Defy Me (Shatter Me, #5)

by Tahereh Mafi

And it’s not insane to imagine that sometimes even horrible people are searching for a way out of their own darkness.”

And she smiles. Smiles at me and my heart shatters. “Trust me,” she says. “I’d remember you.”

You don’t know that Aaron has been in love with Ella for the better part of his entire life. They’ve known each other since childhood.”

The reason he had to keep wiping their memories was because it didn’t matter how many times he reset the story or remade the introductions— Aaron always fell in love with her. Every time.