Unhinged (Dance With My Demons, #1)
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Sometimes you need to cut ties with people… And sometimes those ties are arteries.
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What I have learned though is the world is not black and white despite the ignorant, naïve fuckers who live by that philosophy. No, it's many shades of fucked up – and I've been in the grey for a long time.
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Many people see me as the villain. And to that I say… then I'll be the fucking villain.
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People have a fucked up way of looking at prospective. I guess we're all a bit fucked up though.
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"You want to stab me." "What?" I hiss quietly, taken aback. "I'm not going to stab you." Grey leans back into his chair, relaxing. "But you thought about it. I like that."
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You can dress up a trash can in a ballgown, but at the end of the day, it's still a fucking trash can.
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Don't fuck up. Don't fuck anyone up. Just sort your shit out and move along."
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Grey's hand flings to his chest, grasping the place where his heart should be. "I'm hurt again. You need to stop doing that — I might get attached."
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When we say jump, you say…" "Off a bridge?" I murmur, sarcastically. I expect some snide remark, but Damon just laughs. "Exactly.
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I don't think people realize just how strong your bond is with your favorite, chosen person. And to lose them, it's something you never recover from.
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It's unexpected but frankly, I think I might be fucking in love with her.
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"What the actual fuck is wrong with you? Are you for real psychotic?" I bark at him, taking a step back. Grey raises an eyebrow, blinking. "Psychotic, yes. As to what's wrong with me? You'll need a lengthy session with Dr. Smith for that information. We don't have enough time to cover it today."
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It's me. I'm the problem.
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I don't think she realizes her power and her aura. She seems to think she's some broken little soul, but she's much more than that.
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"Are you insane?" Theo looks at me, all seriousness on his face. "Yes."
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'Meet me after dark. I'll collect you. Bring an open mind, little killer.'
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"Now remember what I said. Keep an open mind. Just do what we say and everything is good. But you're safe."
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For the first time in my life, I've felt seen and respected. Being here, with him, has made me feel more alive than I ever felt on the outside.
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"You taste sweet like trouble and danger."
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Where there's a will, there's a way.
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"She could be a living nightmare." I snort. "I hope so. The possibilities are endless."
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she's pulling me in so quickly. But I want to fall, I want to drown in everything about her. I don't care if it kills me. It would be the ending of all endings — a fitting demise for somebody like me. I'd happily go, accepting my fate, if it meant just hearing her say my name one final time.
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"Oh, God," she mutters breathlessly. "Fuck. Oh, God." "I'm your God now, little killer. And I'm your fucking Devil too."
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And it's at this moment, I realize I'm never letting her go.
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she's mine.
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"You are enough, Avery. You're more than enough."
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"Oh, I'm full of trouble, little killer. The best kind."
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"People don't seem to like me very much." "So fucking what?" Theo mutters, piercing his skin with the needle and ink. "Just ignore them."
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"Pain is beauty,"
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You'll be seeing Heaven, but not like that."
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"You're going to be the death of me, Avery," he mutters, leaning down to kiss me. "And I can't fucking wait."
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"Your body is my territory, my sweet victory. Together, we'll rule the unhinged, little killer."
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"Are you afraid of the dead, Avery?"
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you put us side by side, she's a fallen angel and I'm the monster lurking in the shadows.
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Maybe she's not a fallen angel after all, because she's tempting me like a snake with an apple.
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I have some balls on me today. Who knew that having someone balls deep in you would make you grow your own?
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"I didn't call you that because I thought you were a murderer when we met. I called you that because I knew you would be the death of me. But it's a sweet death, one that I welcome."
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"They don't get your pain. Don't you dare let them.
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"I love seeing you all fired up. You've changed recently. It's like you're finally coming into your true self after being in the shadows." "You might have a little something to do with that," I whisper, my heart racing at our close proximity. "Oh, really?" he asks, smirking. "Do I make you feel things, baby girl?" I nod once, cheeks flushed. "Maybe just a little."
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"People aren't what they seem. I think you know that. Sometimes people just have unique ways of showing they care.