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Roth…well, the more sticky the situation, the more of a smart-ass he became.
“It’s not like you can just ‘lose’ your innocence or accidentally misplace it somewhere and forget about it.”
Love is a strange creature one thinks one has a grasp on and understanding of, only to discover later that it was only the barest taste of the real thing.
rationalizing with fanatics was as fruitful as having a lobotomy.
There were so many risks, but as my heartbeat skipped, I realized that half demon or not, life was full of risks and I was tired of not living—of not trying.
Something else occurred to me then. Zayne would lock me in a room to keep me safe if he thought there was even a hint of danger in the air. Roth…yeah, he’d tried to get me out of the way, but he wouldn’t shelter me. He would…he would just let me be.
“I want you so badly it’s like a hunger that gnaws at me endlessly. It doesn’t go away.”
“But there is so much you don’t know or understand,” he said, tilting his head so that his words brushed the lobe of my ear, sending a shiver down my neck. “So don’t claim to know what I really want or what I would do to protect it.”
I know she’s not evil. I’ve known her for years. She’s like the equivalent of an evil baby panda or some shit like that.”
“Don’t make me sit here and watch you die. You don’t do that to me.”
“I love you, Layla. Do you hear me? I’ve loved you since the first moment I heard your voice and I will continue to love you. No matter what. I love you.”
One of his arms was draped over my hips and the other was under my shoulders. His hand was buried deep in the mess of my hair. His chest rose and fell steadily. I could feel Bambi on the other side of me, stretched out. What an odd…sandwich to be a part of.
“And I sure as Hell didn’t use you to ease my boredom, Layla. Nor did I want to push you away, but I couldn’t be the reason for you to get hurt. I wouldn’t be.”
