Wrecked Palace (Wrecked, #3)

by Catherine Cowles

I’d tried hard to instill the belief in my siblings that no feeling was bad or wrong. And neither was expressing those feelings, as long as you weren’t hurting someone else.

“That’s your rainbow. So you’re a part of our family, and you never have to leave.”

“There isn’t a damn thing about you that’s unlovable, Caelyn. She’s the one who’s broken. And you can’t take on someone else’s brokenness. That’s theirs to carry.”

Mia snuggled into my chest. “I’m sorry you lost your family. But you’re in our family now. That’s what the rainbow bracelet means.”

“You showed me how much I was missing by locking myself away from the world. You showed me that I could trust you with anything. But you’ve been showing me that from the first day I met you. In your kindness. Your care. How damn selfless you are. Everything I see in you challenges me to do better. Be better. To not run away from life because I was hurt in the past. I want this with you. I don’t know for sure where it will lead. But I want to find out.”

I didn’t have a safe outlet for my pain. I shoved it all down. Just like you’re doing now. But the thing is, pain finds a way to the surface, and it’s usually ugly if you’ve been trying to control it.”

“Never be ashamed of feeling deeply. It doesn’t make you weak. It makes you so incredibly strong.”

“I love you. I think a part of me loved you from the first moment I saw you. Some part of me recognized that you were the one person who could understand me. Who could help me find my way back.”