Hidden Waters (Tattered & Torn, #3)

by Catherine Cowles

“It’s life, Beckett. We don’t have control over what happens to us, only how we react to it.”

“Anytime you start taking on the weight of the world, you come to me. I’ll remind you to set it down.”

The blue of Beckett’s eyes was barely discernable in the low light, yet it pinned me to the spot. “Addie, you made it through hell and came out the other side. You’re fighting for everything you want, even when it can feel impossibly hard. There’s no doubt in my mind that you can do whatever you set your mind to. I’m just glad you’re letting me come along for the ride.”

It was all about knowing that someone who cared about me was just feet away. It allowed me to relax in a way I hadn’t been able to in so long. A little of the warmth of the moment slipped away when I realized that Beckett probably hadn’t dealt with the same.

“Beauty in the strength that carried you through. Beauty in how you refused to be broken. Beauty that you never let yourself become cruel like him. Addie, there isn’t a thing about you that isn’t beautiful.”

“Why would you want to settle for normal when you’re extraordinary? Everything around you is gray, and yet you’re cast in every color I could ever imagine.”

“He’s your launchpad.” I looked at Hadley in question. “He’s the place you always come back to. But he also sends you out into the universe.”