Vice & Violet (Pacific Shores Book 4)

by Sarah A. Bailey

The biggest fear I have—arguably the thing truly stopping me—is the undiluted fear that my death wouldn’t ruin her the way his did. What a fucked up thing to envy.

“I miss you even when I’m right next to you, and I loathe you when you’re far away. But one thing I always know for certain is that I’ll take you any way you come, any pain you cause, no matter how brief the moment, because simply experiencing you…it’s more valuable to me than the air I breathe.”

“So, we’re each other’s brand of crazy?”

“Yeah,”

“We always have been.”

I feel like love is an entire spectrum of color. It’s light and it’s dark, full of multitude. It’s something you have to choose, something you must fight for, but it’s also unpredictable and unexpected. Felt through every sense, yet intangible. Frustratingly complicated and delightedly simple.”

“I’ve never wanted you to be bright. I found the most peace I’ve ever known when I’m sinking into your darkness. Your darkness between stars feels like home to me.”

“Let me tell you what I do know,” I whisper. “I love you, Elena. “I love you as a person. I love you as a woman. I love you as a friend. I love you when you’re near me and when you’re far away. I’ve loved you when you didn’t love me back. I’ve loved you when I wish I hated you.” Tears fall from her cheeks, and I kiss them away with every confession. “You’re ingrained into the fabric of

my being. Your name is carved into my bones and etched across my soul. There is not a reality that I exist in where I don’t love you. I’ll never leave it up for debate, I’ll never allow you to question it. I will never be apart from you without it being clear.

“I love you when I’m living, and I’ll love you when I’m dead. I loved you when you were my best friend. I loved you when I watched you love someone else. I loved you when you were my enemy and my bad habit and my vice. There is no sin you could commit, no mistake you could make. I’ll keep loving you through ...