Spring (Evermore Academy, #2)

by Audrey Grey

“Summer,” he breathes, hardly daring to move as he stares into my eyes, “I know you asked for time, and I’m giving it to you. But tell me you won’t fight our bond forever. As long as I know there’s hope, I can deal with the agony of not being able to have you. To claim you the way every cell in my body demands.”

I want to sink into him. To inhale him like he’s a Bath & Body Works store during clearance.

“Yes, love. You may not like it, but a part of me is mortal, and we expect the whole shebang. The sappy courting, the over-priced chocolates and roses, the Hallmark cards where you underline words like love and forever, the milestone like the first fight over who ate the last ice cream sandwich or forgot to throw the wet clothes into the dryer and now they’re all mildewed and . . .”

“What we share will never be simple. It’s always going to be messy and complicated and dangerous.”

“What did he do? Do I need to murder him? I will, you know. I’ll make the ice prince my bitch.”

“When I heard you calling for me, everything faded away but you, and I knew in that moment that I would burn down the entire fucking Everwilde to protect you.”