A Lord of Many Masks (Wycliffe Family, #2)

by Jessica Scarlett

“Eliza Wycliffe. From this day forward, I vow to save you from the ocean’s depths, rescue you from sharks, and keep you from danger in all its forms. Even pirates. No matter what adventure you undertake, like parallel lines, you and I will be always together—so that when you need protecting, I shall be there to be the one to do it. “And even when you don’t think you need protecting . . . I vow to do it all the same.”

“I am wary of others and their motives—I would hide my true feelings from them. But you, Eliza. I would tell you anything.”

“I have been afraid of losing you for the past several years. Not because I thought I would, but because I don’t know how to get on without you. You make me feel whole. Like I’m worth something. And I’ve dreaded needing you like this because surely it was only a matter of time before I ruined everything. That’s what I do. I ruin things.