified him.

“I’m the only thing in this fucked up world I have some sort of control over, and sometimes I’m terrified I’m messing it up.”

“It’s always been a mess,” he said. “It’s just more noticeable now. But if things like love and beautiful boys don’t matter, then what does?”

“I don’t blame you for any of it,” Adam said, grabbing his hands. “I understand why you did it. I’d burn this whole damn city to the ground for you.” Oliver gave him a sad smile. “I’m not worth the gasoline.”

Hope was even more dangerous than people. You could survive a lifetime of horrible people. Adam had. But the higher hope builds you up, the more painful the impact when you inevitably fall.