Boarded Hearts (Seattle Scorpions, #1)

by Ruth Stilling

Yet it’s always the silent games we play with ourselves that hit the hardest.

“Never blame yourself for trusting the person you love.

I’ve never stood up to Elliott, always choosing to back down and yield to his demands. But not tonight, not anymore. I’m worth more than the way he treated me. “I

So instead of helping her with her dreams, he controlled her and clipped her wings.

Anxiety can be a bitch at times, but when you repeatedly run through every scenario in your head, you are at least prepared for the worst.

“Just in case you didn’t hear me the first time, I’ll say it again. You’re it for me, Angel. Beyond you, there’s nothing else.”

I also figured that asking you here, under these lights, was the closest I could get to asking your dad for his permission.”

Fucking crying