Captivating (Red Lips & White Lies, #4)

by Bella Matthews

How many people can say they grew up in a happy, loving, well-adjusted family, with two parents who loved them and each other? We like to tease Mom and Dad that maybe they love each other a little too much. But really, seeing the way Dad still likes to squeeze Mom’s ass when he thinks we’re not watching gives me hope that I’ll have that one day. Though, I could go the rest of my life without overhearing them doing whatever they like to do when they sneak away, which is whenever they think they can get away with it. Good lord, who knew you could be that hot for each other after almost thirty years? Yup. Thirty. They were high-school sweethearts too.

I saw somewhere that butterflies rest when it rains because it damages their wings. It was supposed to remind you it’s okay to rest during the storms in life because you’ll fly again when it’s over. Here’s the thing . . . I think there’s something wrong with me because I don’t want to be the butterfly. I want to be the storm. I’ll rest when I’m dead. —Lilah’s Secret Thoughts

Expecting me to be the bigger person when I’m 5’2” is where you made your first mistake. I’m tiny. That just means I learned early on how to kick when I fight back. —Lilah’s Secret Thoughts

You’ll always be my favorite once upon a time, even if you can never be my happily ever after