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“Hearts are not ruled by logic or loyalty. They can easily betray you.”
“I want everyone who bet against me to see my face until they’re sick of it.”
“The light isn’t something you need to chase, Genevieve. The light is wherever you are,” he told her.
“I’m a creature of Hell, worshipping is not usually in my nature.” Then he lowered himself between her legs and flicked his tongue out to taste her. “But for whatever time you remain in my bed, I will make it your shrine.”
“This marriage is supposed to be a game, but I feel like a pawn and not a player.”
“It’s never easy to realize that the people who are supposed to protect us are the ones who can create the deepest scars.”
“Genevieve, you have to choose to live for yourself. You are the most real thing you’ll ever be able to experience. Your light. Your determination. You can search every corner of the universe for something else and it will never be enough if you’re trying to escape yourself. I don’t know who told you that you weren’t good enough, but they were fucking wrong. You’re more than good enough. Your heart is more than good enough. No matter how many times it has been burned. How many scars it might have. It will keep on beating, brave and passionate, if you will only let it.”
I think you know your heart is good. I think that’s why you hold on to it so tight.”
“Shadows can only be seen in the presence of light,” he told her, the words agonized. “I worry when you leave, there will be no one left to see me.”
The truth is something precious,