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by
A.E. Nalle
Read between
September 6 - September 11, 2024
We were like two rabid beasts with only one unified goal in mind, ecstasy. It was ridiculous to look back on, really.
It's the most selfish thing I've ever done. Saving myself from his hatred and, in turn, settling for his pain.
This is what Li and I do best. We fight and we fuck. Both of us get off on the pain just as much as the pleasure.
“You think I don't know who the players are,
Mama? I invented the game.”
“She was a shattered mess, no amount of sweeping her into a pile would ever pick up all of her shards.
“This is the state you left me in three years ago. A constant state of strangulation, somewhere between life and death. Endlessly gasping but never feeling the sweet relief that comes with a fresh gulp of air,”
“It's far past time for me to take the breath I've been deprived of. I'm reclaiming you and taking back what's mine, Mama,” he
And I feel like I need a priest just looking at her. Bless me, Father, for I have fucking sinned.
Me? I feel at home surrounded by chaos. I always have.

