To Bleed a Crystal Bloom (Crystal Bloom, #1)
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I hate you. Oh, precious. You don’t even know the meaning of the word.
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You could use that quote to sum up the whole dynamics between the main romantic characters.
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I’m in love with a man who’ll never be mine—who’s unavailable in every way, shape, and form—and I’m certain it’s going to ruin me.
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Brutal.
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He’s giving me his smile again, but it’s tainted now. That smile belongs to somebody else.
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Ouch.
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“What are you doing, Orlaith?” “I just want to talk,” I say, waving the vial of blood at him before tucking it down the front of my chest wrap. “You’re going to have a proper conversation with me in exchange for my offering tonight. One that involves actual speaking and not just brooding stretches of silence and the odd grunting sound.”
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The kitten grows claws
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“What I want, what I need, and what is right are three entirely different things.”
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Well if that's not an ominous hint...
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It’s frowned upon to remove them—an age-old custom that casts back thousands of years. So long as you’re coupled, a female is supposed to wear these things until the day she dies ... With a shrug, I unlatch the chain, then stuff the thing in my bag and stand.
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That made me laugh