Redeemed (Dirty Air, #4)

by Lauren Asher

I’m not a unicorn because I’d much rather be a dragon in the story. They’re more badass anyway.”

Personally, I don’t care if it takes you a minute or an hour to get up. All that matters is that you do.”

I’m impressing you through empanadas, tapas, and good wine.”

Sorry, little wildflower, but I’m not sure you’ll survive my deadly storm.

“Who can resist showing her off to the world?”

“Because I’d rather see you smile than cry.”

I enjoy her company too much to lose it now.

“Because I find this version of you intoxicating enough.” Her eyes flutter shut as she leans into my touch. “What if I said I really want to kiss you right now?” “Then I’d tell you to take what you want before you lose the chance.”

Kissing Chloe is a combination of two—the sweetest medicine that leads to a lifelong addiction.

I want to impress her, not make her want to run in the opposite direction.

“There’s nowhere I’d rather be than here with you.” She drops onto the rug across from me and crosses her legs.

She’s like the moon who shines bright despite the never-ending darkness. And she makes me want to wish that daylight never comes again.

My voice drops as I prop my ass against the hood and spread my legs. I grab onto her hips and turn her toward me, securing her in front of me.

Here I am freaking out when I should be commenting on how beautiful you look.”

“Because you make me want to live in the present rather than kill myself by focusing on the past.”

I’m enchanted by her.

It’s her. Before her, I wasn’t interested in love, but damn if I’m willing to try it now.

Everything fades away as Chloe steps into my eyesight with her beaming smile and halo of positivity.

“Life is about creating the memories that matter, while forgetting the ones that don’t.”

She’s my kaleidoscope in a world of gray.

“And most of all, you make the bad days better. I want more of that. If you go, I’m afraid I’ll go back to the way things were.”

“Accepting that, while I can never be the man I was, I can become a man you want to be with.”

to protect Chloe, I’ll do anything.

“Because making you unhappy is the last thing I want.”

Chloe didn’t just steal a piece of my heart. She carved her initials into it, branding me for life.

She’s perfect in every way.

“You’re beautiful to me no matter what. It doesn’t matter,”

I’m not letting this girl get away. Not now and not ever.

knock him out for making my girl cry.”

“I love you, Chloe. I love you so damn much, sometimes I ask myself if it’s normal to have an uncomfortable feeling in my chest whenever you’re not around.”

“And most of all, loving you is realizing heaven isn’t a place, but a person.”

God, she’s gorgeous.

I don’t bother staring out at the vista because the only view I care about is her.

like this version of you.” “And what version is that?” “The one I’m falling in love with.” I

I wish that Chloe Carter falls in love with someone worthy of her eighties-loving heart. That she finds that soul-crushing, heart-mending, passion-fueled love. A love that leaves her desperate for more because nothing that amazing should ever be done in moderation. The same love I found with her.

And most of all, I want to chase after it with you.

I’ll always love you because you’re my hidden beauty in a world of weeds.

Who cares about the rest of the world when mine revolves around this girl?