Throttled (Dirty Air, #1)
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Thank you for everything, including the holy water you’ll bathe me in after you read this book.
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An image of her brown eyes boring into mine like she wants to skin me alive has singed itself into my brain. She’s a stunning woman even when mad with flared nostrils, flushed cheeks, and waving hands.
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Be careful, okay? I can’t keep an eye on you all the time. Especially with someone like Noah. His bedroom has a revolving door and a waiting list.”
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How can he be so hot yet so cute at the same time? Troubling. “Don’t think too hard. You’ll be stuck battling the ‘what if you dos’ and the ‘what if you don’ts’ instead of living in the moment. Call me if you need my help again. I’ll be around.”
Emily McDonald
Arrogance doesn't usually do it for me but he can pull it off
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“They’ll never be as good as what we could have. But this is why people like you never have happily-ever-afters. You’re so jaded, you can’t see the best things until it’s too late.”
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“I will not fall for his rough yet sweet personality, rock-hard abs, kissable lips, or fuckable body.” My new go-to chant.
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“I think love is about happiness and sacrifice. Compromising instead of arguing. Having someone who is always there for you even when you don’t deserve it. Loving someone means you want to spend the rest of your life with them, on the good days and the bad days and everything in between.”
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“Fear is not always a weakness. It’s what you do with the fear that shows your true strength.
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water falling on me while I sit in an unholy prayer pose.
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“Jesus, take the wheel.” I make the sign of the cross before putting on my helmet. “You may have called me God last night, but I’m the only one behind the wheel today.”
Emily McDonald
I've alwahs been a sucker for a dirty "god" reference
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Sophie nudges me. “That went better than expected. No thrown helmets or dramatic sweeping of tools off a rolling cart.” “Does anyone else comment on your vivid imagination?” “Duh, Liam—all the time. Says I should write stories and make money off my madness.” She nods like she has considered the idea.
Emily McDonald
Hmmm some woukd call this foreshadowing
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My therapist said I needed to face my past to embrace my future. Looks like I went to hell and back, scoring an angel along the way.
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Enjoy your last thirty minutes as Maya Alatorre because after that, you’re all mine.” She rolls her eyes. “It’s only a last name.” I smirk. “No. It’s only the beginning of forever.”