From Air (Wildfire, #1)

by Jewel E. Ann

“People who say they’re ‘built differently’ are usually not built differently. They’re afraid to feel. And they don’t want to admit it. They don’t want anyone thinking something’s wrong with them. But not wanting to feel certain emotions only makes you human. It’s basically the definition of self-preservation.”

“It was stupid but not regrettable.

A woman’s heart isn’t merely complicated; it’s the reason humanity still exists. We are the nurturers, the peacemakers. We know when silence is more profound than any spoken word. And we know that pain is not love’s enemy; it’s the existential foundation that keeps humanity rooted in this world. It’s the sole motivation to do better, get better, and be better.