It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)

by Colleen Hoover

Cycles exist because they are excruciating to break. It takes an astronomical amount of pain and courage to disrupt a familiar pattern. Sometimes it seems easier to just keep running in the same familiar circles, rather than facing the fear of jumping and possibly not landing on your feet.

My mother went through it. I went through it. I’ll be damned if I allow my daughter to go through it. I kiss her on the forehead and make her a promise. “It stops here. With me and you. It ends with us.”

“Lily,” he says quietly. “I feel like my life is good enough for you now. So whenever you’re ready…”

“You can stop

swimming now, Lily. We finally reached the shore.”